| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 2–9 March 2011 |
| Teams | 12 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (8th title) |
| Runners-up |  Iceland |
| Third place |  Japan |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 62 (2.58 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Alex Morgan Carli Lloyd Carla Couto Edite Fernandes Jessica Fishlock Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Homare Sawa |
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The 2011 Algarve Cup was the eighteenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place between 2–9 March 2011.[1][2]
The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament.
Groups A and B, containing the strongest ranked teams, were the only ones in contention to win the title. The group winners from A and B contested the final, with the runners-up playing for third place and those that finished third in these two groups playing for fifth place.
The teams in Group C were playing for places 7–12, with the winner of Group C playing the team that finished fourth in Group A or B with the better record for seventh place and the Group C runner-up playing the team which came last in Group A or B with the worse record for ninth place. The third and fourth-placed teams in Group C played for eleventh place.
Points awarded in the group stage follow 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.
Listed are the confirmed teams.
| Team | FIFA Rankings (November 2010) |
|---|---|
| United States |
1
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| Sweden |
4
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| Japan |
5
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 Norway |
7
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 China |
13
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 Denmark |
14
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 Finland |
16
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| Iceland |
17
|
 Romania |
37
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| Portugal (hosts) |
39
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 Chile |
46
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| Wales |
47
|
All times local (WET/UTC+0)
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
|
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| Japan
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6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| Norway
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3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| Finland
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 |
| Norway | 2–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
Thorsnes  29' Herlovsen 39' |
Kalmari 28' |
| United States | 2–1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Rodriguez 6' Rapinoe 17' |
Report | Miyama 28' |
| Japan | 5–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Ohno 16' Kawasumi 18' Nagasato 47' Yamaguchi 70', 86' |
| United States | 2–0 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Tarpley 33' Lloyd 63' |
Report |
| Norway | 0–1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Nagasato 58' |
| United States | 4–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Boxx 8' Lloyd 13' Morgan 45', 55' |
Report |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland
|
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Sweden
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6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Denmark
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3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| China
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| Sweden | 1–2 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Öqvist |
Margrét Lára Katrín Jónsdóttir |
| China | 0–1 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Nielsen 1' |
| Iceland | 2–1 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Margrét Lára 27', 50' |
Ma 21' |
| Denmark | 1–3 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Pedersen 10' |
Landström 8', 60' Öqvist 54' |
| China | 0–1 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Schelin 62' |
| Denmark | 0–1 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Dóra María 55' |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Portugal
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Romania
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Chile
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| Portugal | 3–1 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Couto 11', 61' Fernandes 18' |
Dykes 42' |
| Romania | 2–0 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Dusa 34', 55' |
| Portugal | 0–0 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2–1 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| Fishlock 60' Lander 72' |
Dusa 40' |
| Chile | 1–2 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Zamora |
Fishlock 24', 60' |
| Portugal | 1–1 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| Fernandes 41' |
Vătafu 85' |
All times local (WET/UTC+0)
| Romania | 1 – 1 (5 – 6 PSO) | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Lunca 87' |
Rocío Soto 68' |
| Finland | 1–2 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Sainio 74' |
Fernandes 29' Couto 77' |
| China | 2–1 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| You Jia 3' Gu Yasha 54' |
Harries 57' |
| Norway | 0 – 0 (5 – 4 PSO) | Denmark |
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| Sweden | 1–2 | Japan |
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| Sjögran 14' |
Kamionobe 22' Kawasumi 32' |
| Iceland | 2–4 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Ómarsdóttir 26' Hallbera 28' |
Report | Lloyd 10' Cheney 45+1' O'Reilly 55' Morgan 87' |
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