Algarve-Cup

The Algarve-Cup is an annual inivitational tournament for women's national soccer teams. It's held at the Portugues Algarve region since 1994 and is considered one of the most important competitions in women's soccer after the Olympics, World Cups and European Championships.

The US-team is the record champion with six titles, followed by Norway (four), Sweden and China (both two) and Germany (one)

The teams are divided into three round-robin groups of four.

Afterwards, the placement round proceeds as follows:

Place 11: 3rd from Group C vs. 4th from Group C
Place 9: 2nd from Group C vs. lower-ranked 4th of Group A or B
Place 7: 1st from Group C vs. higher-ranked 4th from Group A or B
Place 5: 3rd from Group A vs. 3rd from Group B
Place 3: 2nd from Group A vs. 2nd from Group B
Finals: 1st from Group A vs. 1st from Group B.

[edit] Algarve-Cup 2009

Twelve teams compete in three groups in the Algarve-Cup 2009 from March 4 until 11.

Group A: Germany, Finland, China, Sweden
Group B: USA, Norway, Denmark, Iceland
Group C: Portugal, Poland, Wales, Austria

[edit] Results

Group A

Date	Team I	Team II	Result
March 4, 2009	Germany	Finland	2:0 (0:0)
March 4, 2009	China	Sweden	0:0 (0:0)
March 6, 2009	Sweden	Finland	1:0 (0:0)
March 6, 2009	Germany	China	3:0 (1:0)
March 9, 2009	Finland	China	0:1 (0:0)
March 9, 2009	Sweden	Germany	3:2 (3:0)

Group B

Date	Team I	Team II	Result
March 4, 2009	USA	Denmark	2:0 (2:0)
March 4, 2009	Norway	Iceland	1:3 (1:1)
March 6, 2009	USA	Iceland	1:0 (0:0)
March 6, 2009	Denmark	Norway	2:0 (1:0)
March 9, 2009	Norway	USA	0:1 (0:1)
March 9, 2009	Iceland	Denmark	0:2 (0:1)

Group C

Date	Team I	Team II	Result
March 4, 2009	Wales	Austria	1:2 (1:0)
March 4, 2009	Poland	Portugal	1:2 (1:2)
March 6, 2009	Austria	Poland	1:1 (0:0)
March 6, 2009	Portugal	Wales	2:1 (1:0)
March 9, 2009	Portugal	Austria	1:0 (1:0)
March 9, 2009	Poland	Wales	1:5 (0:4)