2016 Algarve Cup

{{distinguish|2016 Algarve Football Cup}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = Algarve Cup

| year = 2016

| yearr =

| other_titles =

| image =

| size =

| caption =

| country = Portugal

| dates = 2–9 March

| num_teams = 8

| confederations = 4

| venues = 4

| cities = 4

| champion_other= {{fbw|CAN}}

| count = 1

| second_other = {{fbw|BRA}}

| third_other = {{fbw|ISL}}

| fourth_other = {{fbw|NZL}}

| matches = 16

| goals = 38

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|BEL}} Janice Cayman
(4 goals)

| player = {{flagicon|CAN}} Kadeisha Buchanan

| fair_play = {{fbw|DEN}}

| prevseason = 2015

| nextseason = 2017

| updated =

}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.womenssoccerunited.com/algarve-cup-2016-guide/ |title=Algarve Cup 2016 guide |date=24 February 2016| work=Women's Soccer United }}{{cite web|url=https://www.fpf.pt/en-us/Competitions/Football/Female/Algarve-Cup/Match-and-Results |title=Fixtures and Results - Algarve Cup |date=March 2016 |publisher=FPF |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307040414/http://www.fpf.pt/en-us/Competitions/Football/Female/Algarve-Cup/Match-and-Results |archive-date=2016-03-07 }}

Teams

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
Team

! FIFA Rankings
(December 2015)

{{fbw|BRA}}{{center|7}}
{{fbw|CAN}}{{center|11}}
{{fbw|DEN}}{{center|15}}
{{fbw|NZL}}{{center|16}}
{{fbw|ISL}}{{center|19}}
{{fbw|RUS}}{{center|22}}
{{fbw|BEL}}{{center|28}}
{{fbw|POR}}{{center|40}}

Referees

On 19 February 2016, FIFA announced the referees and the assistant referees for the tournament.{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/footballdevelopment/women/02/76/60/31/referees_algarvecup2016_neutral.pdf |title=Referees & Assistant Referees for the 2016 Algarve Cup |publisher=FIFA |access-date=3 March 2016 |archive-date=9 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209105401/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/footballdevelopment/women/02/76/60/31/referees_algarvecup2016_neutral.pdf |url-status=dead }}

class="wikitable"
Confederation

!Referees

!Assistant referees

AFC

|

{{flagicon|MYA}} Aye Thein

|

{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Seul Gi

{{flagicon|VIE}} Thi Le Trinh Truong

CAF

|

{{flagicon|ETH}} Ledya Tafesse

|

{{flagicon|GHA}} Emmanuella Aglago

{{flagicon|CMR}} Josiane Mbakop

CONMEBOL

|

{{flagicon|CRC}} Marianela Araya Cruz

{{flagicon|PAR}} Olga Miranda

|

{{flagicon|CUB}} Nereida Diaz

{{flagicon|CRC}} Katherine Jimenez

{{flagicon|BRA}} Neuza Back

{{flagicon|VEN}} Yoleida Lara

OFC

|

{{flagicon|COK}} Tupou Patia

|

{{flagicon|SAM}} Maria Tamalelagi

{{flagicon|FIJ}} Lonisa Elite Dilioni

UEFA

|

{{flagicon|POR}} Sandra Braz

{{flagicon|POL}} Monika Mularczyk

{{flagicon|SWE}} Sara Persson

|

{{flagicon|POR}} Olga Martins

{{flagicon|MKD}} Biljana Atanasovski

{{flagicon|POL}} Anna Dabrowska

{{flagicon|POL}} Katarzyna Wojs

{{flagicon|SWE}} Annica Johansson

{{flagicon|SWE}} Julia Magnusson

Squads

{{main|2016 Algarve Cup squads}}

Group stage

The groups were announced on 14 December 2015,{{cite web|url=https://www.fpf.pt/Noticias/Noticia/Id/22931/Cat/693/caller/97/Algarve-Cup-Portugal-vai-defrontar-o-Brasil |title=Algarve Cup: Portugal vai defrontar o Brasil|language=pt|date=14 December 2015|work=Federação Portuguesa de Futebol}} with the match schedule being announced on 10 February 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.fpf.pt/pt-pt/Competicoes/Futebol/Feminino/Algarve-Cup/Noticias/Noticia/Id/29590/Cat/693/caller/3403/Algarve-Cup-match-schedule|title=Algarve Cup: match schedule|access-date=3 March 2016|publisher=Federação Portuguesa de Futebol|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307025708/http://www.fpf.pt/pt-pt/Competicoes/Futebol/Feminino/Algarve-Cup/Noticias/Noticia/Id/29590/Cat/693/caller/3403/Algarve-Cup-match-schedule|archive-date=7 March 2016|url-status = dead}}


