2003 Algarve Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Portugal |
| City | various cities in Algarve |
| Dates | 14-20 March 2003 |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 United States |
| Runners-up |
 China PR |
| Third place |
 Norway |
| Fourth place |
 France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 56 (2.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Hanna Ljungberg(4 goals each) |
The 2003 Algarve Cup is the tenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament hosted annually by Portugal. It was held from fourteenth to twentieth day of March 2003.
Format
The twelve teams are divided into three groups that played a round-robin group stage, followed by one position play-off match for every team.
With 12 teams participating, the Algarve Cup format has been as follows: Groups A and B, containing the strongest ranked teams, are the only ones in contention to win the title. The group A and B winners contest the final - to win the Algarve Cup. The runners-up play for third place, and those that finish third in the groups play for fifth place. The teams in Group C played for places 7–12. The winner of Group C played the team that finished fourth in Group A or B (whichever has the better record) for seventh place. The Group C runner-up played the team who finishes last in Group A or B (with the worse record) for ninth place. The third and fourth placed teams in Group C played for the eleventh place.
Points awarded in the group stage followed the standard formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero point for a loss. In the case of two teams being tied in a group, their head-to-head result determined their place in the group.
Participating teams
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| Norway |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Sweden |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Canada |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
Group B
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China PR |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
 Finland |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
 Denmark |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Group C
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greece |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| Portugal |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
 Republic of Ireland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
 Wales |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
16 March 2003 |
| Republic of Ireland |
3–1 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
 17', 81' Olivia O'Toole 44' Ciara Grant |
20' Ayshea Martyn |
18 March 2003 |
| Portugal |
3–2 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| 45' Edite Fernandes 43' Ana Rita Gomes 71' Carla Monteiro |
Report | 31' Michele O'Brien 28' Claire Scanlan |
Placement play-offs
Eleventh place match
20 March 2003 |
| Republic of Ireland |
2–2 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 77', 83' Claire Scanlan |
6' Milly Durrant 88' Michelle Green | |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 |
Ninth place match
Seventh place match
20 March 2003 |
| Canada |
7–1 | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| 5', 38', 82' Christine Sinclair 26' Andrea Neil 41' Kara Lang 65' Silvana Burtini 80' Carmelina Moscato |
Report | 86' Amiel Loseno |
Fifth place match
20 March 2003 |
| Sweden |
5–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| 10' Salina Olsson 39', 58' Anne-Maria Eriksson 74' Victoria Svensson 90' Hanna Ljungberg |
Third place match
Final
| 2003 Algarve Cup |
|---|
United States Second title |
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | United States |
 | China PR |
 | Norway |
| 4 | France |
| 5 | Sweden |
| 6 | Finland |
| 7 | Canada |
| 8 | Greece |
| 9 | Denmark |
| 10 | Portugal |
| 11 | Republic of Ireland |
| 12 | Wales |
Goal scorers
| Goals |
Player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Hanna Ljungberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Christine Sinclair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sun Wen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Claire Scanlan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dagny Mellgren | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Andrea Neil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regina Holan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marinette Pichon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olivia O'Toole | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anne-Maria Eriksson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aly Wagner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shannon MacMillan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 own goal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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