Algarve Cup
Rankings
Table:
Team

Titles

Runners-up

Third Place

Fourth Place

Top Four Finishes

United States

10 (2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015)

4 (1994, 1999, 2006, 2009)

2 (1998, 2012)

1 (1995)

17

Norway

5 (1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2019)

3 (2000, 2002, 2004)

5 (1995, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2013)

–

13

Sweden

4 (1995, 2001, 2009, 2018)

1 (1996)

6 (1994, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010)

9 (1998, 2000, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019)

20

Germany

3 (2006, 2012, 2014)

3 (2005, 2010, 2013)

1 (2015)

3 (2002, 2008, 2009)

10

China

2 (1999, 2002)

2 (1997, 2003)

3 (1996, 2000, 2001)

1 (2010)

8

Canada

1 (2016)

1 (2017)

1 (2019)

1 (2001)

4

Spain

1 (2017)

–

–

–

1

Netherlands

1 (2018)

–

–

–

1

Denmark

–

5 (1995, 1998, 2001, 2007, 2008)

2 (2009, 2017)

4 (1994, 1996, 1997, 1999)

11

Japan

–

2 (2012, 2014)

1 (2011)

–

3

France

–

1 (2015)

2 (2004, 2005)

3 (2003, 2006, 2007)

6

Iceland

–

1 (2011)

2 (2014, 2016)

–

3

Brazil

–

1 (2016)

–

–

1

Poland

–

1 (2019)

–

–

1

Portugal

–

–

1 (2018)

–

1

Australia

–

–

–

2 (2017, 2018)

2

Italy

–

–

–

1 (2004)

1

New Zealand

–

–

–

1 (2016)

