The 2004 Algarve Cup was the 11th edition of the
Algarve Cup, an invitational
women's football Women's football most often refers to:
* Women's association football (hannah jones ).
Women's football may also refer to:
* Women's gridiron football
* Women's Australian rules football
* Ladies' Gaelic football
* Women's rugby league
* Women's ...
tournament held annually in
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
. It took place 14–20 March 2004. The USA won the tournament defeating Norway, 4-1, in the final game.
Format
The twelve invited teams are split into three groups that played a
round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition
Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero ...
.
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
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Placement play-offs
Eleventh place match
Ninth place match
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Third place match
Final
Final standings
References
External links
Algarve Cup on WomensSoccerUnited.comFull results and historyFootballzz.co.uk: Algarve Women's Football Cup 2004Results and Standings
at Portuguese Football Federation (FPF)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Algarve Cup, 2004
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
Algarve Cup
Alg
March 2004 sports events in Europe
2004 in Portuguese women's sport