Algarve Cup 2012

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Algarve Cup 2012
Number of nations 12
winner GermanyGermany Germany (2nd title)
venue PortugalPortugal Portugal ( Algarve )
Opening game February 29, 2012
Endgame March 7, 2012
Games 24
Gates 62  (⌀: 2.58 per game)
Top scorer GermanyGermany Celia Okoyino da Mbabi (6)
Best player JapanJapan Aya Miyama

The Algarve Cup 2012 was the 19th edition of the women 's soccer tournament for national teams , which has been held annually since 1994 and has been the most important women's soccer tournament for national teams after the women's Olympic tournament , the World Cup and the European Championship, and took place from February 29th to March 7th, as usual, at various venues in the Algarve , the southernmost region of Portugal . Hungary took part in the tournament for the first time.

Germany won the competition for the second time after 2006 with a 4: 3 against the reigning world champion Japan .

Venues were the Estádio Municipal in Parchal , the Estádio Municipal in Lagos , the Estádio Dr. F. Vieira in Silves , the Estádio Municipal in Vila Real , the Parque Desportivo da Nora in Ferreiras , the Estádio Municipal in Loulé , the Estádio Municipal in Quarteira and the Estádio Algarve in Faro .

mode

Twelve national teams took part in the tournament. The eight teams with the highest ratings formed groups A and B, the four weaker teams formed group C. First, the teams in their group played each against each other for the placement. First the best number of points, then the direct comparison and only then the goal difference was decisive for the placement. Then proceed as follows:

  • Game for 11th place: The third and fourth placed teams in Group C.
  • Game for 9th place: The second-placed team in group C against the worse fourth-placed team in groups A or B.
  • Game for 7th place: Winner of group C against the better fourth-placed team in groups A or B.
  • Match for 5th place: The third-placed teams in groups A and B.
  • Match for 3rd place: The teams placed second in groups A and B.
  • Final game: The winners of groups A and B play for the tournament victory.

If it was a draw after the regular playing time of the placement games, there was no extra time , but a penalty shoot-out immediately afterwards .

As FIFA classified the games as "friendly", each team was allowed to make six substitutions per game.

The tournament

Group stage

Group A

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. GermanyGermany Germany  3  3  0  0 006-000  +6 09
 2. SwedenSweden Sweden  3  2  0  1 005: 500  ± 0 06th
 3. IcelandIceland Iceland  3  1  0  2 002: 500  −3 03
 4th China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China  3  0  0  3 000: 300  −3 00
February 29, Lagos
Germany - Iceland 1-0
February 29th, Vila Real de Santo António
Sweden - China 1-0
March 2nd, Ferreiras
Iceland - Sweden 1: 4
March 2nd, Vila Real de Santo António
Germany - China 1-0
March 5th, Parchal
Sweden - Germany 0: 4
March 5th, Lagos
China - Iceland 0: 1

Group B

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. JapanJapan Japan  3  3  0  0 005: 100  +4 09
 2. United StatesUnited States United States  3  2  0  1 007: 200  +5 06th
 3. DenmarkDenmark Denmark  3  1  0  2 001: 700  −6 03
 4th NorwayNorway Norway  3  0  0  3 002: 500  −3 00
February 29, Parchal
Japan - Norway 2: 1
February 29, Lagos
United States - Denmark 5-0
March 2nd, Parchal
Denmark - Japan 0: 2
March 2nd, Lagos
United States - Norway 2: 1
March 5th, Ferreiras
Norway - Denmark 0: 1
March 5th, Faro
Japan - United States 1-0

Group C

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales  3  2  1  0 003: 100  +2 07th
 2. PortugalPortugal Portugal  3  2  0  1 006: 200  +4 06th
 3. HungaryHungary Hungary  3  1  0  2 002: 600  −4 03
 4th IrelandIreland Ireland  3  0  1  2 001: 300  −2 01
February 29th, Silves
Ireland - Hungary 0: 1
February 29, Parchal
Portugal - Wales 0: 1
March 2nd, Parchal
Portugal - Hungary 4-0
March 2nd, Ferreiras
Wales - Ireland 0-0
March 5th, Vila Real de Santo António
Hungary - Wales 1: 2
March 5th, Faro
Portugal - Ireland 2: 1

Placement games

All games took place on March 7, 2012.

