The 2014 Algarve Cup was the 21st edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place between 5–12 March 2014.[1]

2014 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
CityAlgarve
Dates5–12 March
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Germany (3rd title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Iceland
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored68 (2.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Dzsenifer Marozsán
Germany Anja Mittag
Russia Elena Morozova
Iceland Harpa Porsteinsdóttir
(3 goals)
2013
2015

Format

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

Since the expansion to 12 teams 13 years ago, 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.[2]

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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Listed are the confirmed teams.

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2013)
  United States
1
  Germany
2
  Japan
3
  Sweden
6
  Norway
8
  North Korea
10
  Denmark
13
  China
18
  Iceland
19
  Russia
21
  Austria
29
  Portugal (hosts)
41

Squads

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Match officials

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The appointed match officials are.[3]

Group stage

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All times are local (WET/UTC+0). The schedule was announced in February 2014.[4]

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Germany 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9
  Iceland 3 2 0 1 3 6 −3 6
  China 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
  Norway 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]
Norway  0–1  China
Report Yang Li   75'
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António
Attendance: 150
Referee: Yeimy Martinèz (Colombia)
Germany  5–0  Iceland
Šašić   7', 45+1' (pen.)
Marozsán   23'
Goeßling   59'
Popp   64'
Report
Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Attendance: 400
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Norway  1–2  Iceland
Mykjåland   82' Report Edvardsdottir   48'
Þorsteinsdóttir   86'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Germany  1–0  China
Mittag   79' Report
Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Attendance: 500
Referee: Sheena Dickson (Canada)

China  0–1  Iceland
Report   90+1' (o.g.)
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)
Norway  1–3  Germany
Mykjåland   2' (pen.) Report Laudehr   12'
Mittag   31'
Marozsán   55'
Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Attendance: 400

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Japan 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
  Sweden 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
  Denmark 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
  United States 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Japan  1–1  United States
Miyama   82' Report Leroux   76'
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Attendance: 500
Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)
Sweden  2–0  Denmark
Asllani   15'
Rubensson   18'
Report
Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

Sweden  1–0  United States
Schelin   23' Report
Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Yeimy Martinèz (Colombia)
Japan  1–0  Denmark
Iwabuchi   43' Report
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal

Japan  2–1  Sweden
Ōgimi   48'
Miyama   89' (pen.)
Report Sembrant   41'
United States  3–5  Denmark
Press   59'
Leroux   65'
Rapinoe   68'
Report Veje   24'
Nadim   35'
S. Sørensen   39'
Rasmussen   62'
K. Nielsen   90+2'
Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Attendance: 750
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  North Korea 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
  Russia 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
  Austria 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
  Portugal 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
Source: [citation needed]
Russia  1–2  North Korea
Morozova   90+2' Report Jong Yu-ri   33'
Ra Un-sim   90'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Referee: Therese Neguel (Cameroon)
Portugal  3–2  Austria
Neto   15', 61'
Silva   27'
Report Zadrazil   33'
Schnaderbeck   40'
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

Portugal  1–3  Russia
Mendes   11' Report Pantyukhina   54', 76'
Korovkina   60'
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)
Austria  0–2  North Korea
Report Kim Un-ju   57'
Ho Un-byol   72'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Referee: Wang Jia (China)

Portugal  0–2  North Korea
Report Ho Un-byol   39'
Ra Un-sim   54'
Referee: Sheena Dickson (Canada)
Austria  3–2  Russia
Makas   19'
Prohaska   30'
Burger   88'
Report Morozova   18', 62' (pen.)
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Yeimy Martinèz (Colombia)

Placement play-offs

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Eleventh place match

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Austria  2–1  Portugal
Prohaska   2'
Zadrazil   27'
Report Silva   72'
Referee: Wang Jia (China)

Ninth place match

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Russia  1–0  Norway
Sochneva   88' Report
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)

Seventh place match

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North Korea  0–3  United States
Report Wambach   11', 58'
O'Reilly   88'
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Attendance: 250
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Fifth place match

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China  1–1  Denmark
Yang Li   7' Report Troelsgaard   87' (pen.)
Penalties
5–4
Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Referee: Sheena Dickson (Canada)

Third place match

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Iceland  2–1  Sweden
Þorsteinsdóttir   27', 31' Report Göransson   89'
Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

Final

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Germany  3–0  Japan
Keßler   46'
Mittag   50'
Marozsán   61'
Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)

Final standings

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Rank Team
    Germany
    Japan
    Iceland
4   Sweden
5   China
6   Denmark
7   United States
8   North Korea
9   Russia
10   Norway
11   Austria
12   Portugal


 2014 Algarve Cup 
 
Germany
Third title

References

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  1. ^ "US to play Japan, Sweden, Denmark at Algarve Cup". equalizersoccer.com. 2013-11-22.
  2. ^ Regulation[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "List of FIFA women referees and assistant referees Algarve Cup 2014" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2014.
  4. ^ Match schedule
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