Algarve Cup

annual international tournament for national teams in women's association football played in Portugal during February and March

The Algarve Cup is a yearly women's association football tournament that has international teams from around the world. It takes place in the Algarve area of Portugal.

Algarve Cup
Founded1994
Country Portugal
Number of teams12
Most championshipsUnited States United States (10 titles)

The team with the most titles is the United States, with 10. Norway has also won the tournament four times, Germany three times, Sweden three times, China twice and Canada and Spain have won it once.

Even though the Algarve Cup is a very important tournament in women's football, there is no male version of the tournament.

Results change

Year Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd place Score 4th place
1994  
Norway
1–0  
United States
 
Sweden
1–0  
Denmark
1995  
Sweden
3–2 aet  
Denmark
 
Norway
3–3 aet
4–2 (pen.)
 
United States
1996  
Norway
4–0  
Sweden
 
China
2–1  
Denmark
1997  
Norway
1–0  
China
 
Sweden
0–0
6–5 (pen.)
 
Denmark
1998  
Norway
4–1  
Denmark
 
United States
3–1  
Sweden
1999  
China
2–1  
United States
 
Norway
2–2 aet
4–1 (pen.)
 
Denmark
2000  
United States
1–0  
Norway
 
China
1–0  
Sweden
2001  
Sweden
3–0  
Denmark
 
China
5–1  
Canada
2002  
China
1–0  
Norway
 
Sweden
2–1  
Germany
2003  
United States
2–0  
China
 
Norway
1–0  
France
2004  
United States
4–1  
Norway
 
France
3–3
4–3 (pen.)
 
Italy
2005  
United States
1–0  
Germany
 
France
3–2  
Sweden
2006  
Germany
0–0 aet
4–3 (pen.)
 
United States
 
Sweden
1–0  
France
2007  
United States
2–0  
Denmark
 
Sweden
3–1  
France
2008  
United States
2–1  
Denmark
 
Norway
2–0  
Germany
2009  
Sweden
1–1
4–3 (pen.)
 
United States
 
Denmark
1–0  
Germany
2010  
United States
3–2  
Germany
 
Sweden
2–0  
China
2011  
United States
4–2  
Iceland
 
Japan
2–1  
Sweden
2012  
Germany
4–3  
Japan
 
United States
4–0  
Sweden
2013  
United States
2–0  
Germany
 
Norway
2–2 aet
3–2 (pen.)
 
Sweden
2014  
Germany
3–0  
Japan
 
Iceland
2–1  
Sweden
2015  
United States
2–0  
France
 
Germany
2–1  
Sweden
2016  
Canada
2–1  
Brazil
 
Iceland
1–1 aet
6–5 (pen.)
 
New Zealand
2017  
Spain
1–0  
Canada
 
Denmark
1–1 aet
4–1 (pen.)
 
Australia
2018   Netherlands and   Sweden
The final was cancelled due to heavy rain
 
Portugal
2–1  
Australia
2019  
Norway
3–0  
Poland
 
Canada
10–0
(6–5 p)
2
 
Sweden
2020  
Germany
cancelled due to Covid-19[1]  
Italy
 
Norway
2–1  
New Zealand
2021 Cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic[2] Cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
2022  
Sweden
1–1
(6–5 p)
 
Italy
 
Norway
2–0  
Portugal

References change

  1. "Alemanha vence competição". fpf.pt. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Setbacks before the Olympics – Algarve cup cancelled". Tellerreport. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

Other websites change