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 and ...

, an invitational

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tournament held annually in

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. 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

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;5 goals *

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;3 goals * Cecilie Pedersen * Ana Borges *

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;2 goals * Johanna Rasmussen *

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* Yūki Nagasato * Sydney Leroux * Helen Lander ;1 goal * Ma Xiaoxu * Melanie Behringer * Dzsenifer Marozsán * Anja Mittag * Alexandra Popp *

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* Szabina Tálosi * Fanny Vágó * Áine O'Gorman * Louise Quinn * Julie-Ann Russell * Fanndís Friðriksdóttir * Dóra María Lárusdóttir *

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* Isabell Herlovsen * Elise Thorsnes *

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* Yuika Sugasawa * Megumi Takase * Asuna Tanaka *

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* Carolina Mendes * Andrea Rodrigues * Jessica Landström *

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* Angharad James

Final standings

References

External links

Algarve Cup 2012 on WomensSoccerUnited.com
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