2015 Algarve Cup

The 2015 Algarve Cup was the 22nd edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place on 4–11 March.

Format
Because of the number of competitive teams this year, the format was changed. Previously Group C teams were unable to get into the final, which was played between Group A and B winners. This year however, the final was played between the two best group winners.

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 determine the higher place.

Teams
The participating teams were announced on 20 October 2014.

Match officials
The referees were announced on 20 February 2015.


 * Referees


 * María Carvajal
 * 🇨🇳 Qin Liang
 * 🇨🇿 Jana Adámková
 * 🇫🇷 Stéphanie Frappart
 * Melissa Borjas
 * 🇮🇹 Carina Vitulano
 * 🇯🇲 Cardella Samuels
 * 🇲🇽 Lucila Montes
 * 🇰🇵 Ri Hyang-ok
 * 🇷🇴 Cristina Dorcioman
 * Abirami Naidu
 * Esther Staubli
 * Claudia Rodriguez
 * Gladys Lengwe


 * Assistant referees


 * 🇦🇺 Sarah Ho
 * 🇧🇪 Ella De Vries
 * 🇧🇷 Janette Arcanjo
 * Loreto Cravero
 * 🇨🇳 Cui Yongmei
 * 🇨🇳 Liang Jianping
 * Sanja Karšić
 * 🇨🇿 Lucie Ratajová
 * 🇫🇷 Manuela Nicolosi
 * Chrysoula Kourompylia
 * 🇯🇲 Princess Brown
 * 🇯🇲 Stacy-Ann Greyson
 * 🇲🇼 Bernadettar Kwimbira
 * 🇲🇽 Enedina Gómez
 * 🇲🇽 Lixy Guerrero
 * Widiya Habibah Shamsuri
 * 🇰🇵 Hong Kum-nyo
 * 🇷🇴 Petruţa Iugulescu
 * 🇰🇷 Kim Kyoung-min
 * 🇪🇸 Yolanda Rodriguez
 * Belinda Brem
 * Susanne Küng
 * Aywa Dzodope
 * 🇺🇦 Natalia Rachynska
 * Luciana Mascaraña
 * Mariana Odone

Group stage
The groups were announced on 18 December 2014.

All times are local (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:
 * 1) number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question
 * 2) goal difference in all the group matches
 * 3) number of goals scored in all the group matches
 * 4) fair-play ranking in all the group matches
 * 5) FIFA ranking

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:

Goalscorers

 * 4 goals
 * 🇸🇪 Sofia Jakobsson


 * 3 goals


 * 🇧🇷 Marta
 * Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen
 * 🇫🇷 Eugénie Le Sommer
 * 🇩🇪 Alexandra Popp
 * 🇳🇴 Solveig Gulbrandsen


 * 2 goals


 * 🇧🇷 Andressa
 * Pernille Harder
 * 🇫🇷 Gaëtane Thiney
 * 🇩🇪 Dzsenifer Marozsán
 * 🇩🇪 Anja Mittag
 * 🇯🇵 Kozue Ando
 * Dolores Silva
 * 🇸🇪 Caroline Seger
 * Lara Dickenmann
 * 🇺🇸 Carli Lloyd


 * 1 goal


 * 🇧🇷 Bia
 * 🇧🇷 Bruna
 * 🇨🇳 Gu Yasha
 * 🇨🇳 Wang Shanshan
 * 🇨🇳 Xu Yanlu
 * Caroline Rask
 * Johanna Rasmussen
 * 🇫🇷 Camille Abily
 * 🇫🇷 Kenza Dali
 * 🇫🇷 Claire Lavogez
 * 🇩🇪 Simone Laudehr
 * 🇩🇪 Célia Šašić
 * 🇯🇵 Yuri Kawamura
 * 🇯🇵 Nahomi Kawasumi
 * 🇯🇵 Aya Miyama
 * 🇯🇵 Yuika Sugasawa
 * 🇯🇵 Kumi Yokoyama
 * 🇳🇴 Melissa Bjånesøy
 * 🇳🇴 Emilie Haavi
 * 🇳🇴 Ada Hegerberg
 * 🇳🇴 Isabell Herlovsen
 * 🇳🇴 Ingrid Moe Wold
 * 🇳🇴 Trine Bjerke Rønning
 * Laura Luís
 * Cláudia Neto
 * Filipa Rodrigues
 * 🇸🇪 Kosovare Asllani
 * 🇸🇪 Lotta Schelin
 * Fabienne Humm
 * Rahel Kiwic
 * Lia Wälti
 * 🇺🇸 Julie Johnston
 * 🇺🇸 Alex Morgan
 * 🇺🇸 Christen Press
 * 🇺🇸 Amy Rodriguez
 * 🇺🇸 Abby Wambach