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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Portugal | 
| Dates | 1–8 March | 
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) | 
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (1st title) | 
| Runners-up | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 
| Third place |  Denmark | 
| Fourth place | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 | 
| Goals scored | 58 (2.42 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Pernille Harder  Kumi Yokoyama (4 goals) | 
| Best player(s) |  Irene Paredes | 
| Fair play award |  Japan | 

The 2017 Algarve Cup was the 24th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 1 to 8 March.[1][2]
Format
The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament.
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 number of points in a group, their head-to-head result determined the higher place.
Teams
| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2016) | 
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| .svg.png.webp) Canada | 4 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Australia | 6 | 
|  Japan | 7 | 
|  Sweden | 8 | 
|  Norway | 11 | 
|  Netherlands | 12 | 
|  China | 13 | 
|  Spain | 14 | 
|  Denmark | 15 | 
|  Iceland | 20 | 
|  Russia | 23 | 
|  Portugal | 38 | 
Venues
- Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
- Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
- Estádio Algarve
- Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
- VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referees
| Confederation | Referees | Assistant referees | 
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| AFC | 
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| CAF | 
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| CONCACAF | 
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| CONMEBOL | 
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| OFC | 
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| UEFA | 
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Squads
Group stage
The groups were announced on 18 November 2016,[3]
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 were determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:[4]
- 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
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
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| .svg.png.webp) Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | 
|  Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 6 | 
|  Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | 
|  Portugal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 | 
| Portugal  | 0–1 |  Russia | 
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| Report | Mashina  82' | 
| Russia  | 1–2 | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 
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| Makarenko  58' | Report | 
| Russia  | 1–6 |  Denmark | 
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| Chernomyrdina  45+3' | Report | 
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
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|  Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | 
|  Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | 
|  Iceland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | 
|  Norway | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | 
| Norway  | 1–1 |  Iceland | 
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| Hegerberg  4' | Report | Jónsdóttir  8' | 
| Spain  | 3–0 |  Norway | 
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| Norway  | 0–2 |  Japan | 
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| Report | 
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| Iceland  | 0–0 |  Spain | 
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Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
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| .svg.png.webp) Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | 
|  Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | 
|  Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 
|  China | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | 
| Netherlands  | 1–0 |  China | 
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| Jansen  13' | Report | 
| Australia .svg.png.webp) | 3–2 |  Netherlands | 
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| Report | 
| China  | 0–0 |  Sweden | 
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| Sweden  | 0–1 |  Netherlands | 
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Ranking of teams for placement matches
The ranking of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th placed teams in each group to determine the placement matches:[4]
- 1st placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | B |  Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Final | 
| 2 | A | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | C | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Third-place match | 
- 2nd placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | A |  Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 6 | Third-place match | 
| 2 | B |  Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Fifth-place match | 
| 3 | C |  Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | 
- 3rd placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | C |  Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Seventh-place match | 
| 2 | A |  Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
| 3 | B |  Iceland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | Ninth-place match | 
- 4th placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | C |  China | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | Ninth-place match | 
| 2 | B |  Norway | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | Eleventh-place match | 
| 3 | A |  Portugal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 | 
Placement matches
11th Place
9th Place
7th Place
5th Place
| Japan  | 2–3 |  Netherlands | 
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3rd Place
Final
Final standings
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Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
.svg.png.webp) Ellie Carpenter Ellie Carpenter
.svg.png.webp) Alanna Kennedy Alanna Kennedy
.svg.png.webp) Kyah Simon Kyah Simon
.svg.png.webp) Sophie Schmidt Sophie Schmidt
 Line Jensen Line Jensen
 Nicoline Sørensen Nicoline Sørensen
 Katrine Veje Katrine Veje
 Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir
 Mandy van den Berg Mandy van den Berg
 Anouk Dekker Anouk Dekker
 Renate Jansen Renate Jansen
 Lieke Martens Lieke Martens
 Vivianne Miedema Vivianne Miedema
 Sherida Spitse Sherida Spitse
 Ada Hegerberg Ada Hegerberg
 Ingvild Isaksen Ingvild Isaksen
 Guro Reiten Guro Reiten
 Margarita Chernomyrdina Margarita Chernomyrdina
 Daria Makarenko Daria Makarenko
 Olesya Mashina Olesya Mashina
 Jennifer Hermoso Jennifer Hermoso
 Silvia Meseguer Silvia Meseguer
 Leila Ouahabi Leila Ouahabi
 Nilla Fischer Nilla Fischer
 Fridolina Rolfö Fridolina Rolfö
 Lotta Schelin Lotta Schelin
- Own goal
 Rumi Utsugi (playing against Netherlands) Rumi Utsugi (playing against Netherlands)
 Sheila van den Bulk (playing against Japan) Sheila van den Bulk (playing against Japan)
 Maria Thorisdottir (playing against Spain) Maria Thorisdottir (playing against Spain)
References
- ↑ "Algarve Cup 2017". Women's Soccer United. 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ↑ "Algarve Cup - Jogos e Classificações | FPF". Fpf.pt. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
- ↑ "Notícia | FPF". Fpf.pt. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
- 1 2 "Última jornada promete emoções fortes" [Last day promises strong emotions] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 5 March 2017.





















