The 2013 Algarve Cup was the twentieth edition of the Algarve Cup, an annual invitational women's football tournament hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF).[1]

2013 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
CityAlgarve
Dates6–13 March
Teams12 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (9th title)
Runners-up Germany
Third place Norway
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored57 (2.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sweden Kosovare Asllani
United States Alex Morgan
(3 goals)
Best player(s)United States Megan Rapinoe
2012
2014

Teams

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The following teams were taking part. There were no debutantes, as all teams played in previous editions.

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2012)
  United States
1
  Germany
2
  Japan
3
  Sweden
6
  Norway
12
  Denmark
13
  Iceland
15
  China
17
  Mexico
24
  Hungary
37
  Wales
39
  Portugal (hosts)
46

Format

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The twelve invited teams were divided into three groups, and played in a round-robin tournament format within each group.

Groups A and B contained the strongest ranked teams, and were the only ones in contention to win the title. The group A and B winners contested the final – to win the Algarve Cup. The runners-up played for third place, and those that finish the group third played 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 follow the standard soccer formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. If two teams were tied with the same number of points in a group, their head-to-head result determined the final standings.

Broadcasting

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Squads

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Group stage

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All times are local (WET/UTC+0).

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Germany 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
  Norway 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
  Japan 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
  Denmark 3 0 2 1 0 2 −2 2
Source: [citation needed]
Norway  2–0  Japan
Hansen   8'
Hegerberg   16'
Report
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Attendance: 500
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
Denmark  0–0  Germany
Report
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Attendance: 500
Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)

Germany  2–1  Japan
Faißt   7'
Marozsán   55'
Report Tanaka   18'
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Attendance: 500
Norway  0–0  Denmark
Report
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Attendance: 348
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

Denmark  0–2  Japan
Report Kawasumi   17'
Ōgimi   41'
Attendance: 83
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
Germany  2–0  Norway
Okoyino da Mbabi   52'
Keßler   86'
Report
Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 500

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
  Sweden 3 1 2 0 8 3 +5 5
  China 3 1 1 1 2 6 −4 4
  Iceland 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]
United States  3–0  Iceland
Buehler   48'
Boxx   62'
Wambach   75'
Report
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Attendance: 500
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
Sweden  1–1  China
Thunebro   59' Report Ren Guixin   32'
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Attendance: 150
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

United States  5–0  China
Leroux   13'
Krieger   33'
Rapinoe   46'
Press   64'
Engen   83'
Report
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
Sweden  6–1  Iceland
Asllani   10', 47'
Thunebro   14'
Schelin   42'
Hammarström   45'
Moberg   64'
Report Magnúsdóttir   86'
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Attendance: 200

China  1–0  Iceland
Zeng Ying   63' Report
Sports Complex Nora, Ferreiras
Referee: Esther Azzopardi (Malta)
Sweden  1–1  United States
Dahlkvist   4' Report Morgan   56'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 750
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Mexico 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
  Hungary 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
  Wales 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
  Portugal 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
Source: [citation needed]
Mexico  1–0  Hungary
Cuéllar   48' Report
Sports Complex Nora, Ferreiras
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
Portugal  2–0  Wales
Fernandes   36' (pen.), 74' Report
Municipal Stadium, António
Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)

Portugal  0–2  Hungary
Report Vágó   27', 90+1' (pen.)
Municipal Stadium, António
Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)
Wales  1–0  Mexico
Fishlock   11' Report
Municipal Stadium, António
Referee: Liang Qin (China)

Wales  1–1  Hungary
Ward   5' Report Csiszár   76'
Municipal Stadium, Quarteira
Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinea)
Portugal  0–3  Mexico
Report Rangel   17'
Garza   42' (pen.)
Cuéllar   61'

Placement play-offs

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Eleventh place match

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Wales  1–1  Portugal
Fishlock   77' Report Luís   90+3'
Penalties
1–3
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

Ninth place match

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Hungary  1–4  Iceland
Pádár   89' (pen.) Report Gunnarsdóttir   11'
Hönnudóttir   54'
Ómarsdóttir   81'
Jessen   90+3'
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Referee: Liang Qin (China)

Seventh place match

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Mexico  0–3  Denmark
Report Hoveson   45'
Harder   67'
Bukh   90+2'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 56
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

Fifth place match

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Japan  1–0  China
Ōgimi   67' Report
Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)

Third place match

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Norway  2–2  Sweden
Hegland   39'
Hegerberg   90+1'
Report Asllani   15'
Göransson   46'
Penalties
Christensen  
Bjånesøy  
Isaksen  
Stensland  
Gulbrandsen  
Kaurin  
5–4   Hammarström
  Thunebro
  Holmberg
  Göransson
  Berglund
  Moberg
Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 200
Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)

Final

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Germany  0–2  United States
Report Morgan   13', 34'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

Goalscorers

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3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Final standings

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Rank Team
    United States
    Germany
    Norway
4   Sweden
5   Japan
6   China
7   Denmark
8   Mexico
9   Iceland
10   Hungary
11   Portugal
12   Wales


 2013 Algarve Cup 
 
United States
Ninth title

References

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  1. ^ "Algarve Cup Schedule on Women's Soccer United". Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  2. ^ "U.S. WNT Finishes Algarve Cup Group Stage Against Sweden". US Soccer. Archived from the original on 2013-03-13. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  3. ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Algarve Cup Games Available Live on Pay-per-view". Integrated Sports. Archived from the original on 9 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Algarve Cup 2013 – Desporto – RTP". RTP. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
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