The 2012 Algarve Cup was the nineteenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It began on 29 February and ended on 7 March 2012.

2012 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates29 February – 7 March
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)9 (in 9 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Germany (2nd title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place United States
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored62 (2.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Célia Okoyino da Mbabi
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Aya Miyama
2011
2013

Format

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

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

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Listed are the confirmed teams.[1]

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2011)
  United States
1
  Germany
2
  Japan
3
  Sweden
5
  Denmark
12
  Norway
  Iceland
15
  China
18
  Republic of Ireland
29
  Hungary
34
  Portugal (hosts)
43
  Wales
46

Match officials

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Country Referee Assistant referees
  Argentina Salomé di Iorio
  China PR Liang Qin Yongmei Cui
Yan Fang
  Cuba Irazema Aguilera
  Czech Republic Jana Adámková Adriana Šecová
  Hungary Katalin Kulcsár
  Italy Carina Vitulano Manuela Nicolosi
  Japan Nami Sato Emi Chiba
Chie Ohata
  Mexico Lucila Venegas Enedina Caudillo
  Scotland Morag Pirie
  Singapore Abirami Apbai
  Sweden Pernilla Larsson
  Togo Aissata Amegee
  United States Margaret Domka
Country Assistant referees
  Canada Marie-Josée Charbonneau
  Colombia Luzmila Gonzalez
  Costa Rica Kimberly Moreira
  Croatia Sanja Rodak
  Cyprus Angela Kyriakou
  Dominican Republic Milagros Leonardo
  England Sian Massey
  Guatemala Marisol Salazar
  Jamaica Stacey Greyson
  Paraguay Nadia Weiler
  Romania Petruta Iugulsecu
  Switzerland Eveline Bolli
  Thailand Supawan Hinthong
  Uganda Diana Mukasa
  Vietnam Thi Kieu
Country Fourth official
  Argentina Salomé di Iorio
  China PR Liang Qin
  Cuba Irazema Aguilera
  Czech Republic Jana Adámková
  Hungary Katalin Kulcsár
  Italy Carina Vitulano
  Japan Nami Sato
  Mexico Lucila Venegas
  Scotland Morag Pirie
  Singapore Abirami Apbai
  Sweden Pernilla Larsson
  Togo Aissata Amegee
  United States Margaret Domka

Squads

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Group stage

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

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Germany 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9
  Sweden 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
  Iceland 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
  China 3 0 0 3 0 3 −3 0
Germany  1–0  Iceland
Mittag   25' Report
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Attendance: 200[2]
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)[2]

Sweden  1–0  China
Göransson   83' Report
Estádio Municipal, Santo António
Attendance: 207[3]

Iceland  1–4  Sweden
Lárusdóttir   21' Report Schelin   2'
Göransson   13', 38'
Landström   33'
Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras
Attendance: 150[4]
Referee: Morag Pirie (Scotland)[4]

Germany  1–0  China
Behringer   33' (pen.) Report
Estádio Municipal, Santo António
Attendance: 300[5]
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)[5]

Sweden  0–4  Germany
Report Okoyino da Mbabi   24', 31', 65'
Popp   90+2'
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Attendance: 500[6]
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)[6]

China  0–1  Iceland
Report Friðriksdóttir   80'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Japan 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9
  United States 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
  Denmark 3 1 0 2 1 7 −6 3
  Norway 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Japan  2–1  Norway
Nagasato   45+1'
Kawasumi   66'
Report Herlovsen   17'
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)[7]

United States  5–0  Denmark
Morgan   21', 82'
Wambach   45+1'
Lloyd   77'
Leroux   90+1'
Report
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Attendance: 300[8]
Referee: Liang Qin (China PR)[8]

Denmark  0–2  Japan
Report Sugasawa   52'
Ohno   90+1'
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Attendance: 250[9]
Referee: Irazema Aguilera (Cuba)[9]

United States  2–1  Norway
Wambach   52'
Leroux   83'
Report Thorsnes   90+3'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Attendance: 300[10]

Norway  0–1  Denmark
Report Rasmussen   7'
Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras
Attendance: 223[11]
Referee: Nami Sato (Japan)[11]

Japan  1–0  United States
Takase   84' Report
Attendance: 1,000[12]
Referee: Pernill Larsson (Sweden)[12]

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Wales 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
  Portugal 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
  Hungary 3 1 0 2 2 6 –4 3
  Republic of Ireland 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Republic of Ireland  0–1  Hungary
Report Sipos   2'
Estádio Municipal, Silves
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)[13]

Portugal  0–1  Wales
Report James   90+2'
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)[14]

Portugal  4–0  Hungary
Rodrigues   13'
Mendes   56'
Borges   64'
Couto   85'
Report
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Referee: Abirami Apbai (Singapore)[15]

Wales  0–0  Republic of Ireland
Report
Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras
Referee: Aissata Amegee (Togo)[16]

Hungary  1–2  Wales
Vágó   72' Report Lander   10', 50'
Estádio Municipal, Santo António
Referee: Liang Qin (China PR)[17]

Portugal  2–1  Republic of Ireland
Borges   7', 74' Report Quinn   29'

Placement play-offs

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Eleventh place match

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Hungary  1–2  Republic of Ireland
Tálosi   60' Report O'Gorman   18'
Russell   52'
Estádio Municipal de Quarteira, Quarteira
Referee: Aissata Amegee (Togo)[19]

Ninth place match

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Portugal  0–1  China
Report Ma Xiaoxu   58'
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)[20]

Seventh place match

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Wales  0–3  Norway
Report Pedersen   49', 69', 81'
Estádio Municipal de Loulé, Loulé
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)[21]

Fifth place match

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Iceland  1–3  Denmark
Magnúsdóttir   44' Report Troelsgaard Nielsen   3', 18'
Rasmussen   88'
Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras
Attendance: 54[22]

Third place match

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Sweden  0–4  United States
Report Morgan   4', 33', 73'
Wambach   36'
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Attendance: 400[23]
Referee: Morag Pirie (Scotland)[23]

Final

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Germany  4–3  Japan
Marozsán   20'
Okoyino da Mbabi   22', 88', 90+2'
Report Kawasumi   35'
Tanaka   55'
Nagasato   90'

Goalscorers

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6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Final standings

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Rank Team
    Germany
    Japan
    United States
4   Sweden
5   Denmark
6   Iceland
7   Norway
8   Wales
9   China
10   Portugal
11   Republic of Ireland
12   Hungary


 2012 Algarve Cup 
 
Germany
Second title

References

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  15. ^ "Match report Portugal-Hungary" (PDF). Portuguese Football Federation. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  16. ^ "Match report Wales-Republic of Ireland" (PDF). Portuguese Football Federation. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  17. ^ "Match report Hungary-Wales". Portuguese Football Federation. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  18. ^ "Match report Portugal-Republic of Ireland". Portuguese Football Federation. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
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  20. ^ "Match report Portugal-China PR". 7 March 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  21. ^ "Match report Wales-Norway". Portuguese Football Federation. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  22. ^ a b "Danmark – Island 3–1". Danish Football Association. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
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