2008 Algarve Cup

2008 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host country Portugal
Dates 512 March 2008
Teams 12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s) 9 (in 9 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  United States (6th title)
Runners-up  Denmark
Third place  Norway
Tournament statistics
Matches played 24
Goals scored 68 (2.83 per match)
Top scorer(s) Iceland Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir (6 goals)
Best player Denmark Cathrine Paaske Sørensen

The 2008 Algarve Cup was the fifteenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place between 5 and 12 March 2008 with the reigning champions the United States winning the event for a record sixth time, after defeating Denmark, 2-1, in the final game[1] in a repeat of the previous year's final.

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 Italy moved up into Group B from their previous ranking in 2007, replacing France who did not feature this time. Poland 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 amount of points in a group, their head-to-head result determined the higher placed.

Group stage

All times local (WET/UTC+0)

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Denmark 9330030+3
 Germany 6320151+4
 Sweden 33102341
 Finland 03003176

5 March 2008
13:15
Germany  01  Denmark
Pedersen  46'

5 March 2008
15:45
Finland  13  Sweden
Talonen  64' Ljungberg  25'
Fischer  29'
Lundin  87'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos

7 March 2008
13:15
Germany  30  Finland
Prinz  17',  28'
Lingor  37' (pen)

7 March 2008
14:00
Denmark  10  Sweden
Sørensen  6'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos

10 March 2008
13:15
Denmark  10  Finland
Sørensen  47'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos

10 March 2008
13:15
Sweden  02  Germany
Smisek  25'
Prinz  86' (pen)
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United States 93300100+10
 Norway 63201770
 Italy 33102462
 China PR 03003198

5 March 2008
13:45
China PR  04  United States
Report Tarpley  5'
Heath  47'
Wambach  64'
Lloyd  69'
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

5 March 2008
16:15
Norway  42  Italy
Thorsnes  9'
Storløkken  47'
Stangeland Horpestad  63' (pen)
Kaurin  74'
Panico  34'
Gabbiadini  86'
Restinga Stadium, Alvor

7 March 2008
13:45
United States  20  Italy
Tarpley  5'
O'Reilly  74'
Report
Restinga Stadium, Alvor

7 March 2008
16:15
Norway  31  China PR
unknown  42' (o.g.)
Storløkken  64'
Wiik  90'
Guo Yue  62'
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

10 March 2008
15:00
China PR  02  Italy
Conti  41'
Panico  70'
Municipal Stadium, Loulé

10 March 2008
15:00
United States  40  Norway
Kai  55'
Wambach  57'
O'Reilly  65'
Rodriguez  90'
Report
Restinga Stadium, Alvor

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iceland 9330091+8
 Portugal 6320154+1
 Republic of Ireland 33102264
 Poland 03003165

5 March 2008
13:15
Iceland  20  Poland
Stefánsdóttir  58'
Viðarsdóttir  81'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos

5 March 2008
15:45
Portugal  20  Republic of Ireland
Fernandes  86'
Vieira  90+2'

7 March 2008
15:30
Portugal  31  Poland
Couto  17'
Fernandes  44'
Vieira  80'
Bochra  42'

7 March 2008
16:30
Republic of Ireland  14  Iceland
Grant  23' Arnardóttir  7'
Viðarsdóttir  12',  40'
Gunnarsdóttir  19'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos

10 March 2008
15:45
Portugal  03  Iceland
Viðarsdóttir  15',  17'
Jónsdóttir  69'
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António

10 March 2008
15:45
Poland  01  Republic of Ireland
Grant  35'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos

Placement play-offs

All times local (WET/UTC+0)

11th place

12 March 2008
10:00
Republic of Ireland  22
(56 PSO)
 Poland
O'Brien
O'Gorman
Stobba  23'
Winczo  48'
Arsenio Catuna Complex, Guia

9th place

12 March 2008
10:00
China PR  11
(54 PSO)
 Portugal
Bi Yan  1' Fernandes  34'
  Penalties  
Li Jie
Xu Yuan
Wang Kun
Ying
Bi Yan
Song Xiaoli
5 4 Matias
Vieira
Fernandes
Brandão
Couto
Valinho
CD Montechoro, Albufeira

7th place

12 March 2008
10:30
Finland  03  Iceland
Viðarsdóttir  12'
Hönnudóttir  41'
Gunnarsdóttir  90'
Municipal Stadium, Loulé

5th place

12 March 2008
10:30
Sweden  30  Italy
Öqvist  56'
Svensson  61',  80'

3rd place

12 March 2008
10:00
Germany  02  Norway
Wiik  41'
Knutsen  50'
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António

Final

12 March 2008
13:15
Denmark  12  United States
Sørensen  31' Report Kai  14'
Wambach  50'
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Schett (Austria)
DENMARK:
GK 1 Heidi Johansen
DF 2 Mia Olsen  76'
DF 3 Katrine Pedersen
DF 4 Christina Ørntoft
DF 5 Bettina Falk  76'
MF 6 Mariann Gajhede
MF 7 Cathrine Paaske Sørensen
MF 10 Camilla Sand  76'
FW 9 Maiken Pape  54'
FW 11 Merete Pedersen
FW 13 Johanna Rasmussen
Substitutes:
MF 8 Janne Madsen  54'
MF 12 Line Røddik  76'
FW 14 Marie Herping
DF 15 Marie Bjerg  76'
GK 16 Tine Cederkvist
DF 17 Mette V. Jensen
MF 18 Theresa Nielsen
FW 19 Sine Hovesen  76'
DF 20 Sanne Troelsgaard
Manager:
Denmark Kenneth Heiner-Møller
UNITED STATES:
GK 18 Hope Solo
DF 3 Christie Rampone
DF 14 Stephanie Cox YC 60'  74'
DF 15 Kate Markgraf
DF 17 Lori Chalupny
MF 5 Lindsay Tarpley  77'
MF 9 Heather O'Reilly  46'
MF 11 Carli Lloyd  35'
MF 12 Leslie Osborne
FW 6 Natasha Kai  81'
FW 20 Abby Wambach  88'
Substitutes:
DF 4 Cat Whitehill
MF 7 Shannon Boxx
MF 8 Lauren Cheney  88'
MF 10 Angie Woznuk  77'
MF 16 Angela Hucles  35'
FW 19 Amy Rodriguez  81'
DF 20 Tobin Heath  46'
GK 24 Nicole Barnhart
DF 26 Rachel Buehler  74'
Manager:
Sweden Pia Sundhage

References

  1. "US women win soccer's Algarve Cup". Toronto Star. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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