The 2012 Algarve Cup was the nineteenth 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 th ...

. It began on 29 February and ended on 7 March 2012.

Format

The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a

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. 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 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

Listed are the confirmed teams.

Match officials

Squads

Group stage

''All times are local ( WET/UTC+0).''

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Placement play-offs

Eleventh place match

Ninth place match

Seventh place match

Fifth place match

Third place match

Final

Goalscorers

;6 goals * Célia Okoyino da Mbabi ;5 goals *

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;3 goals * Cecilie Pedersen *

Ana Borges Ana Catarina Marques Borges (born 15 June 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting CP and the Portugal women's national football team. After initially joining on loan from Chelsea, she made the move back to Portugal permanent i ...

Antonia Göransson Antonia Pia Anna Göransson (born 16 September 1990) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a winger. A product of Malmö FF's youth system, Göransson began her Damallsvenskan career with Kristianstads DFF in 2008. She moved to Germany i ...

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;2 goals *

Johanna Rasmussen Johanna Maria Baltensperger Rasmussen (born 2 July 1983) is a former Danish professional footballer who last played for Linköpings FC in the Damallsvenskan and the Denmark women's national football team. She played as a forward and wore the n ...

Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen (born 15 August 1988) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Reading of the FA Women's Super League. Since 2008, she has been a part of the senior Danish national team. Club career In 2011 ...

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* Yūki Nagasato *

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* Helen Lander ;1 goal * Ma Xiaoxu * Melanie Behringer * Dzsenifer Marozsán * Anja Mittag *

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Szabina Tálosi Szabina Tálosi (born 20 January 1989 in Nagykanizsa Nagykanizsa (; hr, Velika Kaniža/Velika Kanjiža, or just ''Kaniža/Kanjiža''; german: Großkirchen, Groß-Kanizsa; it, Canissa; sl, Velika Kaniža; tr, Kanije), known colloquially as ...

* Fanny Vágó *

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* Louise Quinn * Julie-Ann Russell * Fanndís Friðriksdóttir * Dóra María Lárusdóttir * Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir *

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* Shinobu Ohno *

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* Megumi Takase *

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Carolina Mendes Carolina Ana Trindade Coruche Mendes (born 27 November 1987) is a Portuguese football striker, who plays for SC Braga and the Portugal women's national football team. Club career She first played for UD Ponte Frielas and SU 1º de Dezembro o ...

* Andrea Rodrigues * Jessica Landström * Lotta Schelin *

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* Angharad James

Final standings

References

External links

Algarve Cup 2012 on WomensSoccerUnited.com
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