The Portuguese Women’s Algarve Cup History To Date

 

 

The Algarve Cup is a global invitational women’s football tournament for national teams. Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious women's football events, alongside the Women's FIFA World Cup and Women's Olympic Football. There are currently 12 teams that are invited, with the top eight competing for the championship. The teams are divided into three groups of four A, B and C.

Group C was added in 2002 to provide second tier teams with high level of match experience.

The most successful teams in the tournament have been the United States with eight tournament titles, and then come Norway with four. Sweden has won three times, China and Germany two times. The USA, Norway and Germany are the only nations to have won both the FIFA World Cup and the Algarve Cup.

The Algarve Cup is an annual event featuring most of the world's top women's football teams.

Algarve Cup Winners:

 

1994 Winners: Norway

The Final:
Norway 1–0 United States 

 

1995 Winners: Sweden

The Final:
Sweden 3–2 Denmark (aet) 

 

1996 Winners: Norway

The Final:
Norway 4–0 Sweden

 

1997 Winners: Norway

The Final:
Norway 1–0 China PR 

 

1998 Winners: Norway

The Final:
Norway 4–1 Denmark

 

1999 Winners: China PR

The Final:
China PR 2–1 United States 

 

2000 Winners: United States

The Final:
United States 1–0 Norway

 

2001 Winners: Sweden

The Final:
Sweden 3–0 Denmark

2002 Winners: China PR

The Final:
China PR 1–0 Norway 

 

2003 Winners: United States

The Final:
United States 2–0 China PR

 

2004 Winners: United States

The Final:
United States 4–1 Norway 

 

2005 Winners: United States

The Final:
United States 1–0 Germany

 

2006 Winners: Germany

The Final:
Germany 0–0 United States (aet)
Germany won 4–3 (pso) 

 

2007 Winners: United States

The Final:
United States 2–0 Denmark

 

2008 Winners: United States

The Final:
United States 2–1 Denmark

2009 Winners: Sweden

The Final:
Sweden 1–1 United States 
Sweden won 4–3 (pso) 

2010 Winners: United States

The Final:
United States 3–2 Germany

 

2011 Winners: United States

The Final:
United States 4–2 Iceland 

 

 

2012 Winners: Germany

The Final:

Germany 4 – 3 Japan 

 

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