2022 Algarve Cup

The 2022 Algarve Cup was the 28th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 16 to 23 February 2022.[1]

2022 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host country Portugal
Dates16–23 February
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Sweden (5th title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place Norway
Fourth place Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored14 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Valentina Giacinti
Celin Bizet Ildhusøy
(2 goals)
Best player(s) Barbara Bonansea

Teams

Five teams were participating.[2][3]

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2021)
 Sweden
2
 Australia
11
 Norway
12
 Denmark
14
 Italy
15
 Portugal
29

Australia withdrew before the tournament, out of consideration for the wellbeing of players and staff.[4]

Squads
Main article: 2022 Algarve Cup squads

Format

Five teams played two matches each to determine the standings. The top two teams played the final, while the other three teams played each other in 45 minutes matches to determine the final ranking.

Preliminary round

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6 Final
2  Italy 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
3  Portugal 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3 Third place match
4  Norway 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
5  Denmark[lower-alpha 1] 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0 Withdrew
Source: FPF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference.
Notes:
  1. On 17 February, the Danish team withdrew following the discovery of four COVID-19 cases within the team.[5]

Results

All times are local (UTC±0)

Denmark 0–1 Italy
Report Bonansea 50'
Estádio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos
Norway 0–2 Portugal
Report
Estádio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos
Referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritania)
Italy 2–1 Norway
 Report
Portugal 0–4 Sweden
Sweden 3–0 (awarded)[5] Denmark

Third place match

Originally, the teams finishing third to fifth would play each other in 45 minutes matches, however, following the withdrawal of Denmark, a regular third place match was scheduled in their place.

Portugal 0–2 Norway
Report

Final
Sweden 1–1 Italy
Seger 72' (pen.) Report Giacinti 18'
Penalties
 6–5
Estádio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos

Final ranking
Rank Team
 Sweden
 Italy
 Norway
4 Portugal
5 Denmark

Goalscorers

There were 14 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

References
  1. "Algarve Cup 2022 tournament dates". womenssoccerunited.com (in Italian). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. "La Nazionale femminile italiana parteciperà all'Algarve Cup 2022". lfootball.it. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. "Calendário de jogos". fpf.pt. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. "Commonwealth Bank Matildas February FIFA Window activity update". Matildas. Football Australia. 8 February 2022.
  5. "Suécia-Dinamarca cancelado". fpf.pt (in Portuguese). The Portuguese Football Federation. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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