2013 Algarve Cup

The 2013 Algarve Cup was the twentieth edition of the Algarve Cup, an annual invitational women's football tournament hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF).^[1]

2013 Algarve Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Portugal
City	Algarve
Dates	6–13 March
Teams	12 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	United States (9th title)
Runners-up	Germany
Third place	Norway
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	57 (2.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Kosovare Asllani Alex Morgan (3 goals)
Best player(s)	Megan Rapinoe
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Teams

The following teams were taking part. There were no debutantes, as all teams played in previous editions.

Team	FIFA Rankings (December 2012)
United States	1
Germany	2
Japan	3
Sweden	6
Norway	12
Denmark	13
Iceland	15
China	17
Mexico	24
Hungary	37
Wales	39
Portugal (hosts)	46

Format

The twelve invited teams were divided into three groups, and played in a round-robin tournament format within each group.

Groups A and B contained the strongest ranked teams, and were the only ones in contention to win the title. The group A and B winners contested the final – to win the Algarve Cup. The runners-up played for third place, and those that finish the group third played 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 follow the standard soccer formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. If two teams were tied with the same number of points in a group, their head-to-head result determined the final standings.

Broadcasting

• Eurosport
• Eurosport 2
• Fox Soccer (USA)
• Integrated Sports (USA)^[2][3]
• RTP2 (Portugal)^[4]

Squads

Main article: 2013 Algarve Cup squads

Group stage

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

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7
Norway	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
Japan	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3
Denmark	3	0	2	1	0	2	−2	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

6 March 2013

13:10

Norway	2–0	Japan
Hansen 8' Hegerberg 16'	Report

Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal

Attendance: 500

Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

6 March 2013

17:00

Denmark	0–0	Germany
	Report

Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

Attendance: 500

Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)

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8 March 2013

12:15

Germany	2–1	Japan
Faißt 7' Marozsán 55'	Report	Tanaka 18'

Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal

Attendance: 500

Referee: Margaret Domka (United States)

8 March 2013

16:00

Norway	0–0	Denmark
	Report

Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal

Attendance: 348

Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

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11 March 2013

12:20

Denmark	0–2	Japan
	Report	Kawasumi 17' Ōgimi 41'

Estádio Algarve, Algarve

Attendance: 83

Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

11 March 2013

12:20

Germany	2–0	Norway
Okoyino da Mbabi 52' Keßler 86'	Report

Municipal Stadium, Lagos

Attendance: 500

Referee: Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	2	1	0	9	1	+8	7
Sweden	3	1	2	0	8	3	+5	5
China	3	1	1	1	2	6	−4	4
Iceland	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

6 March 2013

14:00

United States	3–0	Iceland
Buehler 48' Boxx 62' Wambach 75'	Report

Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

Attendance: 500

Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)

6 March 2013

16:00

Sweden	1–1	China
Thunebro 59'	Report	Ren Guixin 32'

Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal

Attendance: 150

Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

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8 March 2013

14:00

United States	5–0	China
Leroux 13' Krieger 33' Rapinoe 46' Press 64' Engen 83'	Report

Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

Attendance: 500

Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

8 March 2013

18:00

Sweden	6–1	Iceland
Asllani 10', 47' Thunebro 14' Schelin 42' Hammarström 45' Moberg 64'	Report	Magnúsdóttir 86'

Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

Attendance: 200

Referee: Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)

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11 March 2013

15:00

China	1–0	Iceland
Zeng Ying 63'	Report

Sports Complex Nora, Ferreiras

Referee: Esther Azzopardi (Malta)

11 March 2013

15:00

Sweden	1–1	United States
Dahlkvist 4'	Report	Morgan 56'

Municipal Stadium, Lagos

Attendance: 750

Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mexico	3	2	0	1	4	1	+3	6
Hungary	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
Wales	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4
Portugal	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

6 March 2013

15:00

Mexico	1–0	Hungary
Cuéllar 48'	Report

Sports Complex Nora, Ferreiras

Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

6 March 2013

15:30

Portugal	2–0	Wales
Fernandes 36' (pen.), 74'	Report

Municipal Stadium, António

Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)

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8 March 2013

15:00

Portugal	0–2	Hungary
	Report	Vágó 27', 90+1' (pen.)