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:[https://www.fpf.pt/Portals/0/Documentos/Noticias/Competi%C3%A7%C3%B5es/Algarve%20Cup/Regulations_Algarve_Cup_2016.pdf?ver=2016-03-05-152103-573 Regulations]

  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=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group A

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=CAN|name_CAN={{fbw|CAN}}

|team2=ISL|name_ISL={{fbw|ISL}}

|team3=BEL|name_BEL={{fbw|BEL}}

|team4=DEN|name_DEN={{fbw|DEN}}

|win_CAN=2|draw_CAN=0|loss_CAN=1|gf_CAN=2|ga_CAN=1

|win_ISL=2|draw_ISL=0|loss_ISL=1|gf_ISL=6|ga_ISL=3

|win_BEL=1|draw_BEL=0|loss_BEL=2|gf_BEL=3|ga_BEL=4

|win_DEN=1|draw_DEN=0|loss_DEN=2|gf_DEN=3|ga_DEN=6

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{Footballbox

| date = 2 March 2016

| time = 15:00

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

| score = 2–1

| report = https://www.fpf.pt/DesktopModules/AlgarveCup/DownloadFiles.ashx?Id=101547

| team2 = {{fbw|BEL}}

| goals1 = Jónsdóttir {{goal|5}}
Brynjarsdóttir {{goal|90+2}}

| goals2 = Cayman {{goal|42}}

| stadium = Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos

| attendance =

| referee = Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)

}}

{{Footballbox

| date = 2 March 2016

| time = 15:00

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

| score = 0–1

| report = https://www.fpf.pt/DesktopModules/AlgarveCup/DownloadFiles.ashx?Id=101546

| team2 = {{fbw|DEN}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Nadim {{goal|55}}

| stadium = Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

| attendance =

| referee = Olga Miranda (Paraguay)

}}

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{{Footballbox

| date = 4 March 2016

| time = 15:00

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

| score = 1–0

| report = https://www.fpf.pt/DesktopModules/AlgarveCup/DownloadFiles.ashx?Id=101724

| team2 = {{fbw|BEL}}

| goals1 = Clarke {{goal|87}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António

| attendance =

| referee = Sandra Braz (Portugal)

}}

{{Footballbox

| date = 4 March 2016

| time = 15:00

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

| score = 1–4

| report = https://www.fpf.pt/DesktopModules/AlgarveCup/DownloadFiles.ashx?Id=101726

| team2 = {{fbw|ISL}}

| goals1 = Nadim {{goal|53}}

| goals2 = Þorvaldsdóttir {{goal|11}}
Ómarsdóttir {{goal|12}}
Magnúsdóttir {{goal|56||90}}

| stadium = Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal

| attendance =

| referee = Tupou Patia (Cook Islands)

}}

: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.{{cite web|url=http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/leikskyrsla/?Leikur=388890 |title= Denmark 1–4 Iceland / Match Report|language=is|publisher=KSÍ|access-date=4 March 2016}} However, for the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (Portuguese Football Federation) is being used.

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{{Footballbox

| date = 7 March 2016

| time = 18:30

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

| score = 1–2

| report = https://www.fpf.pt/DesktopModules/AlgarveCup/DownloadFiles.ashx?Id=101896

| team2 = {{fbw|BEL}}

| goals1 = Sandvej {{goal|90+3}}

| goals2 = Sørensen {{goal|43|o.g.}}
Cayman {{goal|86}}

| stadium = Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

| attendance =

| referee = Aye Thein (Myanmar)

