2016 Algarve Cup

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.[1][2]

Not to be confused with 2016 Algarve Football Cup.
2016 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates2–9 March 2016
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Canada (1st title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Iceland
Fourth place New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored38 (2.38 per match)
Top scorer(s) Janice Cayman
(4 goals)
Best player(s) Kadeisha Buchanan
Fair play award Denmark

Teams
Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2015)
 Belgium
28
 Brazil
7
 Canada
11
 Denmark
15
 Iceland
19
 New Zealand
16
 Portugal
40
 Russia
22

Referees

On 19 February 2016, FIFA announced the referees and the assistant referees for the tournament.[3]

Confederation Referees Assistant referees
AFC

Aye Thein

Lee Seul Gi
Thi Le Trinh Truong

CAF

Ledya Tafesse

Emmanuella Aglago
Josiane Mbakop

CONMEBOL

Marianela Araya Cruz
Olga Miranda

Nereida Diaz
Katherine Jimenez
Neuza Back
Yoleida Lara

OFC

Tupou Patia

Maria Tamalelagi
Lonisa Elite Dilioni

UEFA

Sandra Braz
Monika Mularczyk
Sara Persson

Olga Martins
Biljana Atanasovski
Anna Dabrowska
Katarzyna Wojs
Annica Johansson
Julia Magnusson

Squads
Main article: 2016 Algarve Cup squads

Group stage

The groups were announced on 14 December 2015,[4] with the match schedule being announced on 10 February 2016.[5]
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:[6]

  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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Canada 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
2  Iceland 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Belgium 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Denmark 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
Source:
Iceland 2–1 Belgium
Jónsdóttir  5'
Brynjarsdóttir  90+2'		 Report Cayman  42'
Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
Canada 0–1 Denmark
Report Nadim  55'
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
Canada 1–0 Belgium
Clarke  87' Report
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)
Denmark 1–4 Iceland
Nadim  53' Report Þorvaldsdóttir  11'
Ómarsdóttir  12'
Magnúsdóttir  56', 90'
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
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.[7] However, for the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (Portuguese Football Federation) is being used.
Denmark 1–2 Belgium
Sandvej  90+3' Report Sørensen  43' (o.g.)
Cayman  86'
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Aye Thein (Myanmar)
Canada 1–0 Iceland
Beckie  41' Report
Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
2  New Zealand 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
3  Russia 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 4
4  Portugal 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source:
Portugal 0–1 Russia
Report Makarenko  58'
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)
Brazil 1–0 New Zealand
Debinha  20' Report
Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
New Zealand 0–0 Russia
Report
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
Referee: Aye Thein (Myanmar)
Portugal 1–3 Brazil
T. Pinto  30' Report Cristiane  17'
Marta  22'
Raquel  74'
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
Brazil 3–0 Russia
Formiga  51'
Bia  66'
Thaís Guedes  89'		 Report
Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)
Portugal 0–1 New Zealand
Report Hearn  78'
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
Note: The New Zealand Football match report lists Annalie Longo (69') as the goal scorer of this match.[8] 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.[9]

7th Place
Denmark 3–1 Portugal
Troelsgaard  4', 11'
Rasmussen  81'		 Report Di. Silva  73'
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
Referee: Tupou Patia (Cook Islands)

5th Place
Belgium 5–0 Russia
Wullaert  18'
Cayman  42', 73'
Schryvers  51'
Coutereels  61' (pen.)		 Report
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Marianela Araya Cruz (Costa Rica)

3rd Place
Iceland 1–1 New Zealand
A. Hauksdóttir  27' Report Hearn  70'
Penalties
Viggósdóttir
Viðarsdóttir
Brynjarsdóttir
Jessen
Þorsteinsdóttir
Friðriksdóttir 		6–5 Percival
Anna Green
Stott
Hassett
White
???
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
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.[10] For the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (Portuguese Football Federation) is being used.

Final
Canada 2–1 Brazil
Zadorsky  60'
Beckie  67'		 Report Andressa Alves  90'
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)
Note: The Brazilian Football Confederation match report lists Cristiane as the Brazilian goal scorer of this match.[11] However, for the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (Portuguese Football Federation) is being used.

Final standings

Goalscorers
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References
  1. "Algarve Cup 2016 guide". Women's Soccer United. 24 February 2016.
  2. "Fixtures and Results - Algarve Cup". FPF. March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.
  3. "Referees & Assistant Referees for the 2016 Algarve Cup" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. "Algarve Cup: Portugal vai defrontar o Brasil". Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (in Portuguese). 14 December 2015.
  5. "Algarve Cup: match schedule". Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  6. Regulations
  7. "Denmark 1–4 Iceland / Match Report" (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  8. "Longo winner downs Portugal". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  9. "Algarve Cup: Competition last day times and venues" (in Portuguese). FPF. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  10. "Ferns fourth after shootout loss". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  11. "Canada beats Brazil in the final" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  12. "Kadeisha Buchanan elected tournament's best player" (in Portuguese). FPF. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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