2005 Algarve Cup#Final

{{Infobox international football competition

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| city = Algarve

| country = Portugal

| dates = 9–15 March

| num_teams = 12

| confederations = 3

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| champion_other= {{fbw|USA}}

| count = 4

| second_other = {{fbw|GER}}

| third_other = {{fbw|FRA}}

| fourth_other = {{fbw|SWE}}

| matches = 24

| goals = 71

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|USA}} Christie Welsh
(5 goals)

| player = {{flagicon|GER}} Birgit Prinz

| goalkeeper = {{flagicon|NOR}} Bente Nordby

| prevseason = 2004

| nextseason = 2006

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The 2005 Algarve Cup is the 12th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place 9–15 March 2005. The USA won the tournament defeating Germany, 1–0, in the final-game. The tournament victory was the fourth for the US, and their third in a row.{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/national/2005-03-15-us-win-algarve_x.htm|title=US beats Germany to win third straight Algarve Cup|publisher=USA Today|language=English|author=Dirk Hinrichs|date=16 March 2005|accessdate=2 February 2017}}

Format

The twelve invited teams are split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament.

Since the expansion to 12 teams in 2002, 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.

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

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Team

! FIFA Rankings
(December 2004)

{{fbw|GER}}{{center|1}}
{{fbw|USA}}{{center|2}}
{{fbw|NOR}}{{center|3}}
{{fbw|SWE}}{{center|5}}
{{fbw|CHN}}{{center|6}}
{{fbw|DEN}}{{center|7}}
{{fbw|FRA}}{{center|9}}
{{fbw|ENG}}{{center|14}}
{{fbw|FIN}}{{center|16}}
{{fbw|MEX}}{{center|25}}
{{fbw|POR}} (hosts){{center|34}}
{{fbw|NIR}}{{center|83}}

Group stage

=Group A=

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|win_NOR=1|draw_NOR=1|loss_NOR=1|gf_NOR=3|ga_NOR=6

|win_CHN=0|draw_CHN=0|loss_CHN=3|gf_CHN=1|ga_CHN=6

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{{Football box

| date = 9 March 2005

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|NOR}}

| score = 2–1

| report =

| team2 = {{fbw|CHN}}

| goals1 = Rønning {{goal|57}}
Wiik {{goal|76}}

| goals2 = Han Duan {{goal|68}}

| stadium = Lagos

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 9 March 2005

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|SWE}}

| score = 1–2

| report = [https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/tyskland-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/1570454/ SvFF Report] (in Swedish)

| team2 = {{fbw|GER}}

| goals1 = Johansson {{goal|68}}

| goals2 = Smisek {{goal|6}}
Prinz {{goal|77}}

| stadium = Lagos

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 11 March 2005

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|CHN}}

| score = 0–2

| report = [https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/kina-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/1570456/ SvFF Report] (in Swedish)

| team2 = {{fbw|SWE}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Östberg {{goal|35}}
Johansson {{goal|39}}

| stadium = Silves

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 11 March 2005

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|GER}}

| score = 4–0

| report =

| team2 = {{fbw|NOR}}

| goals1 = Mittag {{goal|15}}
Prinz {{goal|56}}, {{goal|58}}
Pohlers {{goal|65}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Silves

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 13 March 2005

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|CHN}}

| score = 0–2

| report =

| team2 = {{fbw|GER}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Smisek {{goal|18}}
Wunderlich {{goal|80}}

| stadium = Alvor

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 13 March 2005

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|SWE}}

| score = 1–1

| report = [https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/norge-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/1570458/ SvFF Report] (in Swedish)

| team2 = {{fbw|NOR}}

| goals1 = Seger {{goal|18}}

| goals2 = Kaufmann {{goal|84}}

| stadium = Loulé

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

=Group B=

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|show_positions=n

|team1=USA|name_USA={{fbw|USA}}

|team2=FRA|name_FRA={{fbw|FRA}}

|team3=DEN|name_DEN={{fbw|DEN}}

|team4=FIN|name_FIN={{fbw|FIN}}

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|win_FRA=2|draw_FRA=0|loss_FRA=1|gf_FRA=4|ga_FRA=3

|win_DEN=1|draw_DEN=0|loss_DEN=2|gf_DEN=5|ga_DEN=7

|win_FIN=0|draw_FIN=0|loss_FIN=3|gf_FIN=2|ga_FIN=9

|update=complete|source=

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| date = 9 March 2005

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|DEN}}

| score = 4–1

| report =

| team2 = {{fbw|FIN}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Ferreiras

