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2008 Algarve Cup
International women's football tournament
International women's football tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | |
| image | Algarvecup2008.PNG |
| size | 150px |
| country | Portugal |
| dates | 5–12 March 2008 |
| num_teams | 12 |
| confederations | 3 |
| venues | 9 |
| cities | 9 |
| champion_other | |
| count | 6 |
| second_other | |
| third_other | |
| matches | 24 |
| goals | 68 |
| top_scorer | ISL Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir (6 goals) |
| player | DEN Cathrine Paaske Sørensen |
| prevseason | [2007](2007-algarve-cup) |
| nextseason | [2009](2009-algarve-cup) |
The 2008 Algarve Cup was the fifteenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place between 5 and 12 March 2008 with the reigning champions the United States winning the event for a record sixth time, after defeating Denmark, 2–1, in the final game in a repeat of the previous year's final.
Format
The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament. The entrants were almost identical to the previous year, but Italy moved up into Group B from their previous ranking in 2007, replacing France who did not feature this time. Poland appeared in the competition for the first time.
Groups A and B, containing the strongest ranked teams, were the only ones in contention to win the title. The group winners from A and B contested the final, with the runners-up playing for third place and those that finished third in these two groups playing for fifth place.
The teams in Group C were playing for places 7–12, with the winner of Group C playing the team that finished fourth in Group A or B with the better record for seventh place and the Group C runner-up playing the team which came last in Group A or B with the worse record for ninth place. The third and fourth-placed teams in Group C played for eleventh place.
Points awarded in the group stage follow 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 placed.
Teams
The twelve invited teams were:
| Team | FIFA Rankings |
|---|---|
| (December 2007) | |
| (hosts) |
Group stage
All times local (WET/UTC+0)
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **9** | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | |
| **6** | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
| **3** | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | |
| **0** | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
Fischer Lundin
Lingor
Prinz
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **9** | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | |
| **6** | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| **3** | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | |
| **0** | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 |
Heath Wambach Lloyd
Storløkken Stangeland Horpestad Kaurin Gabbiadini
O'Reilly
Storløkken Wiik
Panico
Wambach O'Reilly Rodriguez
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **9** | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | |
| **6** | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | |
| **3** | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | |
| **0** | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
Viðarsdóttir
Vieira
Fernandes Vieira
Viðarsdóttir , Gunnarsdóttir
Jónsdóttir
Placement play-offs
All times local (WET/UTC+0)
11th place
(5–6 PSO)|| | O'Gorman Winczo
9th place
(5–4 PSO)|| | Xu Yuan Wang Kun Ying Bi Yan Song Xiaoli Vieira Fernandes Brandão Couto Valinho
7th place
Hönnudóttir Gunnarsdóttir
5th place
Svensson ,
3rd place
Knutsen
Final
Wambach
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| DEN Kenneth Heiner-Møller |
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| SWE Pia Sundhage |
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References
References
- (12 March 2008). "US women win soccer's Algarve Cup". Toronto Star.
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