2016 Algarve Cup
2016 edition of the international women's association football tournament Algarve Cup
The 2016 Algarve Cup was the 23rd edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 2 to 9 March.
Teams
Referees
On 19 February 2016, FIFA announced the referees and the assistant referees for the tournament.
Squads
Group stage
The groups were announced on 14 December 2015, with the match schedule being announced on 10 February 2016.
All times WET (UTC±00:00).
Tie-breaking criteria
For the group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions will be determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:
number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question
goal difference in all the group matches
number of goals scored in all the group matches
fair-play ranking in all the group matches
FIFA ranking
Group A
Note: The Football Association of Iceland match report lists Elín Metta Jensen (10'), Denmark own goal (12'), Sandra Jessen (59') and Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir (90') as the goal scorers of this match. However, for the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (Portuguese Football Federation) is being used.
Group B
Note: The New Zealand Football match report lists Annalie Longo (69') as the goal scorer of this match. However, for the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (Portuguese Football Federation) is being used.
Placement matches
Matches times and venues were announced on 7 March 2016.
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