| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| City | Algarve |
| Dates | 5–12 March |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Germany (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Japan |
| Third place |  Iceland |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 68 (2.83 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Dzsenifer Marozsán Anja Mittag Elena Morozova Harpa Porsteinsdóttir(3 goals) |
The 2014 Algarve Cup was the 21st edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place between 5–12 March 2014.[1]
Format
The twelve invited teams are split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament.
Since the expansion to 12 teams 13 years ago, the Algarve Cup format has been as follows: Groups A and B, containing the strongest ranked teams, are the only ones in contention to win the title. The group A and B winners contest the final - to win the Algarve Cup. The runners-up play for third place, and those that finish third in the groups play for fifth place. The teams in Group C played for places 7–12. The winner of Group C played the team that finished fourth in Group A or B (whichever has the better record) for seventh place. The Group C runner-up played the team who finishes last in Group A or B (with the worse record) for ninth place. The third and fourth-placed teams in Group C played for the eleventh place.[2]
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 determined the higher place.
Teams
Listed are the confirmed teams.
| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2013) |
|---|---|
 United States | 1 |
| Germany | 2 |
| Japan | 3 |
| Sweden | 6 |
 Norway | 8 |
 North Korea | 10 |
 Denmark | 13 |
 China | 18 |
| Iceland | 19 |
| Russia | 21 |
 Austria | 29 |
 Portugal (hosts) | 41 |
Squads
Match officials
The appointed match officials are.[3]
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Group stage
All times are local (WET/UTC+0). The schedule was announced in February 2014.[4]
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
| Iceland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6 |
| China |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
| Norway |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
| Norway | 1–2 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
Mykjåland  82' |
Report | Edvardsdottir 48' Þorsteinsdóttir 86' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| Sweden |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Denmark |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| United States |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
| Japan | 1–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Miyama 82' |
Report | Leroux 76' |
| Sweden | 1–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Schelin 23' |
Report |
| Japan | 1–0 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Iwabuchi 43' |
Report |
| United States | 3–5 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Press 59' Leroux 65'Rapinoe 68' |
Report | Veje 24' Nadim 35'S. Sørensen 39'Rasmussen 62'K. Nielsen 90+2' |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
| Russia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Austria |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 |
| Portugal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
| Russia | 1–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Morozova 90+2' |
Report | Jong Yu-ri 33' Ra Un-sim 90' |
| Austria | 0–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kim Un-ju 57' Ho Un-byol 72' |
| Portugal | 0–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ho Un-byol 39' Ra Un-sim 54' |
Placement play-offs
Eleventh place match
Ninth place match
Seventh place match
| North Korea | 0–3 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Wambach 11', 58' O'Reilly 88' |
Fifth place match
Third place match
Final
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Germany |
 | Japan |
 | Iceland |
| 4 | Sweden |
| 5 | China |
| 6 | Denmark |
| 7 | United States |
| 8 | North Korea |
| 9 | Russia |
| 10 | Norway |
| 11 | Austria |
| 12 | Portugal |
| 2014 Algarve Cup |
|---|
Germany Third title |
References
- ↑ "US to play Japan, Sweden, Denmark at Algarve Cup". equalizersoccer.com. 2013-11-22.
- ↑ Regulation
- ↑ "List of FIFA women referees and assistant referees Algarve Cup 2014" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2014.
- ↑ Match schedule