}}

{{Footballbox

| date = 7 March 2016

| time = 18:30

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

| score = 1–0

| report = https://www.fpf.pt/DesktopModules/AlgarveCup/DownloadFiles.ashx?Id=101897

| team2 = {{fbw|ISL}}

| goals1 = Beckie {{goal|41}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos

| attendance =

| referee = Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group B

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=BRA|name_BRA={{fbw|BRA}}

|team2=NZL|name_NZL={{fbw|NZL}}

|team3=RUS|name_RUS={{fbw|RUS}}

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

|win_BRA=3|draw_BRA=0|loss_BRA=0|gf_BRA=7|ga_BRA=1

|win_NZL=1|draw_NZL=1|loss_NZL=1|gf_NZL=1|ga_NZL=1

|win_RUS=1|draw_RUS=1|loss_RUS=1|gf_RUS=1|ga_RUS=3

|win_POR=0|draw_POR=0|loss_POR=3|gf_POR=1|ga_POR=5

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{Footballbox

| date = 2 March 2016

| time = 18:00

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

| score = 0–1

| report = https://www.fpf.pt/DesktopModules/AlgarveCup/DownloadFiles.ashx?Id=101555

| team2 = {{fbw|RUS}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Makarenko {{goal|58}}

| stadium = Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

| attendance =

| referee = Sara Persson (Sweden)

}}

{{Footballbox

| date = 2 March 2016

| time = 18:30

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

| score = 1–0

| report = https://futeboldaselecaobrasileira.blogspot.com/2016/03/brasil-1-x-0-nova-zelandia.html

| team2 = {{fbw|NZL}}

| goals1 = Debinha {{goal|20}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos

| attendance =

| referee = Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

}}

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{{Footballbox

| date = 4 March 2016

| time = 18:30

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

| score = 0–0

| report = https://www.fpf.pt/DesktopModules/AlgarveCup/DownloadFiles.ashx?Id=101742

| team2 = {{fbw|RUS}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal

| attendance =

| referee = Aye Thein (Myanmar)

}}

{{Footballbox

| date = 4 March 2016

| time = 20:00

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

| score = 1–3

| report = https://www.fpf.pt/DesktopModules/AlgarveCup/DownloadFiles.ashx?Id=101744

| team2 = {{fbw|BRA}}

| goals1 = T. Pinto {{goal|30}}

| goals2 = Cristiane {{goal|17}}
Marta {{goal|22}}
Raquel {{goal|74}}

| stadium = VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António

| attendance =

| referee = Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

}}

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{{Footballbox

| date = 7 March 2016

| time = 15:00

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

| score = 3–0

| report = https://www.fpf.pt/DesktopModules/AlgarveCup/DownloadFiles.ashx?Id=101891

| team2 = {{fbw|RUS}}

| goals1 = Formiga {{goal|51}}
Bia {{goal|66}}
Thaís Guedes {{goal|89}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos

| attendance =

| referee = Sandra Braz (Portugal)

}}

{{Footballbox

| date = 7 March 2016

| time = 15:00

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

| score = 0–1

| report = https://www.fpf.pt/DesktopModules/AlgarveCup/DownloadFiles.ashx?Id=101889

| team2 = {{fbw|NZL}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Hearn {{goal|78}}

| stadium = Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

| attendance =

| referee = Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)

}}

:Note: The New Zealand Football match report lists Annalie Longo (69') as the goal scorer of this match.{{cite web|url=http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/longo-winner-downs-portugal/|title=Longo winner downs Portugal|publisher=New Zealand Football|access-date=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308052825/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/longo-winner-downs-portugal/|archive-date=2016-03-08|url-status = dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.fpf.pt/pt-pt/Competicoes/Futebol/Feminino/Algarve-Cup/Noticias/Noticia/Id/30759/Cat/693/caller/3403/Algarve-Cup-horarios-e-locais-do-ultimo-dia-de-competicao-definidos|title=Algarve Cup: Competition last day times and venues|language=pt|publisher=FPF|access-date=8 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308113541/http://www.fpf.pt/pt-pt/Competicoes/Futebol/Feminino/Algarve-Cup/Noticias/Noticia/Id/30759/Cat/693/caller/3403/Algarve-Cup-horarios-e-locais-do-ultimo-dia-de-competicao-definidos|archive-date=8 March 2016|url-status = dead}}

=7th Place=

{{Football box

| date = 9 March 2016

| time = 15:00

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

| score = 3–1

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20160307040414/https://web.archive.org/web/20160307040414/http://www.fpf.pt/en-us/Competitions/Football/Female/Algarve-Cup/Match-and-Results

| team2 = {{fbw|POR}}

| goals1 = Troelsgaard {{goal|4||11}}
Rasmussen {{goal|81}}

| goals2 = Di. Silva {{goal|73}}

| stadium = Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal

| attendance =

| referee = Tupou Patia (Cook Islands)

