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 and ...

, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

. It took place from 2 to 9 March.

Teams

Referees

On 19 February 2016,

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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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(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

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match report lists Annalie Longo (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.

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

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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 Janice Cayman (; born 12 October 1988) is a Belgian professional soccer, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Women's Super League club Leicester City W.F.C., Leicester City, which she captains, and the Belgium women's national fo ...

;2 goals * Janine Beckie * Nadia Nadim * Sanne Troelsgaard *

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

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* Andressa Alves * Bia * Cristiane *

Debinha Débora Cristiane de Oliveira (born 20 October 1991), known as Debinha Miri or simply Debinha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) ...

* Formiga * Marta * Raquel * Thaís Guedes * Summer Clarke * Shelina Zadorsky * Johanna Rasmussen * Cecilie Sandvej * Dagný Brynjarsdóttir * Andrea Rán Snæfeld Hauksdóttir * Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir * Katrín Ómarsdóttir * Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir * Tatiana Pinto * Diana Silva * Daria Makarenko ;Own goal * Simone Boye Sørensen (playing against

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)

References

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