2012 Algarve Cup

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.

2012 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates29 February – 7 March 2012
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)9 (in 9 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Germany (2nd title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place United States
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored62 (2.58 per match)
Top scorer(s) Célia Okoyino da Mbabi
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Aya Miyama

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.[1]

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2011)
 United States
1
 Germany
2
 Japan
3
 Sweden
5
 Denmark
12
 Norway
 Iceland
15
 China PR
18
 Republic of Ireland
29
 Hungary
34
 Portugal (hosts)
43
 Wales
46

Match officials
Country Referee Assistant referees
Argentina Salomé di Iorio
China PR Liang Qin Yongmei Cui
Yan Fang
Cuba Irazema Aguilera
Czech Republic Jana Adámková Adriana Šecová
Hungary Katalin Kulcsár
Italy Carina Vitulano Manuela Nicolosi
Japan Nami Sato Emi Chiba
Chie Ohata
Mexico Lucila Venegas Enedina Caudillo
Scotland Morag Pirie
Singapore Abirami Apbai
Sweden Pernilla Larsson
Togo Aissata Amegee
United States Margaret Domka
Country Assistant referees
Canada Marie-Josée Charbonneau
Colombia Luzmila Gonzalez
Costa Rica Kimberly Moreira
Croatia Sanja Rodak
Cyprus Angela Kyriakou
Dominican Republic Milagros Leonardo
England Sian Massey
Guatemala Marisol Salazar
Jamaica Stacey Greyson
Paraguay Nadia Weiler
Romania Petruta Iugulsecu
Switzerland Eveline Bolli
Thailand Supawan Hinthong
Uganda Diana Mukasa
Vietnam Thi Kieu
Country Fourth official
Argentina Salomé di Iorio
China PR Liang Qin
Cuba Irazema Aguilera
Czech Republic Jana Adámková
Hungary Katalin Kulcsár
Italy Carina Vitulano
Japan Nami Sato
Mexico Lucila Venegas
Scotland Morag Pirie
Singapore Abirami Apbai
Sweden Pernilla Larsson
Togo Aissata Amegee
United States Margaret Domka

Squads
Main article: 2012 Algarve Cup squads

Group stage

All times are local (WET/UTC+0).

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 330060+69
 Sweden 32015506
 Iceland 310225−33
 China PR 300303−30
Germany 1–0 Iceland
Mittag  25' Report
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Attendance: 200[2]
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)[2]
Sweden 1–0 China PR
Göransson  83' Report
Estádio Municipal, Santo António
Attendance: 207[3]
Iceland 1–4 Sweden
Lárusdóttir  21' Report Schelin  2'
Göransson  13', 38'
Landström  33'
Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras
Attendance: 150[4]
Referee: Morag Pirie (Scotland)[4]
Germany 1–0 China PR
Behringer  33' (pen.) Report
Estádio Municipal, Santo António
Attendance: 300[5]
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)[5]
Sweden 0–4 Germany
Report Okoyino da Mbabi  24', 31', 65'
Popp  90+2'
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Attendance: 500[6]
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)[6]
China PR 0–1 Iceland
Report Friðriksdóttir  80'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 330051+49
 United States 320172+56
 Denmark 310217−63
 Norway 300325−30
Japan 2–1 Norway
Nagasato  45+1'
Kawasumi  66'		 Report Herlovsen  17'
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)[7]
United States 5–0 Denmark
Morgan  21', 82'
Wambach  45+1'
Lloyd  77'
Leroux  90+1'		 Report
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Attendance: 300[8]
Referee: Liang Qin (China PR)[8]
Denmark 0–2 Japan
Report Sugasawa  52'
Ohno  90+1'
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Attendance: 250[9]
Referee: Irazema Aguilera (Cuba)[9]
United States 2–1 Norway
Wambach  52'
Leroux  83'		 Report Thorsnes  90+3'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Attendance: 300[10]
Norway 0–1 Denmark
Report Rasmussen  7'
Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras
Attendance: 223[11]
Referee: Nami Sato (Japan)[11]
Japan 1–0 United States
Takase  84' Report
Attendance: 1,000[12]
Referee: Pernill Larsson (Sweden)[12]

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Wales 321031+27
 Portugal 320162+46
 Hungary 310226–43
 Republic of Ireland 301213−21
Republic of Ireland 0–1 Hungary
Report Sipos  2'
Estádio Municipal, Silves
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)[13]
Portugal 0–1 Wales
Report James  90+2'
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)[14]
Portugal 4–0 Hungary
Rodrigues  13'
Mendes  56'
Borges  64'
Couto  85'		 Report
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Referee: Abirami Apbai (Singapore)[15]
Wales 0–0 Republic of Ireland
Report
Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras
Referee: Aissata Amegee (Togo)[16]
Hungary 1–2 Wales
Vágó  72' Report Lander  10', 50'
Estádio Municipal, Santo António
Referee: Liang Qin (China PR)[17]
Portugal 2–1 Republic of Ireland
Borges  7', 74' Report Quinn  29'

Placement play-offs

Eleventh place match
Hungary 1–2 Republic of Ireland
Tálosi  60' Report O'Gorman  18'
Russell  52'
Estádio Municipal de Quarteira, Quarteira
Referee: Aissata Amegee (Togo)[19]

Ninth place match
Portugal 0–1 China PR
Report Ma Xiaoxu  58'
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)[20]

Seventh place match
Wales 0–3 Norway
Report Pedersen  49', 69', 81'
Estádio Municipal de Loulé, Loulé
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)[21]

Fifth place match
Iceland 1–3 Denmark
Magnúsdóttir  44' Report Troelsgaard Nielsen  3', 18'
Rasmussen  88'
Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras
Attendance: 54[22]

Third place match
Sweden 0–4 United States
Report Morgan  4', 33', 73'
Wambach  36'
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Attendance: 400[23]
Referee: Morag Pirie (Scotland)[23]

Final
Germany 4–3 Japan
Marozsán  20'
Okoyino da Mbabi  22', 88', 90+2'		 Report Kawasumi  35'
Tanaka  55'
Nagasato  90'
Attendance: 500[24]

Goalscorers
6 goals
  • Célia Okoyino da Mbabi
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Final standings
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