2004 Algarve Cup

The 2004 Algarve Cup was the 11th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place 14–20 March 2004. The USA won the tournament defeating Norway, 4-1, in the final game.[1]

2004 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
CityAlgarve
Dates14–20 March 2004
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions United States (3rd title)
Runners-up Norway
Third place France
Fourth place Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored69 (2.88 per match)
Top scorer(s) Abby Wambach
(5 goals)
Best player(s) Shannon Boxx
Best goalkeeper Sofia Lundgren

Format

The twelve invited teams are split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament.

Since the expansion to 12 teams in 2002, the Algarve Cup format has been 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 third and fourth-placed teams in Group C played for the eleventh place.

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
Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2003)
 United States
2
 Norway
3
 Sweden
4
 China PR
5
 Denmark
8
 France
9
 Italy
10
 Finland
19
 Portugal (hosts)
34
 Wales
56
 Greece
57
 Northern Ireland
77

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
 France 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
 Sweden 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
 Denmark 3 0 0 3 0 3 −3 0
Source:
Denmark 0–1 Sweden
SvFF Report (in Swedish) Olsson 47'
Ferreiras
United States 5–1 France
Wambach
Hamm
Hucles
Mitts 		Report Bompastor
Ferreiras
Denmark 0–1 United States
Report Hucles
Quarteira
Sweden 0–3 France
SvFF Report (in Swedish) Lattaf
Pichon
Bompastor
Quarteira
Denmark 0–1 France
Pichon
Silves
Sweden 3–1 United States
Andersson 33'
Sjöström 49'
Öqvist 55'		 Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)		 Reddick
Lagos

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Norway 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
 Italy 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 6
 China PR 3 1 1 1 4 1 +3 4
 Finland 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source:
Norway 4–1 Finland
Lehn
Riise
o.g.
Gulbrandsen 		Julin
Guia
Italy 1–0 China PR
Pasqui
Guia
Norway 3–0 Italy
Pedersen
Tønnessen
Riise
Olhão
Finland 0–4 China PR
Zhang Ouying
Han Duan
Olhão
Norway 0–0 China PR
Silves
Finland 1–2 Italy
Valkonen Panico
Pasqui
Lagos

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
 Wales 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
 Greece 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
 Northern Ireland 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source:
Greece 1–0 Wales
Papadopoulou
Faro
Portugal 2–0 Northern Ireland
Carla Couto
Mónica Ribeiro
Faro
Northern Ireland 0–2 Greece
Agapitou
Tefani
Albufeira
Portugal 2–3 Wales
Carla Couto Daley
Foster
Albufeira
Wales 3–1 Northern Ireland
C. Jones
H. Jones
Ludlow 		Turner
Guia
Portugal 3–0 Greece
Tânia Pinto
Faro

Placement play-offs

Eleventh place match
Greece 2–0 Northern Ireland
Agapitou
Montechoro


Ninth place match
Wales 0–4 Finland
Kalmari
Rantanen
Talonen
Mäkinen
Ferreiras


Seventh place match
Portugal 0–1 Denmark
A.D.E. Nielsen
Loulé


Fifth place match
Sweden 1–1 China PR
Svensson 70' SvFF Report (in Swedish) Fan Yunjie
Penalties
5–4
Olhão

Third place match
France 3–3 Italy
Pichon
Coquet
Tonazzi 		Panico
Gazzoli
Penalties
4–3
Faro


Final
United States 4–1 Norway
Wambach  30'  39'  51'
Tarpley  42'		 Report Hege Riise  38'
Faro


 2004 Algarve Cup 

United States
Third title

Final standings
Rank Team
 United States
 Norway
 France
4 Italy
5 Sweden
6 China PR
7 Denmark
8 Portugal
9 Finland
10 Wales
11 Greece
12 Northern Ireland

References
  1. "US beats Norway to win Algarve Cup". USA Today. 20 March 2004. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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