2003 Algarve Cup
The 2003 Algarve Cup is the tenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament hosted annually by Portugal. It was held from fourteenth to twentieth day of March 2003.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| City | various cities in Algarve |
| Dates | 14-20 March 2003 |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 56 (2.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  (4 goals each) |
The USA won the tournament defeating China, 2-0, in the final game.[1]
Format
The twelve teams are divided into three groups that played a round-robin group stage, followed by one position play-off match for every team.
With 12 teams participating, 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 point for a loss. In the case of two teams being tied in a group, their head-to-head result determined their place in the group.
Participating teams
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
.svg.png){kind=small} |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| United States | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
 |
Report Report |
|
| Sweden | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|
SvFF Report (in Swedish) | |
| Sweden | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Report SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
|
| Norway | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
| United States | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Report SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
|
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
 |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
 |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
| Denmark | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
|
| France | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
 |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
.svg.png){kind=small} |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| Portugal | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Report | |
| Republic of Ireland | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Report | |
| Republic of Ireland | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
| Greece | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|
| Portugal | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Report | |
Placement play-offs
Eleventh place match
| Republic of Ireland | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 | ||
Seventh place match
| Canada | 7–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Report | |
Fifth place match
| Sweden | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|
SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
Third place match
| Norway | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Final
| United States | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
| 2003 Algarve Cup |
|---|
United States Second title |
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | |
 | |
 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | |
| 11 | |
| 12 | |
Goal scorers
| Goals |
Player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 own goal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- "Algarve Women's Cup". Canada Soccer. 21 March 2003. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
External links
International women's association football | ||
|---|---|---|
| Worldwide |  | |
| Asia | ||
| Africa | ||
| North America, Central America and the Caribbean | ||
| South America | ||
| Oceania |
| |
| Europe | ||
| Non-FIFA | ||
| Games | ||
| Invitationals | ||