Algarve Cup 2004

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Algarve Cup 2004
Number of nations 12
winner United StatesUnited States USA (3rd title)
venue PortugalPortugal Portugal ( Algarve )
Opening game March 14, 2004
Endgame March 20, 2004
Gates 69  (⌀: 2.88 per game)
Top scorer United StatesUnited States Abby Wambach (5 goals)
Best player United StatesUnited States Shannon Boxx
Best goalkeeper SwedenSweden 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 StatesUnited States United States  3  2  0  1 007: 400  +3 06th
 2. FranceFrance France  3  2  0  1 005: 500  ± 0 06th
 3. SwedenSweden Sweden  3  2  0  1 004: 400  ± 0 06th
 4th DenmarkDenmark Denmark  3  0  0  3 000: 300  −3 00
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. NorwayNorway Norway  3  2  1  0 007: 100  +6 07th
 2. ItalyItaly Italy  3  2  0  1 003: 400  −1 06th
 3. China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China  3  1  1  1 004: 100  +3 04th
 4th FinlandFinland Finland  3  0  0  3 002:100  −8 00
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. PortugalPortugal Portugal  3  2  0  1 007: 300  +4 06th
 2. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales  3  2  0  1 006: 400  +2 06th
 3. GreeceGreece Greece  3  2  0  1 003: 300  ± 0 06th
 4th Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland  3  0  0  3 001: 700  −6 00
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 StatesUnited States
March 20, 2004 in Faro / Loulé ( Estádio Algarve )
Result: 4: 1 (3: 1)
Spectators: 1,500
Referee: Anri Hanninen ( Finland ) FinlandFinland 
Match report
NorwayNorway


Briana ScurryChristie Rampone , Cat Reddick , Heather Mitts , Kate MarkgrafJulie 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)Captain of the crew
Bente NordbyGunhild 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
goal1: 0, 2: 1, 4: 1 Abby Wambach (30th, 39th, 51st), goal3: 1 Lindsay Tarpley (42nd) 1: 1 Hege Riise (38th)
yellow cards Abby Wambach, Mia Hamm, Aly Wagner yellow cards Unni Lehn

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