2016 Algarve Cup

The 2016 Algarve Cup was the 23rd edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 2 to 9 March.^[1][2]

Teams

Referees

On 19 February 2016, FIFA announced the referees and the assistant referees for the tournament.^[3]

Squads

Group stage

The groups were announced on 14 December 2015,^[4] with the match schedule being announced on 10 February 2016.^[5]
All times WET (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:^[6]

1. number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question
2. goal difference in all the group matches
3. number of goals scored in all the group matches
4. fair-play ranking in all the group matches
5. FIFA ranking

Group A

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Note: The Football Association of Iceland match report lists Elín Metta Jensen (10'), Denmark own goal (12'), Sandra Jessen (59') and Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir (90') as the goal scorers of this match.^[7] However, for the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (Portuguese Football Federation) is being used.

Group B

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Note: The New Zealand Football match report lists Annalie Longo (69') as the goal scorer of this match.^[8] However, for the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (Portuguese Football Federation) is being used.

Placement matches

Matches times and venues were announced on 7 March 2016.^[9]

3rd Place

Note: The official match report lists just the players who converted the penalties, in no particular order. New Zealand Football reports the missed penalty as being the sixth from New Zealand, citing Anna Green as the player who missed (contradicting the official report), without providing any information on the players who successfully converted their penalties.^[10] For the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (Portuguese Football Federation) is being used.

Final

Note: The Brazilian Football Confederation match report lists Cristiane as the Brazilian goal scorer of this match.^[11] However, for the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (Portuguese Football Federation) is being used.

Final standings

Goalscorers

4 goals

• Janice Cayman

2 goals

• Janine Beckie
• Nadia Nadim
• Sanne Troelsgaard
• Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir
• Amber Hearn

1 goal

• Maud Coutereels
• Tine Schryvers
• Tessa Wullaert
• Andressa Alves
• Bia
• Cristiane
• Debinha
• Formiga
• Marta
• Raquel
• Thaís Guedes
• Summer Clarke
• Shelina Zadorsky
• Johanna Rasmussen
• Cecilie Sandvej
• Dagný Brynjarsdóttir
• Andrea Rán Snæfeld Hauksdóttir
• Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir
• Katrín Ómarsdóttir
• Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir
• Tatiana Pinto
• Diana Silva
• Daria Makarenko

Own goal

• Simone Boye Sørensen (playing against Belgium)

References

1. ^ "Algarve Cup 2016 guide". Women's Soccer United. 24 February 2016.
2. ^ "Fixtures and Results - Algarve Cup". FPF. March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.
3. ^ "Referees & Assistant Referees for the 2016 Algarve Cup". FIFA. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
4. ^ "Algarve Cup: Portugal vai defrontar o Brasil" (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. 14 December 2015.
5. ^ "Algarve Cup: match schedule". Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
6. ^ Regulations
7. ^ "Denmark 1–4 Iceland / Match Report" (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
8. ^ "Longo winner downs Portugal". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
9. ^ "Algarve Cup: Competition last day times and venues" (in Portuguese). FPF. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
10. ^ "Ferns fourth after shootout loss". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
11. ^ "Canada beats Brazil in the final" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
12. ^ "Kadeisha Buchanan elected tournament's best player" (in Portuguese). FPF. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.