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

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| date = 9 March 2005

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|FRA}}

| score = 0–1

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120724155539/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2005/03/Welsh-Provides-U-S-Women-With-1-0-Victory-Over-France-In-Algarve-Cup-Opener.aspx Report]

| team2 = {{fbw|USA}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Welsh {{goal|20}}

| stadium = Ferreiras

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 11 March 2005

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}}

| score = 3–0

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20131101215726/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2005/03/U-S-Women-Defeat-Finland-3-0-At-Algarve-Cup.aspx Report]

| team2 = {{fbw|FIN}}

| goals1 = Welsh {{goal|8}}, {{goal|41}}
Wambach {{goal|52}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Guia

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 11 March 2005

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|DEN}}

| score = 1–2

| report =

| team2 = {{fbw|FRA}}

| goals1 = Pedersen {{goal|18}}

| goals2 = Pichon {{goal|16|pen}}
Diacre {{goal|90}}

| stadium = Guia

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 13 March 2005

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}}

| score = 4–0

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120724154449/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2005/03/U-S-WNT-Rolls-Over-Denmark-4-0-To-Advance-To-Algarve-Cup-Final.aspx Report]

| team2 = {{fbw|DEN}}

| goals1 = Lilly {{goal|6}}, {{goal|58}}
Wambach {{goal|15}}
Welsh {{goal|28}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Vila Real de San Antonio

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 13 March 2005

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|FIN}}

| score = 1–2

| report =

| team2 = {{fbw|FRA}}

| goals1 = Mäkinen {{goal|29}}

| goals2 = Pichon {{goal|51}}
Dusang {{goal|85}}

| stadium = Loulé

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

=Group C=

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|section=Group C

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|team1=ENG|name_ENG={{fbw|ENG}}

|team2=MEX|name_MEX={{fbw|MEX}}

|team3=NIR|name_NIR={{fbw|NIR}}

|team4=POR|name_POR={{fbw|POR}}

|win_ENG=3|draw_ENG=0|loss_ENG=0|gf_ENG=13|ga_ENG=0

|win_MEX=2|draw_MEX=0|loss_MEX=1|gf_MEX=4|ga_MEX=6

|win_NIR=1|draw_NIR=0|loss_NIR=2|gf_NIR=2|ga_NIR=7

|win_POR=0|draw_POR=0|loss_POR=3|gf_POR=2|ga_POR=8

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{Football box

| date = 9 March 2005

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|ENG}}

| score = 4–0

| report =

| team2 = {{fbw|NIR}}

| goals1 = Carney {{goal|32}}
Exley {{goal|53}}, {{goal|89}}
McArthur {{goal|56}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Paderne

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 9 March 2005

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|POR}}

| score = 1–2

| report = [https://www.fpf.pt/National-Teams/Football/Female/Senior-A/Matches-and-Results/Match-Detail/id/786542/MexicovsPortugal Report]

| team2 = {{fbw|MEX}}

| goals1 = Tânia Pinto {{goal|11}}

| goals2 = Leyva {{goal|52}}
Leticia Villalpando {{goal|72}}

| stadium = Paderne

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 11 March 2005

| time = 16:15 (WET)

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|ENG}}

| score = 4–0

| report = [https://www.fpf.pt/National-Teams/Football/Female/Senior-A/Matches-and-Results/Match-Detail/id/786054/PortugalvsEngland Report]

| team2 = {{fbw|POR}}

| goals1 = Stoney {{goal|10}}
Yankey {{goal|30}}, {{goal|90}}
Barr {{goal|77}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Estádio de São Luís, Faro

| attendance =

| referee = Eun ah Hong

}}

{{Football box

| date = 11 March 2005

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|MEX}}

| score = 2–0

| report =

| team2 = {{fbw|NIR}}

| goals1 = Pérez {{goal|23}}
González {{goal|31}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Faro

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 13 March 2005

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|ENG}}

| score = 5–0

| report =

| team2 = {{fbw|MEX}}

| goals1 = Williams {{goal|2}}, {{goal|68}}
Handley {{goal|34}}
Yankey {{goal|52}}
Smith {{goal|78}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Lagos

