The 2016 Algarve Cup was the 23rd edition of the

Algarve Cup The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious an ...

, an invitational women's football 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 from 2 to 9 March.

Teams

Referees

On 19 February 2016, FIFA announced the referees and the assistant referees for the tournament.

Squads

Group stage

The groups were announced on 14 December 2015, with the match schedule being announced on 10 February 2016.
''All times WET ( UTC±00:00).''

Tie-breaking criteria

For the group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions will be determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order: # number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question # goal difference in all the group matches # number of goals scored in all the group matches # fair-play ranking in all the group matches # FIFA ranking

Group A

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match report lists

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(10'), Denmark own goal (12'),

Sandra Jessen Sandra María Jessen (born 18 January 1995) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for Þór/KA and the Icelandic national football team. She won the Icelandic championship with Þór/KA in 2012 and 2017 and was named the Úrvalsd ...

(59') and Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir (90') as the goal scorers of this match. However, for the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (

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) is being used.'' ----

Group B

---- ---- :''Note: The New Zealand Football match report lists

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(69') as the goal scorer of this match. However, for the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (

) is being used.''

Placement matches

Matches times and venues were announced on 7 March 2016.

7th Place

5th Place

3rd Place

:''Note: The official match report lists just the players who converted the penalties, in no particular order. New Zealand Football reports the missed penalty as being the sixth from New Zealand, citing Anna Green as the player who missed (contradicting the official report), without providing any information on the players who successfully converted their penalties. For the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (

) is being used.''

Final

:''Note: The Brazilian Football Confederation match report lists Cristiane as the Brazilian goal scorer of this match. However, for the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (

) is being used.''

Final standings

Goalscorers

;4 goals * Janice Cayman ;2 goals * Janine Beckie *

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* Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir * Amber Hearn ;1 goal * Maud Coutereels * Tine Schryvers *

Tessa Wullaert Tessa Wullaert (born 19 March 1993) is a Belgian professional Women's association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Dutch club Fortuna Sittard and the Belgium women's national football team, Belgium na ...

* Andressa Alves * Bia * Cristiane *

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* Formiga * Marta *

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* Thaís Guedes *

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* Shelina Zadorsky *

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* Cecilie Sandvej *

Dagný Brynjarsdóttir Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (born 10 August 1991) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for West Ham United in the FA Women's Super League and the Iceland national team. She previously played for Bayern Munich, Selfoss, and collegiat ...

* Andrea Rán Snæfeld Hauksdóttir *

Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir (born 28 September 1988) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Stjarnan of the Besta deild kvenna and the Iceland national team. Early life Born in Garðabær, Iceland, Gunnhildur ...

* Katrín Ómarsdóttir * Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir *

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* Diana Silva * Daria Makarenko ;Own goal * Simone Boye Sørensen (playing against

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)

References

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