The 2012 Algarve Cup was the nineteenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It began on 29 February and ended on 7 March 2012.
Format
The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament.
Groups A and B, containing the strongest ranked teams, were the only ones in contention to win the title. The group winners from A and B contested the final, with the runners-up playing for third place and those that finished third in these two groups playing for fifth place.
The teams in Group C were playing for places 7–12, with the winner of Group C playing the team that finished fourth in Group A or B with the better record for seventh place and the Group C runner-up playing the team which came last in Group A or B with the worse record for ninth place. The third and fourth-placed teams in Group C played for the eleventh place.
Points awarded in the group stage followed the standard formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss. In the case of two teams being tied on the same number of points in a group, their head-to-head result determined the higher place.
Teams
Listed are the confirmed teams.
Match officials
Squads
Group stage
All times are local (WET/UTC 0).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Placement play-offs
Eleventh place match
Ninth place match
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Third place match
Final
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- Célia Okoyino da Mbabi
- 5 goals
- Alex Morgan
- 3 goals
- Cecilie Pedersen
- Ana Borges
- Antonia Göransson
- Abby Wambach
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Final standings
References
External links
- Algarve Cup 2012 on WomensSoccerUnited.com
- Algarve Cup 2012 on frauenfussball-info.de