Game for 11th place

Quarteira
HungaryHungary Hungary - IrelandIreland Ireland 1: 2

Play for 9th place

Faro
PortugalPortugal Portugal - China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China 0: 1

Game for 7th place

Loulé
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales - NorwayNorway Norway 0: 3

Play for 5th place

Ferreiras
IcelandIceland Iceland - DenmarkDenmark Denmark 1: 3

3rd place match

Parchal
SwedenSweden Sweden - United StatesUnited States United States 0: 4

final

Germany ( European Champion ) Japan ( world champion )
Germany ( European Champion )Germany (European Champion)
March 7, 2012 in Faro / Loulé ( Estádio Algarve )
Result: 4: 3 (2: 1)
Spectators: 500
Referee: Margaret Domka ( USA ) United StatesUnited States 
Match report
Japan ( world champion )Japan (world champion)


Almuth SchultBianca Schmidt , Annike Krahn , Josephine Henning , Babett PeterViola Odebrecht , Lena Goeßling (56th Saskia Bartusiak ) • Anja Mittag (63rd Svenja Huth ), Dzsenifer Marozsán (46th Alexandra Popp ), Melanie BehringerCélia Okoyino da Mbabi
trainer: Silvia Neid
Ayumi KaihoriSaori Ariyoshi , Azusa Iwashimizu (46. Saki Kumagai ), Rumi Utsugi , Aya Sameshima (46. Yukari Kinga ) • Mizuho Sakaguchi . Aya MiyamaShinobu Ohno , Kozue Ando (46. Asuna Tanaka , 90. Megumi Takase ) Nahomi KawasumiYuki Nagasato
Trainer: Norio Sasaki
goal1: 0 Dzsenifer Marozsán (20th)
goal2: 0 Célia Okoyino da Mbabi (22nd)
goal3: 2 Célia Okoyino da Mbabi (88./FE)
goal4: 3 Célia Okoyino da Mbabi (90.)
goal2: 1 Nahomi Kawasumi (35th)
goal2: 2 Tanaka (50th)
goal3: 3 Yūki Nagasato (90th)
Célia Okoyino da Mbabi is the first player to score 3 goals against a reigning world champion

Goal scorers

rank Player Gates
1 GermanyGermany Celia Okoyino da Mbabi 6th
2 United StatesUnited States Alex Morgan 5
3 PortugalPortugal Ana Borges 3
SwedenSweden Antonia Göransson 3
NorwayNorway Cecilie Pedersen 3
United StatesUnited States Abby Wambach 3
7th JapanJapan Nahomi Kawasumi 2
JapanJapan Yuki Nagasato 2
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Helen Lander 2
United StatesUnited States Sydney Leroux 2
DenmarkDenmark Johanna Rasmussen 2
DenmarkDenmark Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen 2
13 GermanyGermany Melanie Behringer 1
rank Player Gates
13 GermanyGermany Dzsenifer Marozsán 1
GermanyGermany Anja noon 1
GermanyGermany Alexandra Popp 1
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Ma Xiaoxu 1
JapanJapan Yuika Sugasawa 1
JapanJapan Megumi Takase 1
JapanJapan Asuna Tanaka 1
JapanJapan Shinobu Ōno 1
IcelandIceland Fanndís Friðriksdóttir 1
IcelandIceland Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir 1
IcelandIceland Thóra María Lárusdóttir 1
United StatesUnited States Carli Lloyd 1
PortugalPortugal Carla Couto 1
rank Player Gates
13 PortugalPortugal Carolina Mendes 1
PortugalPortugal Andrea Rodrigues 1
NorwayNorway Isabell Herlovsen 1
NorwayNorway Elise Thorsnes 1
SwedenSweden Lotta Schelin 1
SwedenSweden Jessica Landström 1
IrelandIreland Aine O'Gorman 1
IrelandIreland Louise Quinn 1
IrelandIreland Julie Ann Russell 1
HungaryHungary Lilla Sipos 1
HungaryHungary Szabina Tálosi 1
HungaryHungary Fanny Vágó 1
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Angharad James 1

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