2006 Algarve Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| City | Algarve |
| Dates | 9–15 March |
| Teams | 11 (from 3 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (1st title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Third place | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of France.svg France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 55 (2.75 per match) |
← 2005 2007 → | |
The 2006 Algarve Cup is the 13th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place 9–15 March 2006. Eleven teams participated in this edition of the Algarve Cup. Germany won the tournament defeating the USA, 4–3, in the final-game. Sweden ended up third defeating France, 1–0, in the third-prize game.[1]
Format
[edit | edit source]The eleven teams are split into three groups that played a round-robin group stage, with 4 teams each in Group A and Group B, and 3 teams in Group C.
The format for this edition of the Algarve Cup is as follows: Groups A and B, containing the strongest ranked teams, are the only ones in contention to win the title. The group A and B winners contest the final – to win the Algarve Cup. The runners-up play for third place, and those that finish third in the groups play for fifth place. The teams in Group C played for places 7–12. The winner of Group C played the team that finished fourth in Group A or B (whichever has the better record) for seventh place. The Group C runner-up played the team who finishes last in Group A or B (with the worse record) for ninth place. The team that finished last in Group C does not participate in the play-off stage.
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
[edit | edit source]The twelve invited teams were:
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- Northern Ireland (77) was scheduled to be the fourth participant in Group C, but they withdrew and were replaced by Slovakia (43), who also withdrew.
Group stage
[edit | edit source]Group A
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 |
| Norway File:Flag of Norway.svg | 0–0 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
| Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg | 0–0 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg | 4–1 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Svensson File:Soccerball shade.svg 26', File:Soccerball shade.svg 52', File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' Mostrom File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' |
SvFF Report (in Swedish) | Valkonen File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
| Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Wimbersky File:Soccerball shade.svg 93' | DfB Report (in German) |
Group B
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 |
| File:Flag of France.svg France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 1 |
- France takes 2nd place in Group B via head-to-head result against China
| China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | 0–0 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| France File:Flag of France.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
|---|---|---|
| Bussaglia File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' |
Group C
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
| Portugal File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland |
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| Report | Laura Hislop File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' |
| Republic of Ireland File:Flag of Ireland.svg | 0–0 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
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Placement play-offs
[edit | edit source]Ninth place match
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Seventh place match
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Fifth place match
[edit | edit source]| Norway File:Flag of Norway.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
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| Rønning File:Soccerball shade.svg | Report |
Third place match
[edit | edit source]| Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of France.svg France |
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| Schelin File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' | SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
Final
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| 2006 Algarve Cup |
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| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany First title |
Final standings
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References
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