2006 Algarve Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Portugal |
| City | Algarve |
| Dates | 9–15 March |
| Teams | 11 (from 3 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Germany (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 United States |
| Third place |
 Sweden |
| Fourth place |
 France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 55 (2.75 per match) |
The 2006 Algarve Cup is the 13th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place 9-15 March 2006. Eleven teams participated in this edition of the Algarve Cup.
Format
The eleven teams are split into three groups that played a round-robin group stage, with 4 teams each in Group A and Group B, and 3 teams in Group C.
The format for this edition of the Algarve Cup is 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 team that finished last in Group C does not participate in the play-off stage.
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
- Northern Ireland was scheduled to be the fourth participant in Group C, but they withdrew and were replaced by Slovakia, who also withdrew.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
| Sweden |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Norway |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
 Finland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 |
9 March 2006 |
| Germany |
5-0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
Conny Pohlers  59'Birgit Prinz 63'Kerstin Garefrekes 71'Melanie Behringer 80'Sonja Fuss 85' |
Loulé |
Group B
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 |
| France |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
 China PR |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
 Denmark |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 1 |
- France takes 2nd place in Group B via head-to-head result against China
9 March 2006 |
| Denmark |
2-2 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Nielsen 31' Cathrine Sørensen 50' |
Amélie Coquet 18' Laëtitia Tonazzi 26' |
Faro |
13 March 2006 |
| United States |
4-1 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly 1' Wagner 49'Tarpley 50'Kai 76' |
Report | Hoda Lattaf 64' |
Faro-Loulé |
Group C
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mexico |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 |
 Republic of Ireland |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| Portugal |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
13 March 2006 |
| Portugal |
0-6 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Maribel Castelan 4', 23' Lus Soto 30'Monica Canales 35'Dulce Costa 42'Maria Maradiaga 77' |
Silves |
Placement play-offs
Ninth place match
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Third place match
Final
15 March 2006 |
| Germany |
0-0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Behringer  Pohlers Prinz  Okoyino Da Mbabi Wimbersky |
4-3 | Wagner Boxx Whitehill Wambach Lilly |
Estádio do Algarve, Faro-Loulé |
| 2006 Algarve Cup |
|---|
Germany First title |
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Germany |
 | United States |
 | Sweden |
| 4 | France |
| 5 | Norway |
| 6 | China PR |
| 7 | Finland |
| 8 | Mexico |
| 9 | Denmark |
| 10 | Republic of Ireland |
| 11 | Portugal |
References
External links
- Algarve Cup on WomensSoccerUnited.com
- RSSSF.com history page, with links to full results
- Full results and history
http://www.footballzz.co.uk/edicao.php?id_edicao=54523