A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
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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 |  Canada |
| Third place |  Denmark |
| Fourth place |  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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| Canada |
4
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| Australia |
6
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| Japan |
7
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 Sweden |
8
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 Norway |
11
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 Netherlands |
12
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 China |
13
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| Spain |
14
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| Denmark |
15
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 Iceland |
20
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 Russia |
23
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 Portugal |
38
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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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| Canada
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| Denmark
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 6 |
| Russia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 |
| Portugal
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 |
| Portugal | 0–1 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mashina  82' |
| Russia | 1–2 | Canada |
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| Makarenko 58' |
Report |
| Russia | 1–6 | Denmark |
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| Chernomyrdina 45+3' |
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Spain
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| Japan
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| Iceland
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| Norway
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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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Report |
| Norway | 0–2 | Japan |
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| Report |
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| Iceland | 0–0 | Spain |
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Group C