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)United States Christie Welsh
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Germany Birgit Prinz
Best goalkeeperNorway Bente Nordby
2004
2006

Format

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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

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Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2004)
  Germany
1
  United States
2
  Norway
3
  Sweden
5
  China
6
  Denmark
7
  France
9
  England
14
  Finland
16
  Mexico
25
  Portugal (hosts)
34
  Northern Ireland
83

Group stage

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Group A

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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 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
Norway  2-1  China
Rønning   57'
Wiik   76'
Han Duan   68'
Lagos
Sweden  1-2  Germany
Johansson   68' SvFF Report (in Swedish) Smisek   6'
Prinz   77'
Lagos
China  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  0-2  Germany
Smisek   18'
Wunderlich   80'
Alvor
Sweden  1-1  Norway
Seger   18' SvFF Report (in Swedish) Kaufmann   84'
Loulé

Group B

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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: [citation needed]
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

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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: [citation needed]
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

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Eleventh place match

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

Ninth place match

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

Seventh place match

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China  0-0  England
Penalties
5-3

Fifth place match

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

Third place match

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

Final

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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:
GK 1 Silke Rottenberg
DF 2 Kerstin Stegemann
DF 17 Ariane Hingst
DF 4 Steffi Jones
DF 5 Sarah Günther   70'
MF 18 Kerstin Garefrekes
MF 14 Britta Carlson   32'
MF 6 Renate Lingor   86'
MF 20 Conny Pohlers   46'
FW 9 Birgit Prinz (c)
FW 11 Anja Mittag   66'
Substitutes:
DF 3 Sonja Fuss   70'
MF 16 Viola Odebrecht   32'
MF 13 Celia Okoyino Da Mbabi   86'
MF 7 Pia Wunderlich   83'
FW 8 Sandra Smisek   66'
Manager:
  Tina Theune-Meyer
UNITED STATES:
GK 1 Hope Solo
DF 15 Kate Markgraf
DF 2 Heather Mitts
DF 4 Cat Reddick
MF 7 Shannon Boxx
MF 17 Lori Chalupny
MF 13 Kristine Lilly (c)
MF 5 Lindsay Tarpley
FW 10 Aly Wagner   75'
FW 20 Abby Wambach
FW 8 Christie Welsh   83'
Substitutes:
MF 9 Heather O'Reilly   83'
MF 19 Angela Hucles   75'
Manager:
  Greg Ryan



 2005 Algarve Cup 
 
United States
Fourth title

Final standings

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

References

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  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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