Algarve Cup 2005

Algarve Cup 2005
Number of nations	12
winner	USA (4th title)
venue	Portugal ( Algarve )
Opening game	March 9, 2005
Endgame	March 15, 2005
Gates	71  (⌀: 2.96 per game)
Top scorer	Christie Welsh (5 goals)
Best player	Birgit Prinz
Best goalkeeper	Bente Nordby

The Algarve Cup 2005 was the twelfth edition of the annual tournament for women's national football teams and took place between March 9 and 15, 2005 in the Portuguese Algarve . The defending champion from the USA won the tournament ahead of Germany and France .

Participating teams

In 2005, twelve teams took part in the invitation tournament. First-time participants are marked in italics .

Denmark  Germany  England  Finland  France  Mexico

Northern Ireland  Norway  Portugal (hosts)  Sweden  USA (defending champion)  China

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.	Germany	3	3	0	0	008: 100	+7	09
2.	Sweden	3	1	1	1	004: 300	+1	04th
3.	Norway	3	1	1	1	003: 600	−3	04th
4th	China	3	0	0	3	001: 600	−5	00

March 9, 2005 in Lagos
Norway	-	China	2: 1
Sweden	-	Germany	1: 2
March 11, 2005 in Silves
China	-	Sweden	0: 2
Germany	-	Norway	4-0
March 13, 2005 in Alvor
China	-	Germany	0: 2
March 13, 2005 in Loulé
Sweden	-	Norway	1: 1

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	United States	3	3	0	0	008-000	+8	09
2.	France	3	2	0	1	004: 300	+1	06th
3.	Denmark	3	1	0	2	005: 700	−2	03
4th	Finland	3	0	0	3	002: 900	−7	00

March 9, 2005 in Ferreiras
Denmark	-	Finland	4: 1
France	-	United States	0: 1
March 11, 2005 in Guia
United States	-	Finland	3-0
Denmark	-	France	1: 2
March 13, 2005 in Vila Real de Santo António
United States	-	Denmark	4-0
March 13, 2005 in Loulé
Finland	-	France	1: 2

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	England	3	3	0	0	013: 000	+13	09
2.	Mexico	3	2	0	1	004: 600	−2	06th
3.	Northern Ireland	3	1	0	2	002: 700	−5	03
4th	Portugal	3	0	0	3	002: 800	−6	00

March 9, 2005 in Paderne (Albufeira)
England	-	Northern Ireland	4-0
Portugal	-	Mexico	1: 2
March 11, 2005 in Faro
England	-	Portugal	4-0
Mexico	-	Northern Ireland	2-0
March 13, 2005 in Lagos
England	-	Mexico	5-0
Northern Ireland	-	Portugal	2: 1

Final round

Game for 11th place

March 15, 2005 in Montechoro
Portugal	-	Northern Ireland	3: 1

Play for 9th place

March 15, 2005
Finland	-	Mexico	1: 1, 4: 5 i. E.

Game for 7th place

March 15, 2005
China	-	England	0: 0, 5: 3 i. E.

Play for 5th place

March 15, 2005
Norway	-	Denmark	2: 1

3rd place match

March 15, 2005
Sweden	-	France	2: 3

final

Germany ( world champion )		United States
	March 15, 2005 in Faro / Loulé ( Estádio Algarve ) Result: 0: 1 (0: 1) Spectators: 1,000 Referee: Florea Cristina Ionescu ( Romania )   Match report
	Silke Rottenberg • Kerstin Stegemann , Steffi Jones , Sarah Günther (70th Sonja Fuss ), Ariane Hingst • Renate Lingor (86th Célia Okoyino da Mbabi ), Kerstin Garefrekes , Britta Carlson (32nd viola Odebrecht ), Conny Pohlers (83rd Pia Wunderlich ) • Anja Mittag (66th Sandra Smisek ), Birgit Prinz Trainer: Tina Theune-Meyer	Hope Solo • Heather Mitts , Cat Reddick , Kate Markgraf , Lori Chalupny • Lindsay Tarpley , Shannon Boxx , Aly Wagner (75th Angela Hucles ), Kristine Lilly • Christie Welsh (83rd Heather O'Reilly ), Abby Wambach Trainer: Greg Ryan
		0: 1 Christie Welsh (23rd)
		Hope Solo

Web links

• 12th Algarve Cup 2005 (Women's Tournament) , in: rsssf.com , accessed on March 25, 2016.
• 2013 Algarve Women's Football Cup: Results and Standings. , in: fpf.pt , accessed on March 25, 2016 (English), p. 13.