2009 Algarve Cup

The 2009 Algarve Cup was the sixteenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place between 4 and 11 March 2009. It was won by Sweden who defeated holders the United States in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in the final-game.[1]

2009 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates4–11 March 2009
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)9 (in 9 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Sweden (3rd title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored55 (2.29 per match)
Top scorer(s) Kerstin Garefrekes
Jayne Ludlow
Lotta Schelin
(3 goals)
Best player(s) Hope Solo

Format

The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament. The entrants were almost identical to the previous year, but Iceland moved up into Group B from their previous ranking in 2008, replacing Italy who did not feature this time. Wales returned to the competition for the first time in five years, while Austria appeared in the competition for the first time.

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 eleventh place.

Points awarded in the group stage follow 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

The twelve invited teams were:

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2008)
 United States
1
 Germany
2
 Sweden
4
 Norway
6
 Denmark
7
 China PR
13
 Finland
17
 Iceland
19
 Poland
31
 Austria
37
 Portugal (hosts)
45
 Wales
49

Group stage

All times local (WET/UTC+0)

Group A
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Sweden 7321042+2
 Germany 6320173+4
 China PR 4311113−2
 Finland 0300304−4
Germany 2 – 0 Finland
Behringer  70'
Garefrekes  90'
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
China PR 0 – 0 Sweden
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Sweden 1 – 0 Finland
Fischer  75' SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Germany 3 – 0 China PR
Garefrekes  38', 68'
Kulig  58'
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Finland 0 – 1 China PR
Bi Yan  73'
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António
Sweden 3 – 2 Germany
Fischer  28'
Schelin  36'  38'		 SvFF Report (in Swedish) Grings  77'
Kulig  83'

Group B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United States 9330040+4
 Denmark 6320142+2
 Iceland 3310223−1
 Norway 0300316−5
United States 2 – 0 Denmark
Woznuk  22'
DiMartino  37'		 Report
Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Norway 1 – 3 Iceland
Lie  41' Gunnarsdóttir  18', 51'
Rønning  56' (o.g.)
United States 1 – 0 Iceland
Kai  90' Report
Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras
Denmark 2 – 0 Norway
Rasmussen  10'
Pedersen  86'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Norway 0 – 1 United States
Report Rapinoe  21'
Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras
Iceland 0 – 2 Denmark
Nadim  36'
Ørntoft  67'
Francisco Vieira Stadium, Silves

Group C
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Portugal 9330052+3
 Austria 43111330
 Wales 3310275+2
 Poland 1301238−5
Wales 1 – 2 Austria
Fishlock  35' Entner  47'
Walzl  85'
Restinga Stadium, Alvor
Portugal 2 – 1 Poland
Borges  36'
Fernandes  44'		 Rytwińska  30'
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Austria 1 – 1 Poland
Gröbner  61' Sznyrowska  70'
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António
Portugal 2 – 1 Wales
Fernandes  27'
Cristina  57' (pen.)		 Ludlow  70'
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Portugal 1 – 0 Austria
Vieira  8'
Poland 1 – 5 Wales
Kawalec  80' Ludlow  22'  32'
Harries  38'  42'
Lander  86'
Municipal Stadium, Loulé

Placement play-offs

All times local (WET/UTC+0)

11th place
Wales 1 – 2 Poland
Fishlock  14' Sznyrowska  10'
Pożerska  88'
CD Montechoro, Albufeira

9th place
Austria 0 – 2 Norway
Rønning  43'
Gulbrandsen  78'
Municipal Stadium, Loulé

7th place
Portugal 1 – 1
(2 – 4 PSO)		 Finland
Couto  70' Lehtinen  13'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos

5th place
China PR 2 – 1 Iceland
Lou Jiahui  21'
Xu Yuan  69'		 Report Þorsteinsdóttir  45'

3rd place
Germany 0 – 1 Denmark
Rydahl Bukh  41'

Final
United States 1 – 1
(3 – 4 PSO)		 Sweden
Boxx  90' Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)		 Schelin  18'
Penalties
Boxx
Rapinoe
Lloyd
Rampone
DiMartino
Woznuk
Mitts 		3 – 4 Fors
Dahlkvist
Sembrant
Paulson
Schelin
Olander
Segerström
Attendance: 1,200
UNITED STATES:
GK1Hope Solo
DF7Shannon Boxx
DF17Heather Mitts (c)
DF15Lori Chalupny
DF3Christie Rampone
MF9Heather O'Reilly 88'
MF16Angela Hucles 83'
MF11Carli Lloyd
MF5Lindsay Tarpley 46'
FW15Megan Rapinoe
FW6Natasha Kai
Substitutes:
GK18Nicole Barnhart
DF4Rachel Buehler
DF13Kendall Fletcher
MF21Kacey White
MF12Angie Woznuk 88'
FW19Tina DiMartino 83'
FW8Amy Rodriguez 46'
Manager:
Pia Sundhage
SWEDEN:
GK12Kristin Hammarström
DF2Charlotte Rohlin
DF3Stina Segerström
DF4Anna Paulson
DF6Sara Thunebro 46'
MF5Caroline Seger 78'
MF15Therese Sjögran 63'
MF17Kosovare Asllani 53'
MF18Nilla Fischer 37'
FW11Victoria Svensson (c) 71'
FW8Lotta Schelin
Substitutes:
GK1Hedvig Lindahl
DF7Emelie Ölander 46'
DF13Alexandra Nilsson
DF19Linda Sembrant 78'
MF16Louise Fors 63'
MF20Lisa Dahlkvist 37'
FW9Anna Lindblom
FW10Sara Lindén 71'
FW14Madelaine Edlund 53'
Manager:
Thomas Dennerby

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • No extra time
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
 2009 Algarve Cup 

Sweden
Third title

References
  1. Paul Kennedy (13 March 2009). "Swedes knock off USA in shootout". Soccer American. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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