Municipal Stadium, António

Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)

8 March 2013

18:00

Wales	1–0	Mexico
Fishlock 11'	Report

Municipal Stadium, António

Referee: Liang Qin (China)

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11 March 2013

15:30

Wales	1–1	Hungary
Ward 5'	Report	Csiszár 76'

Municipal Stadium, Quarteira

Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinea)

11 March 2013

15:30

Portugal	0–3	Mexico
	Report	Rangel 17' Garza 42' (pen.) Cuéllar 61'

Estádio Algarve, Algarve

Referee: Margaret Domka (United States)

Placement play-offs

Eleventh place match

13 March 2013

15:30

Wales	1–1	Portugal
Fishlock 77'	Report	Luís 90+3'
Penalties
	1–3

Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal

Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

Ninth place match

13 March 2013

12:00

Hungary	1–4	Iceland
Pádár 89' (pen.)	Report	Gunnarsdóttir 11' Hönnudóttir 54' Ómarsdóttir 81' Jessen 90+3'

Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal

Referee: Liang Qin (China)

Seventh place match

13 March 2013

15:30

Mexico	0–3	Denmark
	Report	Hoveson 45' Harder 67' Bukh 90+2'

Municipal Stadium, Lagos

Attendance: 56

Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

Fifth place match

13 March 2013

13:10

Japan	1–0	China
Ōgimi 67'	Report

Estádio Algarve, Algarve

Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)

Third place match

13 March 2013

12:00

Norway	2–2	Sweden
Hegland 39' Hegerberg 90+1'	Report	Asllani 15' Göransson 46'
Penalties
Christensen Bjånesøy Isaksen Stensland Gulbrandsen Kaurin	5–4	Hammarström Thunebro Holmberg Göransson Berglund Moberg

Municipal Stadium, Lagos

Attendance: 200

Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)

Final

13 March 2013

17:00

Germany	0–2	United States
	Report	Morgan 13', 34'

Estádio Algarve, Algarve

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

Goalscorers

3 goals

• Kosovare Asllani
• Alex Morgan

2 goals

• Fanny Vágó
• Yūki Ōgimi
• Renae Cuéllar
• Ada Hegerberg
• Edite Fernandes
• Sara Thunebro
• Jessica Fishlock

1 goal

• Ren Guixin
• Zeng Ying
• Julie Rydahl Bukh
• Pernille Harder
• Sine Hovesen
• Verena Faißt
• Nadine Keßler
• Dzsenifer Marozsán
• Célia Okoyino da Mbabi
• Henrietta Csiszár
• Anita Pádár
• Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir
• Rakel Hönnudóttir
• Sandra María Jessen
• Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir
• Katrín Ómarsdóttir
• Nahomi Kawasumi
• Mina Tanaka
• Dinora Garza
• Nayeli Rangel
• Caroline Graham Hansen
• Kristine Wigdahl Hegland
• Laura Luís
• Lisa Dahlkvist
• Antonia Göransson
• Marie Hammarström
• Susanne Moberg
• Lotta Schelin
• Shannon Boxx
• Rachel Buehler
• Whitney Engen
• Ali Krieger
• Christen Press
• Megan Rapinoe
• Sydney Leroux
• Abby Wambach
• Helen Ward

Final standings

Rank	Team
	United States
	Germany
	Norway
4	Sweden
5	Japan
6	China
7	Denmark
8	Mexico
9	Iceland
10	Hungary
11	Portugal
12	Wales

2013 Algarve Cup
United States Ninth title