| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal | 
| City | Algarve | 
| Dates | 6–13 March | 
| Teams | 12 (from 4 confederations) | 
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (9th title) | 
| Runners-up |  Germany | 
| Third place |  Norway | 
| Fourth place |  Sweden | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 | 
| Goals scored | 57 (2.38 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Kosovare Asllani  Alex Morgan (3 goals) | 
| Best player(s) |  Megan Rapinoe | 
The 2013 Algarve Cup was the twentieth edition of the Algarve Cup, an annual invitational women's football tournament hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF).[1]
Teams
The following teams were taking part. There were no debutantes, as all teams played in previous editions.
| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2012) | 
|---|---|
|  United States | 1 | 
|  Germany | 2 | 
|  Japan | 3 | 
|  Sweden | 6 | 
|  Norway | 12 | 
|  Denmark | 13 | 
|  Iceland | 15 | 
|  China | 17 | 
|  Mexico | 24 | 
|  Hungary | 37 | 
|  Wales | 39 | 
|  Portugal (hosts) | 46 | 
Format
The twelve invited teams were divided into three groups, and played in a round-robin tournament format within each group.
Groups A and B contained the strongest ranked teams, and were the only ones in contention to win the title. The group A and B winners contested the final – to win the Algarve Cup. The runners-up played for third place, and those that finish the group third played 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 follow the standard soccer formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. If two teams were tied with the same number of points in a group, their head-to-head result determined the final standings.
Broadcasting
- Eurosport
- Eurosport 2
- Fox Soccer (USA)
- Integrated Sports (USA)[2][3]
- RTP2 (Portugal)[4]
Squads
Group stage
All times are local (WET/UTC+0).
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | 
|  Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 
|  Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | 
|  Denmark | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 | 
| Germany  | 2–0 |  Norway | 
|---|---|---|
| Okoyino da Mbabi  52' Keßler  86' | Report | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 | 
|  Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 | 
|  China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4 | 
|  Iceland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | 
| Sweden  | 1–1 |  China | 
|---|---|---|
| Thunebro  59' | Report | Ren Guixin  32' | 
| Sweden  | 6–1 |  Iceland | 
|---|---|---|
| Asllani  10', 47' Thunebro  14' Schelin  42' Hammarström  45' Moberg  64' | Report | Magnúsdóttir  86' | 
| Sweden  | 1–1 |  United States | 
|---|---|---|
| Dahlkvist  4' | Report | Morgan  56' | 
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | 
|  Hungary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 
|  Wales | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | 
|  Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | 
| Mexico  | 1–0 |  Hungary | 
|---|---|---|
| Cuéllar  48' | Report | 
| Portugal  | 0–3 |  Mexico | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rangel  17' Garza  42' (pen.) Cuéllar  61' | 
Placement play-offs
Eleventh place match
Ninth place match
| Hungary  | 1–4 |  Iceland | 
|---|---|---|
| Pádár  89' (pen.) | Report | Gunnarsdóttir  11' Hönnudóttir  54' Ómarsdóttir  81' Jessen  90+3' | 
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Third place match
Final
| Germany  | 0–2 |  United States | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Morgan  13', 34' | 
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
 Ren Guixin Ren Guixin
 Zeng Ying Zeng Ying
 Julie Rydahl Bukh Julie Rydahl Bukh
 Pernille Harder Pernille Harder
 Sine Hovesen Sine Hovesen
 Verena Faißt Verena Faißt
 Nadine Keßler Nadine Keßler
 Dzsenifer Marozsán Dzsenifer Marozsán
 Célia Okoyino da Mbabi Célia Okoyino da Mbabi
 Henrietta Csiszár Henrietta Csiszár
 Anita Pádár Anita Pádár
 Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir
 Rakel Hönnudóttir Rakel Hönnudóttir
 Sandra María Jessen Sandra María Jessen
 Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir
 Katrín Ómarsdóttir Katrín Ómarsdóttir
 Nahomi Kawasumi Nahomi Kawasumi
 Mina Tanaka Mina Tanaka
 Dinora Garza Dinora Garza
 Nayeli Rangel Nayeli Rangel
 Caroline Graham Hansen Caroline Graham Hansen
 Kristine Wigdahl Hegland Kristine Wigdahl Hegland
 Laura Luís Laura Luís
 Lisa Dahlkvist Lisa Dahlkvist
 Antonia Göransson Antonia Göransson
 Marie Hammarström Marie Hammarström
 Susanne Moberg Susanne Moberg
 Lotta Schelin Lotta Schelin
 Shannon Boxx Shannon Boxx
 Rachel Buehler Rachel Buehler
 Whitney Engen Whitney Engen
 Ali Krieger Ali Krieger
 Christen Press Christen Press
 Megan Rapinoe Megan Rapinoe
 Sydney Leroux Sydney Leroux
 Abby Wambach Abby Wambach
 Helen Ward Helen Ward
Final standings
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 References
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