}}

=5th Place=

{{Football box

| date = 9 March 2016

| time = 14:00

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

| score = 5–0

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20160307040414/http://www.fpf.pt/en-us/Competitions/Football/Female/Algarve-Cup/Match-and-Results

| team2 = {{fbw|RUS}}

| goals1 = Wullaert {{goal|18}}
Cayman {{goal|42||73}}
Schryvers {{goal|51}}
Coutereels {{goal|61|pen.}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António

| attendance =

| referee = Marianela Araya Cruz (Costa Rica)

}}

=3rd Place=

{{Football box

| date = 9 March 2016

| time = 17:30

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

| score = 1–1

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20160307040414/http://www.fpf.pt/en-us/Competitions/Football/Female/Algarve-Cup/Match-and-Results

| team2 = {{fbw|NZL}}

| goals1 = A. Hauksdóttir {{goal|27}}

| goals2 = Hearn {{goal|70}}

| stadium = VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António

| attendance =

| referee = Olga Miranda (Paraguay)

| penalties1= Viggósdóttir {{pengoal}}
Viðarsdóttir {{pengoal}}
Brynjarsdóttir {{pengoal}}
Jessen {{pengoal}}
Þorsteinsdóttir {{pengoal}}
Friðriksdóttir {{pengoal}}

| penaltyscore = 6–5

| penalties2= {{pengoal}} Percival
{{pengoal}} Anna Green
{{pengoal}} Stott
{{pengoal}} Hassett
{{pengoal}} White
{{penmiss}} ???

}}

: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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/ferns-fourth-after-shootout-loss/|title=Ferns fourth after shootout loss|publisher=New Zealand Football|access-date=9 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310072942/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/ferns-fourth-after-shootout-loss/|archive-date=2016-03-10|url-status = dead}} For the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (Portuguese Football Federation) is being used.

=Final=

{{Football box

| date = 9 March 2016

| time = 18:30

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

| score = 2–1

| report = https://www.fpf.pt/en-us/Competitions/Football/Female/Algarve-Cup/Match-and-Results

| team2 = {{fbw|BRA}}

| goals1 = Zadorsky {{goal|60}}
Beckie {{goal|67}}

| goals2 = Andressa Alves {{goal|90}}

| stadium = Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal

| attendance =

| referee = Sara Persson (Sweden)

}}

:Note: The Brazilian Football Confederation match report lists Cristiane as the Brazilian goal scorer of this match.{{cite web|url=http://selecao.cbf.com.br/noticias/selecao-feminina/canada-supera-brasil-em-decisao|title=Canada beats Brazil in the final|language=pt|publisher=Brazilian Football Confederation|access-date=9 March 2016|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310071307/http://selecao.cbf.com.br/noticias/selecao-feminina/canada-supera-brasil-em-decisao|url-status=dead}} However, for the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (Portuguese Football Federation) is being used.

Final standings

{{col-begin}}

{{col-break}}

class="wikitable"
Rank

! Team

align=center|{{gold1}}{{fbw|CAN}}
align=center|{{silver2}}{{fbw|BRA}}
align=center|{{bronze3}}{{fbw|ISL}}
align=center|4{{fbw|NZL}}
align=center|5{{fbw|BEL}}
align=center|6{{fbw|RUS}}
align=center|7{{fbw|DEN}}
align=center|8{{fbw|POR}}

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable"
Tournament's best player{{cite web|url=https://www.fpf.pt/pt-pt/Competicoes/Futebol/Feminino/Algarve-Cup/Noticias/Noticia/Id/30798/Cat/693/caller/3403/Kadeisha-Buchanan-eleita-a-melhor-jogadora-do-torneio|title=Kadeisha Buchanan elected tournament's best player|language=pt|publisher=FPF|access-date=9 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310113420/http://www.fpf.pt/pt-pt/Competicoes/Futebol/Feminino/Algarve-Cup/Noticias/Noticia/Id/30798/Cat/693/caller/3403/Kadeisha-Buchanan-eleita-a-melhor-jogadora-do-torneio|archive-date=10 March 2016|url-status = dead}}

! Team

align=center| Kadeisha Buchanan

|align=center|{{fbw|CAN}}

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable"
Fair play award
{{fbw|DEN}}

{{col-end}}

Goalscorers

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;2 goals

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;Own goal

References