2003 Algarve Cup

The 2003 Algarve Cup is the tenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament hosted annually by Portugal. It was held from fourteenth to twentieth day of March 2003.

2003 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Cityvarious cities in Algarve
Dates14-20 March 2003
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions United States (2nd title)
Runners-up China PR
Third place Norway
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored56 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Hanna Ljungberg
(4 goals each)

The USA won the tournament defeating China, 2-0, in the final game.[1]

Format

The twelve teams are divided into three groups that played a round-robin group stage, followed by one position play-off match for every team.

With 12 teams participating, 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 point for a loss. In the case of two teams being tied in a group, their head-to-head result determined their place in the group.

Participating teams

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
 Norway 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 Sweden 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
 Canada 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source:
United States 1–1 Canada
85' Aly Wagner Report
Report		 7' Andrea Neil
Sweden 1–1 Norway
58' Hanna Ljungberg SvFF Report (in Swedish) 40' Dagny Mellgren
Sweden 1–1 Canada
85' Hanna Ljungberg Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)		 80' Sharolta Nonen
Norway 0–1 United States
Report 4' Shannon MacMillan
Norway 1–0 Canada
39' Dagny Mellgren Report
United States 1–1 Sweden
18' Aly Wagner Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)		 78' Hanna Ljungberg

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China PR 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
 France 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
 Finland 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
 Denmark 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source:
Denmark 0–3 France
14', 53' Marinette Pichon
85' Élodie Woock
China PR 0–0 Finland
Denmark 0–0 Finland
China PR 3–0 France
15', 66' Sun Wen
56' Bai Jie
France 1–0 Finland
55' Hoda Lattaf
China PR 2–1 Denmark
32' Han Duan
90' Sun Wen		 66' Mette Jokumsen

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Greece 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
 Portugal 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
 Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
 Wales 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source:
Portugal 1–1 Wales
11' Inês Silva Report 47' Cheryl Foster
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Greece
Portugal 1–1 Greece
88' Carla Couto Report 37' Regina Holan
Republic of Ireland 3–1 Wales
17', 81' Olivia O'Toole
44' Ciara Grant		 20' Ayshea Martyn
Greece 2–0 Wales
7' Ana Stavroula
80' Regina Holan
Portugal 3–2 Republic of Ireland
45' Edite Fernandes
43' Ana Rita
71' Carla Monteiro		 Report 31' Michele O'Brien
28' Claire Scanlan

Placement play-offs

Eleventh place match
Republic of Ireland 2–2 Wales
77', 83' Claire Scanlan 6' Milly Durrant
88' Michelle Green
Penalties
4–2

Ninth place match
Denmark 1–0 Portugal
84' (own goal – Sandra Loureiro) Report

Seventh place match
Canada 7–1 Greece
5', 38', 82' Christine Sinclair
26' Andrea Neil
41' Kara Lang
65' Silvana Burtini
80' Carmelina Moscato		 Report 86' Amalia Loseno

Fifth place match
Sweden 5–0 Finland
10' Salina Olsson
39', 58' Anne-Maria Eriksson
74' Victoria Svensson
90' Hanna Ljungberg		 SvFF Report (in Swedish)

Third place match
Norway 1–0 France
11' Dagny Mellgren

Final
United States 2–0 China PR
52' Shannon MacMillan
56' Mia Hamm		 Report
 2003 Algarve Cup 

United States
Second title

Final standings
Rank Team
 United States
 China PR
 Norway
4 France
5 Sweden
6 Finland
7 Canada
8 Greece
9 Denmark
10 Portugal
11 Republic of Ireland
12 Wales

Goal scorers
Goals
 Player
4 Hanna Ljungberg
3 Christine Sinclair
Sun Wen
Claire Scanlan
Dagny Mellgren
2 Andrea Neil
Regina Holan
Marinette Pichon
Olivia O'Toole
Anne-Maria Eriksson
Aly Wagner
Shannon MacMillan
1
25 athletes Carmelina Moscato
Kara Lang Sharolta Nonen Silvana Burtini Bai Jie
Han Duan Mette Jokumsen Élodie Woock Hoda Lattaf
Ana Stavroula Amiel Loseno Ciara Grant Michele O'Brien
Ana Rita Gomes Edite Fernandes Inês Silva Carla Couto
Carla Monteiro Salina Olsson Victoria Svensson Mia Hamm
Ayshea Martyn Cheryl Foster Michelle Green Milly Durrant
1 own goal

References
  1. "Algarve Women's Cup". Canada Soccer. 21 March 2003. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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