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Algarve Cup
Founded 1994
Country  Portugal
Most championships United States United States (10 titles)

The Algarve Cup is a yearly women's association football tournament that has international teams from around the world. It takes place in the Algarve area of Portugal.

The team with the most titles is the United States, with 10. Norway has also won the tournament four times, Germany three times, Sweden three times, China twice and Canada and Spain have won it once.

Even though the Algarve Cup is a very important tournament in women's football, there is no male version of the tournament.

Results

Year Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd place Score 4th place
1994
Norway		 1–0
United States
Sweden		 1–0
Denmark
1995
Sweden		 3–2 aet
Denmark
Norway		 3–3 aet
4–2 (pen.)
United States
1996
Norway		 4–0
Sweden
China		 2–1
Denmark
1997
Norway		 1–0
China
Sweden		 0–0
6–5 (pen.)
Denmark
1998
Norway		 4–1
Denmark
United States		 3–1
Sweden
1999
China		 2–1
United States
Norway		 2–2 aet
4–1 (pen.)
Denmark
2000
United States		 1–0
Norway
China		 1–0
Sweden
2001
Sweden		 3–0
Denmark
China		 5–1
Canada
2002
China		 1–0
Norway
Sweden		 2–1
Germany
2003
United States		 2–0
China
Norway		 1–0
France
2004
United States		 4–1
Norway
France		 3–3
4–3 (pen.)
Italy
2005
United States		 1–0
Germany
France		 3–2
Sweden
2006
Germany		 0–0 aet
4–3 (pen.)
United States
Sweden		 1–0
France
2007
United States		 2–0
Denmark
Sweden		 3–1
France
2008
United States		 2–1
Denmark
Norway		 2–0
Germany
2009
Sweden		 1–1
4–3 (pen.)
United States
Denmark		 1–0
Germany
2010
United States		 3–2
Germany
Sweden		 2–0
China
2011
United States		 4–2
Iceland
Japan		 2–1
Sweden
2012
Germany		 4–3
Japan
United States		 4–0
Sweden
2013
United States		 2–0
Germany
Norway		 2–2 aet
3–2 (pen.)
Sweden
2014
Germany		 3–0
Japan
Iceland		 2–1
Sweden
2015
United States		 2–0
France
Germany		 2–1
Sweden
2016
Canada		 2–1
Brazil
Iceland		 1–1 aet
6–5 (pen.)
New Zealand
2017
Spain		 1–0
Canada
Denmark		 1–1 aet
4–1 (pen.)
Australia

Images for kids

  • Estádio do Algarve

    Estádio Algarve, one of the stadiums used in the tournament

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Copa de Algarve para niños

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