Algarve Cup 2009
Algarve Cup 2009 | |
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Number of nations | 12 |
winner | Sweden (3rd title) |
venue | Portugal ( Algarve ) |
Opening game | March 4, 2009 |
Endgame | March 11, 2009 |
Gates | 54 (⌀: 2.25 per game) |
Top scorer |
Kerstin Garefrekes Jayne Ludlow Lotta Schelin (3 goals each)
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Best player | Hope Solo |
The Algarve Cup 2009 was the 16th edition of the annual tournament for women's national football teams and took place between March 4th and 11th, 2009 in the Portuguese Algarve . The team from Sweden won the tournament ahead of the defending champions from the USA and Denmark .
Participating teams
In 2009, 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 |
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1. | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4: 2 | +2 | 7th |
2. | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7: 3 | +4 | 6th |
3. | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1: 3 | −2 | 4th |
4th | Finland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0: 4 | −4 | 0 |
March 4, 2009 in Albufeira | |||
Germany | - | Finland | 2-0 |
March 4, 2009 in Lagos | |||
China | - | Sweden | 0-0 |
March 6, 2009 in Lagos | |||
Sweden | - | Finland | 1-0 |
March 6, 2009 in Albufeira | |||
Germany | - | China | 3-0 |
March 9, 2009 in Vila Real de Santo António | |||
Finland | - | China | 0: 1 |
March 9, 2009 in Faro | |||
Sweden | - | Germany | 3: 2 |
- Group B
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | +4 | 9 |
2. | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4: 2 | +2 | 6th |
3. | Iceland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2: 3 | −1 | 3 |
4th | Norway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1: 6 | −5 | 0 |
March 4, 2009 in Lagos | |||
United States | - | Denmark | 2-0 |
March 4, 2009 in Olhão | |||
Norway | - | Iceland | 1: 3 |
March 6, 2009 in Ferreiras | |||
United States | - | Iceland | 1-0 |
March 6, 2009 in Lagos | |||
Denmark | - | Norway | 2-0 |
March 9, 2009 in Ferreiras | |||
Norway | - | United States | 0: 1 |
March 9, 2009 in Silves | |||
Iceland | - | Denmark | 0: 2 |
- Group C
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5: 2 | +3 | 9 |
2. | Austria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3: 3 | ± 0 | 4th |
3. | Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7: 5 | +2 | 3 |
4th | Poland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3: 8 | −5 | 1 |
March 4, 2009 in Alvor | |||
Wales | - | Austria | 1: 2 |
March 4, 2009 in Albufeira | |||
Portugal | - | Poland | 2: 1 |
March 6, 2009 in Vila Real de Santo António | |||
Austria | - | Poland | 1: 1 |
March 6, 2009 in Albufeira | |||
Portugal | - | Wales | 2: 1 |
March 9, 2009 in Faro | |||
Portugal | - | Austria | 1-0 |
March 9, 2009 in Loulé | |||
Poland | - | Wales | 1: 5 |
Final round
- Game for 11th place
March 11, 2009 in Albufeira | |||
Wales | - | Poland | 1: 2 |
- Play for 9th place
March 11, 2009 in Loulé | |||
Austria | - | Norway | 0: 2 |
- Game for 7th place
March 11, 2009 in Lagos | |||
Portugal | - | Finland | 1: 1, 2: 4 i. E. |
- Play for 5th place
March 11, 2009 in Olhão | |||
China | - | Iceland | 2: 1 |
- 3rd place match
March 11, 2009 in Faro | |||
Germany | - | Denmark | 0: 1 |
final
Sweden | United States | |||||||
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Kristin Hammarström • Charlotte Rohlin , Stina Segerström , Anna Paulson , Sara Thunebro (46th Emelie Ölander ) • Caroline Seger (78th Linda Sembrant ), Therese Sjögran (63rd Louise Fors ), Kosovare Asllani (53rd Madelaine Edlund ), Nilla Fischer (37th Lisa Dahlkvist ) • Victoria Svensson (71st Sara Lindén ), Lotta Schelin Coach: Thomas Dennerby |
Hope Solo • Heather Mitts , Shannon Boxx , Christie Rampone , Rachel Buehler • Heather O'Reilly (88th Angie Woznuk ), Angela Hucles (83rd Tina DiMartino ), Carli Lloyd , Lindsay Tarpley (46th Amy Rodriguez ) • Megan Rapinoe , Natasha Kai Trainer: Pia Sundhage |
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1: 0 Lotta Schelin (18th) | 1: 1 Shannon Boxx (90th) | |||||||
penalties shoot | ||||||||
1: 0 Louise Fors 2: 1 Lisa Dahlkvist 3: 1 Linda Sembrant Paulson shoots over the goal Solo holds against Schelin Ölander shoots over the goal 4: 3 Stina Segerström |
1: 1 Shannon Boxx Hammarström saves against Megan Rapinoe 3: 2 Carli Lloyd Christie Rampone shoots at the post 3: 3 Tina DiMartino Hammarström saves against Angie Woznuk Heather Mitts shoots at the post |
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100th international match for Heather Mitts |
Web links
- 16th Algarve Cup 2009 (Women's Tournament) , in: rsssf.com , accessed on March 25, 2016 (English).
- 2013 Algarve Women's Football Cup: Results and Standings. , in: fpf.pt , accessed on March 25, 2016 (English), p. 17.