Algarve Cup 2005
Number of nations
12
winner
United States USA (4th title)
venue
Portugal Portugal ( Algarve )
Opening game
March 9, 2005
Endgame
March 15, 2005
Gates
71 (⌀: 2.96 per game)
Top scorer
United States Christie Welsh (5 goals)
Best player
Germany Birgit Prinz
Best goalkeeper
Norway 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 .
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 Germany
3
3
0
0
00 8: 100
+7
0 9
2.
Sweden Sweden
3
1
1
1
00 4: 300
+1
0 4th
3.
Norway Norway
3
1
1
1
00 3: 600
−3
0 4th
4th
China People's Republic China
3
0
0
3
00 1: 600
−5
0 0
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 United States
3
3
0
0
00 8-000
+8
0 9
2.
France France
3
2
0
1
00 4: 300
+1
0 6th
3.
Denmark Denmark
3
1
0
2
00 5: 700
−2
0 3
4th
Finland Finland
3
0
0
3
00 2: 900
−7
0 0
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 England
3
3
0
0
0 13: 000
+13
0 9
2.
Mexico Mexico
3
2
0
1
00 4: 600
−2
0 6th
3.
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
3
1
0
2
00 2: 700
−5
0 3
4th
Portugal Portugal
3
0
0
3
00 2: 800
−6
0 0
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
Germany ( world champion )
United States
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 (C)
0: 1 Christie Welsh (23rd)
Hope Solo
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