2009 Algarve Cup

2009 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host country Portugal
Dates 411 March 2009
Teams 12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s) 9 (in 9 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (3rd title)
Runners-up  United States
Third place  Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played 24
Goals scored 54 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Germany Kerstin Garefrekes
Wales Jayne Ludlow
Sweden Lotta Schelin
(3 goals)
Best player United States Hope Solo

The 2009 Algarve Cup was the sixteenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place between 4 and 11 March 2009. It was won by Sweden who defeated holders the United States in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in the 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 Iceland moved up into Group B from their previous ranking in 2008, replacing Italy who did not feature this time. Wales returned to the competition for the first time in five years, while Austria 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 amount of points in a group, their head-to-head result determined the higher place.

Group stage

All times local (WET/UTC+0)

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Sweden 7321042+2
 Germany 6320173+4
 China PR 43111132
 Finland 03003044

4 March 2009
13:15
Germany  2 0  Finland
Behringer  70'
Garefrekes  90'
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

4 March 2009
15:00
China PR  0 0  Sweden
Municipal Stadium, Lagos

6 March 2009
12:00
Sweden  1 0  Finland
Fischer  75'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos

6 March 2009
13:15
Germany  3 0  China PR
Garefrekes  38', 68'
Kulig  58'
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

9 March 2009
13:15
Finland  0 1  China PR
Bi Yan  73'
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António

9 March 2009
13:15
Sweden  3 2  Germany
Fischer  28'
Schelin  36'  38'
Grings  77'
Kulig  83'

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United States 9330040+4
 Denmark 6320142+2
 Iceland 33102231
 Norway 03003165

4 March 2009
12:00
United States  2 0  Denmark
Woznuk  22'
DiMartino  37'
Report
Municipal Stadium, Lagos

4 March 2009
15:00
Norway  1 3  Iceland
Lie  41' Gunnarsdóttir  18', 51'
Rønning  56' (o.g.)

6 March 2009
15:00
United States  1 0  Iceland
Kai  90' Report
Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras

6 March 2009
15:00
Denmark  2 0  Norway
Rasmussen  10'
Pedersen  86'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos

9 March 2009
15:00
Norway  0 1  United States
Report Rapinoe  21'
Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras

9 March 2009
15:00
Iceland  0 2  Denmark
Nadim  36'
Ørntoft  67'
Francisco Vieira Stadium, Silves

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Portugal 9330052+3
 Austria 43111330
 Wales 3310275+2
 Poland 13012385

4 March 2009
15:00
Wales  1 2  Austria
Fishlock  35' Entner  47'
Walzl  85'
Restinga Stadium, Alvor

4 March 2009
17:45
Portugal  2 1  Poland
Borges  36'
Fernandes  44'
Rytwińska  30'
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

6 March 2009
15:00
Austria  1 1  Poland
Gröbner  61' Sznyrowska  70'
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António

6 March 2009
17:45
Portugal  2 1  Wales
Fernandes  27'
Cristina  57' (pen.)
Ludlow  70'
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

9 March 2009
17:45
Portugal  1 0  Austria
Vieira  8'

9 March 2009
17:45
Poland  1 5  Wales
Kawalec  80' Ludlow  22'  32'
Harries  38'  42'
Lander  86'
Municipal Stadium, Loulé

Placement play-offs

All times local (WET/UTC+0)

11th Place

11 March 2009
11:30
Wales  1 2  Poland
Fishlock  14' Sznyrowska  10'
Pożerska  88'
CD Montechoro, Albufeira

9th Place

11 March 2009
11:30
Austria  0 2  Norway
Rønning  43'
Gulbrandsen  78'
Municipal Stadium, Loulé

7th Place

11 March 2009
11:30
Portugal  1 1
(2 4 PSO)
 Finland
Couto  70' Lehtinen  13'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos

5th Place

11 March 2009
11:30
China PR  2 1  Iceland
Lou Jiahui  21'
Xu Yuan  84'
Þorsteinsdóttir  45'

3rd Place

11 March 2009
13:15
Germany  0 1  Denmark
Rydahl Bukh  41'

Final

11 March 2009
16:00
United States  1 1
(3 4 PSO)
 Sweden
Boxx  90' Report Schelin  18'
  Penalties  
Boxx
Rapinoe
Lloyd
Rampone
DiMartino
Woznuk
Mitts
3 4 Fors
Dahlkvist
Sembrant
Paulson
Schelin
Olander
Segerström
Estádio Algarve, Faro
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
UNITED STATES:
GK 1 Hope Solo
DF 7 Shannon Boxx
DF 17 Heather Mitts (c)
DF 15 Lori Chalupny
DF 3 Christie Rampone
MF 9 Heather O'Reilly  88'
MF 16 Angela Hucles  83'
MF 11 Carli Lloyd
MF 5 Lindsay Tarpley  46'
FW 15 Megan Rapinoe
FW 6 Natasha Kai
Substitutes:
GK 18 Nicole Barnhart
DF 4 Rachel Buehler
DF 13 Kendall Fletcher
MF 21 Kacey White
MF 12 Angie Woznuk  88'
FW 19 Tina DiMartino  83'
FW 8 Amy Rodriguez  46'
Manager:
Sweden Pia Sundhage
SWEDEN:
GK 12 Kristin Hammarström
DF 2 Charlotte Rohlin
DF 3 Stina Segerström
DF 4 Anna Paulson
DF 6 Sara Thunebro  46'
MF 5 Caroline Seger  78'
MF 15 Therese Sjögran  63'
MF 17 Kosovare Asllani  53'
MF 18 Nilla Fischer  37'
FW 11 Victoria Svensson (c)  71'
FW 8 Lotta Schelin
Substitutes:
GK 1 Hedvig Lindahl
DF 7 Emelie Ölander  46'
DF 13 Alexandra Nilsson
DF 19 Linda Sembrant  78'
MF 16 Louise Fors  63'
MF 20 Lisa Dahlkvist  37'
FW 9 Anna Lindblom
FW 10 Sara Lindén  71'
FW 14 Madelaine Edlund  53'
Manager:
Sweden Thomas Dennerby

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes
  • No extra time
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
 2009 Algarve Cup 

Sweden
Third title
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