2006 Algarve Cup

2006 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
CityAlgarve
Dates9–15 March
Teams11 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Germany (1st title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Sweden
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored55 (2.75 per match)
2005
2007

The 2006 Algarve Cup is the 13th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place 9–15 March 2006. Eleven teams participated in this edition of the Algarve Cup. Germany won the tournament defeating the USA, 4–3, in the final-game. Sweden ended up third defeating France, 1–0, in the third-prize game.[1]

Format

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The eleven teams are split into three groups that played a round-robin group stage, with 4 teams each in Group A and Group B, and 3 teams in Group C.

The format for this edition of the Algarve Cup is 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 team that finished last in Group C does not participate in the play-off stage.

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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The twelve invited teams were:

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2005)
 Germany
1
 United States
2
 Norway
3
 Sweden
5
 France
7
 Denmark
8
 China
9
 Finland
16
 Mexico
26
 Republic of Ireland
32
 Portugal (hosts)
40
  • Northern Ireland (77) was scheduled to be the fourth participant in Group C, but they withdrew and were replaced by Slovakia (43), who also withdrew.

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 9 0 +9 9
 Sweden 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Norway 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
 Finland 3 0 1 2 1 9 −8 1
Source: [citation needed]
Germany 5–0 Finland
Pohlers 59'
Prinz 63'
Garefrekes 71'
Behringer 80'
Fuss 85'
DfB Report (in German)
Attendance: 100
Norway 0–0 Sweden
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Loulé
Sweden 0–3 Germany
SvFF Report (in Swedish) Prinz 29'
Behringer 44'
Wimbersky 58'
Loulé
Finland 0–0 Norway
Report
Alvor
Attendance: 225
Referee: Gasje Fatou
Sweden 4–1 Finland
Svensson 26', 52', 85'
Mostrom 68'
SvFF Report (in Swedish) Valkonen 85'
Lagos
Germany 1–0 Norway
Wimbersky 93' DfB Report (in German)
Attendance: 400
Referee: Floarea Babadac (Romania)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7
 France 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
 China 3 1 1 1 6 1 +5 4
 Denmark 3 0 1 2 2 13 −11 1
Source: [citation needed]
  • France takes 2nd place in Group B via head-to-head result against China
China 0–0 United States
Report
Faro
Denmark 2–2 France
Nielsen 31'
Sørensen 50'
Coquet 18'
Tonazzi 26'
Faro
France 1–0 China
Bussaglia 2'
Faro
Denmark 0–5 United States
Report Wambach 16'
O'Reilly 29', 31'
Lilly 42'
Kai 72'
Faro
United States 4–1 France
Lilly 1'
Wagner 49'
Tarpley 50'
Kai 76'
Report Lattaf 64'
Faro-Loulé
Denmark 0–6 China
Duan 20' (34), 41'
Yue 28' (52)
Xiaoyan 66'
Lagos

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 2 1 1 0 6 0 +6 4
 Republic of Ireland 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
 Portugal 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]
Portugal 0–1 Republic of Ireland
Report Laura Hislop 29'
Alvor
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Mexico
Vila Real de Santo Antonio
Portugal 0–6 Mexico
Report Castelan 4', 23'
Soto 30'
González 35'
Costa 42'
Maradiaga 77'
Silves

Placement play-offs

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Ninth place match

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Denmark 4–0 Republic of Ireland


Seventh place match

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Finland 4–3 Mexico


Fifth place match

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Norway 1–0 China
Rønning Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Dagmar Damkova

Third place match

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Sweden 1–0 France
Schelin 51' SvFF Report (in Swedish)

Final

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 2006 Algarve Cup 

Germany
First title

Final standings

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Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Sweden
4  France
5  Norway
6  China
7  Finland
8  Mexico
9  Denmark
10  Republic of Ireland
11  Portugal

References

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  1. ^ Dirk Hinrichs (15 March 2006). "Germany beats US women 4–3 on penalties". USA Today. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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https://www.thefinalball.com/edicao.php?id_edicao=54523