2015 Algarve Cup

2015 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates4–11 March 2015
Teams12
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (10th title)
Runners-up France
Third place Germany
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored75 (3.13 per match)
Top scorer(s) Sofia Jakobsson (4 goals)

The 2015 Algarve Cup was the 22nd Algarve Cup. It was won by the United States.

Teams

Group Stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Team moves on to the
 Sweden 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6 Third-place match
 Germany 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6 Third-place match
 Brazil 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Seventh-place match
 China 3 0 1 2 0 5 –5 1 Eleventh-place match
4 March
Brazil  0 – 0  China
Germany  2 – 4  Sweden
6 March
Germany  2 – 0  China
Sweden  0 – 2  Brazil
9 March
Brazil  1 – 3  Germany
Sweden  3 – 0  China

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Team moves on to the
 United States 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Final
 Norway 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 Fifth-place match
  Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 –1 4 Seventh-place match
 Iceland 3 0 1 2 0 3 –3 1 Ninth-place match
4 March
Switzerland  2 – 0  Iceland
Norway  1 – 2  United States
6 March
United States  3 – 0   Switzerland
Norway  1 – 0  Iceland
9 March
United States  0 – 0  Iceland
Norway  2 – 2   Switzerland

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Team moves on to the
 France 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Final
 Denmark 3 1 1 1 5 7 –2 4 Fifth-place match
 Japan 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3 Ninth-place match
 Portugal 3 0 1 2 2 6 –4 1 Eleventh-place match
4 March
Japan  1 – 2  Denmark
Portugal  0 – 1  France
6 March
Japan  3 – 0  Portugal
France  4 – 1  Denmark
9 March
Japan  1 – 3  France
Portugal  2 – 2  Denmark

Final group stage ranking

The top ranked teams in each Group (A, B and C) are shown below:

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Team moves on to the
 France 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Final
 United States 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
 Sweden 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6 Third-place match

The runners-up in each Group (A, B and C) are shown below:

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Team moves on to the
 Germany 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6 Third-place match
 Norway 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 Fifth-place match
 Denmark 3 1 1 1 5 7 –2 4

The top third placed teams in each Group (A, B and C) are shown below:

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Team moves on to the
 Brazil 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Seventh-place match
  Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 –1 1
 Japan 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3 Ninth-place match

The top worst teams in each Group (A, B and C) are shown below:

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Team moves on to the
 Iceland 3 0 1 2 0 3 –3 1 Ninth-place match
 Portugal 3 0 1 2 2 6 –4 1 Eleventh-place match
 China 3 0 1 2 0 5 –5 1

Final stage

Final

France 0–2 United States
Report Johnston  7'
Press  41'
Estádio Algarve, Faro
Referee: Cristina Dorcioman

Third-place match

Sweden 1–2 Germany
Jakobsson  64' Report Mittag  3'
Popp  52'
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Attendance: 813
Referee: Qin Liang

Fifth-place match

Norway 5–2 Denmark
Gulbrandsen  7'34'44'
Wold  65'
Bjånesøy  71'
Report Harder  60'73'
Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Referee: Lucila Montes

Seventh-place match

Brazil 4–1  Switzerland
Marta  30'77'
Bia  37'
Andressa  82'
Report Wälti  45'
Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Referee: Jana Adámková

Ninth-place match

Japan 2–0 Iceland
Miyama  47'59' Report
Estádio Algarve, Faro
Referee: Gladys Lengwe

Eleventh-place match

Portugal 3–3 China
Rodrigues  29'
Luís  38'
Silva  89' (pen.)
Report Xu Yanlu  3'
Wang Shanshan  27'
Gu Yasha  69'
Penalties
8–7
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Referee: Abirami Naidu

Final positions

Rank Team
 United States
 France
 Germany
4  Sweden
5  Norway
6  Denmark
7  Brazil
8   Switzerland
9  Japan
10  Iceland
11  Portugal
12  China

Statistics

Top goalscorers

4 goals
  • Sofia Jakobsson
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Other websites

Official website report Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

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