2005 Algarve Cup

The 2005 Algarve Cup is the 12th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place 9–15 March 2005. The USA won the tournament defeating Germany, 1-0, in the final-game. The tournament victory was the fourth for the US, and their third in a row.[1]

2005 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
CityAlgarve
Dates9–15 March
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions United States (4th title)
Runners-up Germany
Third place France
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored71 (2.96 per match)
Top scorer(s) Christie Welsh
(5 goals)
Best player(s) Birgit Prinz
Best goalkeeper Bente Nordby

Format

The twelve invited teams are split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament.

Since the expansion to 12 teams in 2002, the Algarve Cup format has been 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 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
Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2004)
 Germany
1
 United States
2
 Norway
3
 Sweden
5
 China PR
6
 Denmark
7
 France
9
 England
14
 Finland
16
 Mexico
25
 Portugal (hosts)
34
 Northern Ireland
83

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9
 Sweden 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
 Norway 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 4
 China PR 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source:
Norway 2-1 China PR
Rønning 57'
Wiik 76'		 Han Duan 68'
Lagos
Sweden 1-2 Germany
Johansson 68' SvFF Report (in Swedish) Smisek 6'
Prinz 77'
Lagos
China PR 0-2 Sweden
SvFF Report (in Swedish) Östberg 35'
Johansson 39'
Silves
Germany 4-0 Norway
Mittag 15'
Prinz 56', 58'
Pohlers 65'
Silves
China PR 0-2 Germany
Smisek 18'
Wunderlich 80'
Alvor
Sweden 1-1 Norway
Seger 18' SvFF Report (in Swedish) Kaufmann 84'
Loulé

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9
 France 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
 Denmark 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
 Finland 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source:
Denmark 4-1 Finland
Ferreiras
France 0-1 United States
Report Welsh 20'
Ferreiras
United States 3-0 Finland
Welsh 8', 41'
Wambach 52'		 Report
Guia
Denmark 1-2 France
Pedersen 18' Pichon 16' (pen)
Diacre 90'
Guia
United States 4-0 Denmark
Lilly 6', 58'
Wambach 15'
Welsh 28'		 Report
Vila Real de San Antonio
Finland 1-2 France
Mäkinen 29' Pichon 51'
Dusang 85'
Loulé

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13 9
 Mexico 3 2 0 1 4 6 −2 6
 Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
 Portugal 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source:
England 4-0 Northern Ireland
Carney 32'
Exley 53', 89'
McArthur 56'
Paderne
Portugal 1-2 Mexico
Tânia Pinto 11' Report Leyva 52'
Leticia Villalpando 72'
Paderne
England 4-0 Portugal
Stoney 10'
Yankey 30', 90'
Barr 77'		 Report
Referee: Eun ah Hong
Mexico 2-0 Northern Ireland
Pérez 23'
González 31'
Faro
England 5-0 Mexico
Williams 2', 68'
Handley 34'
Yankey 52'
Smith 78'
Lagos
Northern Ireland 2-1 Portugal
Hall 18'
Hutton 25'		 Report Carneiro 38'
Lagos

Placement play-offs

Eleventh place match
Portugal 3-1 Northern Ireland
Paula Cristina 58'
Dani 82'
Couto 86'		 Report McFadden 39'

Ninth place match
Finland 1-1 Mexico
Levya 40' (o.g.) González 67'
Penalties
5-6

Seventh place match
China PR 0-0 England
Penalties
5-3

Fifth place match
Norway 2-1 Denmark
Christensen 18'
Rønning 22'		 Pedersen 13'

Third place match
Sweden 2-3 France
Johansson 37', 64' SvFF Report (in Swedish) Georges 5'
Béghé 53'
Lattaf 79'

Final
Germany 0-1 United States
Report Welsh 23'
Estádio do Algarve, Faro-Loulé
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Florea Cristina Ionescu (Romania)
Germany
United States
GERMANY:
GK1Silke Rottenberg
DF2Kerstin Stegemann
DF17Ariane Hingst
DF4Steffi Jones
DF5Sarah Günther 70'
MF18Kerstin Garefrekes
MF14Britta Carlson 32'
MF6Renate Lingor 86'
MF20Conny Pohlers 46'
FW9Birgit Prinz (c)
FW11Anja Mittag 66'
Substitutes:
DF3Sonja Fuss 70'
MF16Viola Odebrecht 32'
MF13Celia Okoyino Da Mbabi 86'
MF7Pia Wunderlich 83'
FW8Sandra Smisek 66'
Manager:
Tina Theune-Meyer
UNITED STATES:
GK1Hope Solo
DF15Kate Markgraf
DF2Heather Mitts
DF4Cat Reddick
MF7Shannon Boxx
MF17Lori Chalupny
MF13Kristine Lilly (c)
MF5Lindsay Tarpley
FW10Aly Wagner 75'
FW20Abby Wambach
FW8Christie Welsh 83'
Substitutes:
MF9Heather O'Reilly 83'
MF19Angela Hucles 75'
Manager:
Greg Ryan



 2005 Algarve Cup 

United States
Fourth title

Final standings
Rank Team
 United States
 Germany
 France
4 Sweden
5 Norway
6 Denmark
7 China PR
8 England
9 Mexico
10 Finland
11 Portugal
12 Northern Ireland

References
  1. Dirk Hinrichs (16 March 2005). "US beats Germany to win third straight Algarve Cup". USA Today. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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