2022 Algarve Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Portugal |
| Dates | 16–23 February |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Sweden (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  Norway |
| Fourth place | Portugal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 14 (2.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Valentina Giacinti Celin Bizet Ildhusøy (2 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Barbara Bonansea |
← 2020 2023 → | |
The 2022 Algarve Cup was the 28th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 16 to 23 February 2022.[1]
Teams
Five teams were participating.[2][3]
| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2021) |
|---|---|
| Sweden |
2
|
 Australia |
11
|
| Norway |
12
|
 Denmark |
14
|
| Italy |
15
|
| Portugal |
29
|
Australia withdrew before the tournament, out of consideration for the wellbeing of players and staff.[4]
Squads
Format
Five teams played two matches each to determine the standings. The top two teams played the final, while the other three teams played each other in 45 minutes matches to determine the final ranking.
Preliminary round
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | Italy
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Portugal
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | Third place match |
| 4 | Norway
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |
| 5 | Denmark[a]
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | Withdrew |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference.
Notes:
Results
All times are local (UTC±0)
| Norway | 0–2 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Third place match
Originally, the teams finishing third to fifth would play each other in 45 minutes matches, however, following the withdrawal of Denmark, a regular third place match was scheduled in their place.
Final
Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Sweden
|
 |
Italy
|
 |
Norway
|
| 4 | Portugal
|
| 5 | Denmark
|
Goalscorers
There were 14 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
References
- ^ "Algarve Cup 2022 tournament dates". womenssoccerunited.com (in Italian). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "La Nazionale femminile italiana parteciperà all'Algarve Cup 2022". lfootball.it. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Calendário de jogos". fpf.pt. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Bank Matildas February FIFA Window activity update". Matildas. Football Australia. 8 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Suécia-Dinamarca cancelado". fpf.pt (in Portuguese). The Portuguese Football Federation. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.