Algarve Cup 2004
Number of nations
12
winner
United States USA (3rd title)
venue
Portugal Portugal ( Algarve )
Opening game
March 14, 2004
Endgame
March 20, 2004
Gates
69 (⌀: 2.88 per game)
Top scorer
United States Abby Wambach (5 goals)
Best player
United States Shannon Boxx
Best goalkeeper
Sweden Sofia Lundgren
The 2004 Algarve Cup was the eleventh edition of the annual tournament for women's national football teams and took place between March 14th and 20th, 2004 in the Portuguese Algarve . The defending champion from the USA won the tournament ahead of Norway and France .
Participating teams
In 2004, twelve teams took part in the invitation tournament. First-time participants are marked in italics .
Tournament course
The twelve participating teams were divided into three groups and met in a round-robin tournament . The eight strongest teams were assigned to groups A and B, the four weakest teams competed in group C. In the subsequent final round, the group winners of groups A and B played for the tournament victory in the final, the second and third of these groups for third and fifth places. The best fourth of groups A and B competed against the winner of group C in the game for seventh place, the worst team in groups A and B against the runner-up in group C in the game for ninth, while the third and fourth-placed teams of Group C faced each other in a game for eleventh place.
Group stage
Group A
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
United States United States
3
2
0
1
00 7: 400
+3
0 6th
2.
France France
3
2
0
1
00 5: 500
± 0
0 6th
3.
Sweden Sweden
3
2
0
1
00 4: 400
± 0
0 6th
4th
Denmark Denmark
3
0
0
3
00 0: 300
−3
0 0
March 14, 2004 in Ferreiras
Denmark
-
Sweden
0: 1
United States
-
France
5: 1
March 16, 2004 in Quarteira
Denmark
-
United States
0: 1
Sweden
-
France
0: 3
March 18, 2004 in Silves
Denmark
-
France
0: 1
March 18, 2004 in Lagos
Sweden
-
United States
3: 1
Group B
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Norway Norway
3
2
1
0
00 7: 100
+6
0 7th
2.
Italy Italy
3
2
0
1
00 3: 400
−1
0 6th
3.
China People's Republic China
3
1
1
1
00 4: 100
+3
0 4th
4th
Finland Finland
3
0
0
3
00 2:100
−8
0 0
March 14, 2004 in Guia
Norway
-
Finland
4: 1
Italy
-
China
1-0
March 16, 2004 in Olhão
Norway
-
Italy
3-0
Finland
-
China
0: 4
March 18, 2004 in Silves
Norway
-
China
0-0
March 18, 2004 in Lagos
Finland
-
Italy
1: 2
Group C
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Portugal Portugal
3
2
0
1
00 7: 300
+4
0 6th
2.
Wales Wales
3
2
0
1
00 6: 400
+2
0 6th
3.
Greece Greece
3
2
0
1
00 3: 300
± 0
0 6th
4th
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
3
0
0
3
00 1: 700
−6
0 0
March 14, 2004 in Faro
Greece
-
Wales
1-0
Portugal
-
Northern Ireland
2-0
March 16, 2004 in Albufeira
Northern Ireland
-
Greece
0: 2
Portugal
-
Wales
2: 3
March 18, 2004 in Guia
Wales
-
Northern Ireland
3: 1
March 18, 2004 in Faro
Portugal
-
Greece
3-0
Final round
Game for 11th place
March 20, 2004 in Montechoro
Greece
-
Northern Ireland
2-0
Play for 9th place
March 20, 2004 in Ferreiras
Wales
-
Finland
0: 4
Game for 7th place
March 20, 2004 in Loulé
Portugal
-
Denmark
0: 1
Play for 5th place
March 20, 2004 in Olhão
Sweden
-
China
1: 1, 5: 4 i. E.
3rd place match
March 20, 2004 in Faro
France
-
Italy
3: 3, 4: 3 i. E.
final
United States
Norway
United States
Norway
Briana Scurry • Christie Rampone , Cat Reddick , Heather Mitts , Kate Markgraf • Julie Foudy , (77th Shannon MacMillan ), Shannon Boxx , Lindsay Tarpley (68th Aly Wagner ), Angela Hucles (71st Leslie Osborne ) • Abby Wambach , Mia Hamm (82nd Cindy Parlow ) Trainer: April Heinrichs (C)
Bente Nordby • Gunhild Folstad , Ane Stangeland Horpestad , Anne Tonnessen (59th Ingvild Stensland ), Marit Fiane Christensen (86th Ann Morkved ) • Hege Riise (91st Lene Espedel ), Solveig Gulbrandsen , Unni Lehn , Elisabeth Fagereng (74th Kristine Edner ) • Tonje Hansen , Heidi Pedersen (82nd Elene Moseby ) Trainer: Age Steen
1: 0, 2: 1, 4: 1 Abby Wambach (30th, 39th, 51st), 3: 1 Lindsay Tarpley (42nd)
1: 1 Hege Riise (38th)
Abby Wambach, Mia Hamm, Aly Wagner
Unni Lehn
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