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 13 March 2005

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|NIR}}

| score = 2–1

| report = [https://www.fpf.pt/National-Teams/Football/Female/Senior-A/Matches-and-Results/Match-Detail/id/786056/Northern-IrelandvsPortugal Report]

| team2 = {{fbw|POR}}

| goals1 = Hall {{goal|18}}
Hutton {{goal|25}}

| goals2 = Carneiro {{goal|38}}

| stadium = Lagos

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

Placement play-offs

=Eleventh place match=

{{Football box

| date = 15 March 2005

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|POR}}

| score = 3–1

| report = [https://www.fpf.pt/National-Teams/Football/Female/Senior-A/Matches-and-Results/Match-Detail/id/786058/Northern-IrelandvsPortugal Report]

| team2 = {{fbw|NIR}}

| goals1 = Paula Cristina {{goal|58}}
Dani {{goal|82}}
Couto {{goal|86}}

| goals2 = McFadden {{goal|39}}

| stadium = Algarve

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

=Ninth place match=

{{Football box

| date = 15 March 2005

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|FIN}}

| score = 1–1

| report =

| team2 = {{fbw|MEX}}

| goals1 = Levya {{goal|40|o.g.}}

| goals2 = González {{goal|67}}

| penalties1 =

| penaltyscore = 5–6

| penalties2 =

| stadium = Algarve

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

=Seventh place match=

{{Football box

| date = 15 March 2005

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|CHN}}

| score = 0–0

| report =

| team2 = {{fbw|ENG}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| penalties1 =

| penaltyscore = 5–3

| penalties2 =

| stadium = Algarve

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

=Fifth place match=

{{Football box

| date = 15 March 2005

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|NOR}}

| score = 2–1

| report =

| team2 = {{fbw|DEN}}

| goals1 = Christensen {{goal|18}}
Rønning {{goal|22}}

| goals2 = Pedersen {{goal|13}}

| stadium = Algarve

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

=Third place match=

{{Football box

| date = 15 March 2005

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|SWE}}

| score = 2–3

| report = [https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-frankrike-landskamper-dam-senior/1570459/ SvFF Report] (in Swedish)

| team2 = {{fbw|FRA}}

| goals1 = Johansson {{goal|37}}, {{goal|64}}

| goals2 = Georges {{goal|5}}
Béghé{{goal|53}}
Lattaf {{goal|79}}

| stadium = Algarve

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

=Final=

{{Football box

| date = 15 March 2005

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|GER}}

| score = 0–1

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130531012117/http://www.ussoccer.com/news/womens-national-team/2005/03/u-s-women-defeat-germany-1-0-to-win-2005-algarve-cup.aspx Report]

| team2 = {{fbw|USA}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Welsh {{goal|23}}

| stadium = Estádio do Algarve, Faro-Loulé

| attendance = 1,000

| referee = Florea Cristina Ionescu (Romania)

}}

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|colspan="4"|GERMANY:

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GK1Silke Rottenberg
DF2Kerstin Stegemann
DF17Ariane Hingst
DF4Steffi Jones
DF5Sarah Günther{{suboff|70}}
MF18Kerstin Garefrekes
MF14Britta Carlson{{suboff|32}}
MF6Renate Lingor{{suboff|86}}
MF20Conny Pohlers{{suboff|46}}
FW9Birgit Prinz (c)
FW11Anja Mittag{{suboff|66}}
colspan=3|Substitutes:
DF3Sonja Fuss{{subon|70}}
MF16Viola Odebrecht{{subon|32}}
MF13Celia Okoyino Da Mbabi{{subon|86}}
MF7Pia Wunderlich{{subon|83}}
FW8Sandra Smisek{{subon|66}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|GER}} Tina Theune-Meyer

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|colspan="4"|UNITED STATES:

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GK1Hope Solo
DF15Kate Markgraf
DF2Heather Mitts
DF4Cat Reddick
MF7Shannon Boxx
MF17Lori Chalupny
MF13Kristine Lilly (c)
MF5Lindsay Tarpley
FW10Aly Wagner{{suboff|75}}
FW20Abby Wambach
FW8Christie Welsh{{suboff|83}}
colspan=3|Substitutes:
MF9Heather O'Reilly{{subon|83}}
MF19Angela Hucles{{subon|75}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|USA}} Greg Ryan

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{{winners|fbw|2005 Algarve Cup|USA|Fourth}}

Final standings

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Rank

! Team

align=center|{{gold1}}{{fbw|USA}}
align=center|{{silver2}}{{fbw|GER}}
align=center|{{bronze3}}{{fbw|FRA}}
align=center|4{{fbw|SWE}}
align=center|5{{fbw|NOR}}
align=center|6{{fbw|DEN}}
align=center|7{{fbw|CHN}}
align=center|8{{fbw|ENG}}
align=center|9{{fbw|MEX}}
align=center|10{{fbw|FIN}}
align=center|11{{fbw|POR}}
align=center|12{{fbw|NIR}}

References

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