| Tourney name | Algarve Cup |
|---|---|
| Year | 2015 |
| Country | Portugal |
| Dates | 4–11 March |
| Num teams | 12 |
| Confederations | 4 |
| Venues | 5 |
| Cities | 5 |
| Champion other | United States |
| Count | 10 |
| Second other | France |
| Third other | Germany |
| Fourth other | Sweden |
| Matches | 24 |
| Goals | 75 |
| Top scorer | Sofia Jakobsson (4 goals) |
| Prevseason | 2014 |
| Nextseason | 2016 |
The 2015 Algarve Cup was the 22nd edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place on 4–11 March.
Format
Because of the number of competitive teams this year, the format was changed. Previously Group C teams were unable to get into the final, which was played between Group A and B winners. This year however, the final was played between the two best group winners.[1]
Points awarded in the group stage followed the standard formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss. In the case of two teams being tied on the same number of points in a group, their head-to-head result determine the higher place.
Teams
The participating teams were announced on 20 October 2014.[2]
| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2014) |
|---|---|
| Germany[3] | 1 |
| United States | 2 |
| France[4] | 3 |
| Japan | 4 |
| Sweden[5] | 5 |
| Brazil | 8 |
| Norway | 12 |
| China | 13 |
| Denmark | 16 |
| Switzerland[6] | 19 |
| Iceland | 20 |
| Portugal (hosts) | 42 |
Match officials
The referees were announced on 20 February 2015.[7]
- Referees
- María Carvajal
- Qin Liang
- Jana Adámková
- Stéphanie Frappart
- Melissa Borjas
- Carina Vitulano
- Cardella Samuels
- Lucila Montes
- Ri Hyang-ok
- Cristina Dorcioman
- Abirami Naidu
- Esther Staubli
- Claudia Rodriguez
- Gladys Lengwe
- Assistant referees
- Sarah Ho
- Ella De Vries
- Janette Arcanjo
- Loreto Cravero
- Cui Yongmei
- Liang Jianping
- Sanja Karšić
- Lucie Ratajová
- Manuela Nicolosi
- Chrysoula Kourompylia
- Princess Brown
- Stacy-Ann Greyson
- Bernadettar Kwimbira
- Enedina Gómez
- Lixy Guerrero
- Widiya Habibah Shamsuri
- Hong Kum-nyo
- Petruţa Iugulescu
- Kim Kyoung-min
- Yolanda Rodriguez
- Belinda Brem
- Susanne Küng
- Aywa Dzodope
- Natalia Rachynska
- Luciana Mascaraña
- Mariana Odone
Squads
Group stage
The groups were announced on 18 December 2014.[8][9]
All times are local (UTC±00:00).
Tie-breaking criteria
For the group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions will be determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:[10]
- number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question
- goal difference in all the group matches
- number of goals scored in all the group matches
- fair-play ranking in all the group matches
- FIFA ranking
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Ranking of teams for placement matches
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Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| align=center | United States |
| align=center | France |
| align=center | Germany |
| 4 | Sweden |
| 5 | Norway |
| 6 | Denmark |
| 7 | Brazil |
| 8 | Switzerland |
| 9 | Japan |
| 10 | Iceland |
| 11 | Portugal |
| 12 | China |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Andressa
- Pernille Harder
- Gaëtane Thiney
- Dzsenifer Marozsán
- Anja Mittag
- Kozue Ando
- Dolores Silva
- Caroline Seger
- Lara Dickenmann
- Carli Lloyd
- 1 goal
- Bia
- Bruna
- Gu Yasha
- Wang Shanshan
- Xu Yanlu
- Caroline Rask
- Johanna Rasmussen
- Camille Abily
- Kenza Dali
- Claire Lavogez
- Simone Laudehr
- Célia Šašić
- Yuri Kawamura
- Nahomi Kawasumi
- Aya Miyama
- Yuika Sugasawa
- Kumi Yokoyama
- Melissa Bjånesøy
- Emilie Haavi
- Ada Hegerberg
- Isabell Herlovsen
- Ingrid Moe Wold
- Trine Bjerke Rønning
- Laura Luís
- Cláudia Neto
- Filipa Rodrigues
- Kosovare Asllani
- Lotta Schelin
- Fabienne Humm
- Rahel Kiwic
- Lia Wälti
- Julie Johnston
- Alex Morgan
- Christen Press
- Amy Rodriguez
- Abby Wambach
References
- ^ "DFB-Frauen beim Algarve-Cup gegen Brasilien, China und Schweden". dfb.de. 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Seleções do Brasil, Suiça e França no Algarve Cup 2015". futebolfemininoportugal.com. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Beginn der WM-Vorbereitung: Neid gibt der Jugend eine Chance". welt.de. 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Philippe Bergeroo reveals France will participate in the Algarve Cup 2015". womenssoccerunited.com. 4 October 2014.
- ^ "Sveriges kravlista inför fotbolls-VM 2015 i Kanada". sverigesradio.se. 16 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Die Nati wird in die Algarve befördert". frauenfussballmagazin.ch. 11 October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Árbitras da Algarve Cup 2015". fpf.pt. 20 February 2015.
- ^ "2015 Algarve Cup to feature imbalanced groups". womens.soccerly.com. 18 December 2014. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ Match schedule
- ^ Regulations