2005 Algarve Cup
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Portugal |
| City | Algarve |
| Dates | 9–15 March |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Germany |
| Third place |  France |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 71 (2.96 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Christie Welsh (5 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Birgit Prinz |
| Best goalkeeper |  Bente Nordby |
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The 2005 Algarve Cup is the 12th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place 9-15 March 2005.
Format
The twelve invited teams are split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament.
Since the expansion to 12 teams in 2002, the Algarve Cup format has been as follows: Groups A and B, containing the strongest ranked teams, are the only ones in contention to win the title. The group A and B winners contest the final - to win the Algarve Cup. The runners-up play for third place, and those that finish third in the groups play for fifth place. The teams in Group C played for places 7–12. The winner of Group C played the team that finished fourth in Group A or B (whichever has the better record) for seventh place. The Group C runner-up played the team who finishes 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 amount of points in a group, their head-to-head result determined the higher place.
Teams
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Group stage
Group A
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China  | 0-2 | Germany |
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Smisek  18'Wunderlich 80' |
Group B
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| France | 0-1 | United States |
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| Report | Welsh 20' |
| United States | 3-0 |  Finland |
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| Welsh 8', 41' Wambach 52' |
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Group C
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England  | 4-0 |  Northern Ireland |
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| Carney 32' Exley 53', 89'McArthur 56' |
Mexico  | 2-0 | Northern Ireland |
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| Pérez 23' González 31' |
Placement play-offs
Eleventh place match
Ninth place match
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
| Norway | 2-1 |  Denmark |
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| Christensen 18' Rønning 22' |
Pedersen 13' |
Third place match
Final
| Germany | 0-1 | United States |
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| Report | Welsh 23' |
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| 2005 Algarve Cup |
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 United States Fourth title |
Final standings
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Germany
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France
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| 4 | Sweden
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| 5 | Norway
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| 6 | Denmark
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| 7 | China
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| 8 | England
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| 9 | Mexico
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| 10 | Finland
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| 11 | Portugal
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| 12 | Northern Ireland
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References
External links
- Algarve Cup on WomensSoccerUnited.com
- RSSSF.com history page, with links to full results
- Full results and history
- Footballzz.co.uk: Algarve Women's Football Cup 2005
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