1

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The United States women 's national soccer team ( USWNT ) represents the United States in international women 's soccer . The team is the most successful in international women 's soccer , winning four Women 's World Cup titles ( including the first Women 's World Cup in 1991 ) , four Olympic gold medals ( including the first Olympic women 's soccer tournament in 1996 ) , and eight CONCACAF Gold Cups . It medaled in every World Cup and Olympic tournament in women 's soccer history from 1991 to 2015 , before being knocked out in the quarterfinal of the 2016 Summer Olympics . The team is governed by United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF ( the Confederation of North , Central American , and Caribbean Association Football ) . After being ranked No . 2 on average from 2003 to 2008 in the FIFA Women 's World Rankings , the team was ranked No . 1 continuously from March 2008 to November 2014 , falling back behind Germany , the only other team to occupy the No . 1 position in the ranking 's history . The team dropped to 2nd on March 24 , 2017 , due to its last-place finish in the 2017 SheBelieves Cup , then returned to 1st on June 23 , 2017 , after victories in friendlies against Russia , Sweden , and Norway . The team was selected as the U.S. Olympic Committee 's Team of the Year in 1997 and 1999 , and Sports Illustrated chose the entire team as 1999 Sportswomen of the Year for its usual Sportsman of the Year honor . On April 5 , 2017 , U.S. Women 's Soccer and U.S. Soccer reached a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement that would , among other things , lead to a pay increase .
The 2000 Algarve Cup was the seventh edition of the Algarve Cup , an invitational women 's association football tournament . It took place between 12 and 18 March 2000 in Portugal with United States winning the event defeating Norway , 1-0 , in the final-game . China ended up third defeating Sweden , 1-0 , in the third prize game .
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 . The USA won the tournament defeating China , 2-0 , in the final game .
The 2004 Algarve Cup was the 11th edition of the Algarve Cup , an invitational women 's football tournament held annually in Portugal . It took place 14-20 March 2004 . The USA won the tournament defeating Norway , 4-1 , in the final game .
The 2005 Algarve Cup is the 12th edition of the Algarve Cup , an invitational women 's football tournament held annually in Portugal . It took place 9-15 March 2005 . The USA won the tournament defeating Germany , 1-0 , in the final-game . The tournament victory was the fourth for the US , and their third in a row .
The 2007 Algarve Cup was the fourteenth edition of the Algarve Cup , an invitational women 's football tournament held annually in Portugal . It took place between 7 and 12 March 2007 with the previous year 's runners-up , the United States , winning the event for a record fifth time , breaking Norway 's previous record of four championships , by defeating Denmark , 2-0 , in the final game . Sweden ended up third defeating France , 3-1 , in the bronze medal game .
The 2008 Algarve Cup was the fifteenth edition of the Algarve Cup , an invitational women 's football tournament held annually in Portugal . It took place between 5 and 12 March 2008 with the reigning champions the United States winning the event for a record sixth time , after defeating Denmark , 2-1 , in the final game in a repeat of the previous year 's final .
The 2010 Algarve Cup was the seventeenth edition of the Algarve Cup , an invitational women 's football tournament held annually in Portugal . It took place between 24 February and 3 March 2010 . It was won by the United States who defeated World and European champions Germany 3-2 in the final to extend their record of Algarve titles to seven . Sweden defeated China , 2-0 , in the third prize game .
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 .
The 2013 Algarve Cup was the twentieth edition of the Algarve Cup , an annual invitational women 's football tournament hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation ( FPF ) .
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 .
The 1994 Algarve Cup was the inaugural edition of the Algarve Cup , an invitational women 's association football tournament . It took place between 16 and 20 March 1994 in Portugal with Norway winning the event , defeating the USA , 1-0 in the final game . Sweden ended up third defeating Denmark , 1-0 , in the game for third prize .
The 1999 Algarve Cup was the sixth edition of the Algarve Cup , an invitational women 's association football tournament . It took place between 14 and 20 March 1999 in Portugal with China winning the event defeating the US , 2-1 , in the final game . The Chinese triumph also became China 's first victory against the USA since 1993 .
The 2006 Algarve Cup is the 13th edition of the Algarve Cup , an invitational women 's football tournament held annually in Portugal . It took place 9-15 March 2006 . Eleven teams participated in this edition of the Algarve Cup . Germany won the tournament defeating the USA , 4-3 , in the final-game . Sweden ended up third defeating France , 1-0 , in the third-prize game .
The 2009 Algarve Cup was the sixteenth edition of the Algarve Cup , an invitational women 's football tournament held annually in Portugal . It took place between 4 and 11 March 2009 . It was won by Sweden who defeated holders the United States in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in the final-game .
The 1998 Algarve Cup was the fifth edition of the Algarve Cup , an invitational women 's association football tournament . It took place between 15 and 21 March 1998 in Portugal with Norway winning the event for the fourth time in its history defeating Denmark , 4-1 , in the final-game . The USA ended up third defeating Sweden , 3-1 , in the third prize game .
The 2012 Algarve Cup was the nineteenth edition of the Algarve Cup , an invitational women 's football tournament held annually in Portugal . It began on 29 February and ended on 7 March 2012 .
The 1995 Algarve Cup was the second edition of the Algarve Cup , an invitational women 's association football tournament . It took place between 14 and 19 March 1995 in Portugal with Sweden winning the event defeating Denmark , 1-0 , in the final game . Norway ended up third defeating the USA , 7-5 following penalty shootout , in the third prize-game .
The Norway women 's national football team is controlled by the Football Association of Norway . The team is former European , World and Olympic champions and thus one of the most successful national teams . The team has had less success since the 2011 FIFA Women 's World Cup .
The 1996 Algarve Cup was the third edition of the Algarve Cup , an invitational women 's association football tournament . It took place between 11 and 17 March 1996 in Portugal with Norway winning the event for the second time in its history , defeating Sweden , 4-0 in the final-game .
The 1997 Algarve Cup was the fourth edition of the Algarve Cup , an invitational women 's association football tournament . It took place between 10 and 16 March 1997 in Portugal with Norway winning the event for the third time in its history , defeating the PR China , 1-0 in the final-game . Sweden ended up third defeating Denmark , 6-5 following a penalty shootout , in the third prize-game .
The 2019 Algarve Cup was the 26th edition of the Algarve Cup , an invitational women 's football tournament held annually in Portugal . It took place from 27 February to 6 March . Norway defeated Poland 3-0 in the final to win their fifth title , and their first since the 1998 edition .
The 2002 Algarve Cup is the ninth edition of the Algarve Cup , an invitational women 's football tournament hosted annually by Portugal . It was held from first to seventh of March 2002 . This is the edition when the tournament was expanded to twelve teams ; all prior editions had eight teams participation . The tournament was won by China , defeating Norway 2-0 in the final-game . Sweden ended up third defeating Germany , 2-1 , in the third prize game .
The Sweden women 's national football team ( Swedish : svenska damfotbollslandslaget ) represents Sweden in international women 's football competition and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association . The national team has won the European Competition for Women 's Football in 1984 , one World Cup-silver ( 2003 ) , as well as three European Championship-silvers ( 1987 , 1995 , 2001 ) . The team has participated in six Olympic Games , eight World Cups , as well as ten European Championships . Sweden won bronze medals at the World Cups in 1991 , 2011 and 2019 . The 2003 World Cup-final was the second most watched event in Sweden that year . Lotta Schelin is the top goalscorer in the history of Sweden with 85 goals . Schelin surpassed Hanna Ljungberg 's 72-goal record against Germany on 29 October 2014 . The player with the most caps is Therese Sjögran , with 214 . The team was coached by Thomas Dennerby from 2005 to 2012 , and Pia Sundhage from 2012 to 2017 . The head coach is Peter Gerhardsson . After winning the two qualifying matches against Denmark for the Beijing 2008 Olympics , the Swedish Olympic Committee approved of record increases in investments for the women 's team . The new budget granted over a million SEK ( about US $ 150,000 ) for the team and 150,000 SEK ( about US $ 25,000 ) per player for developing physical fitness .
The 2001 Algarve Cup was the eighth edition of the Algarve Cup , an invitational women 's association football tournament . It took place between 11 and 17 March 2001 in Portugal with Sweden winning the event defeating Denmark , 3-0 , in the final game .
The 2018 Algarve Cup was the 25th edition of the Algarve Cup , an invitational women 's football tournament held annually in Portugal . It took place from 28 February to 7 March 2018 . Because the final between the Netherlands and Sweden was cancelled , the trophy was awarded to both teams .
The 2014 Algarve Cup was the 21st edition of the Algarve Cup , an invitational women 's football tournament held annually in Portugal . It took place between 5-12 March 2014 .
The Germany women 's national football team ( German : Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft der Frauen ) is governed by the German Football Association ( DFB ) . The German national team is one of the most successful in women 's football . They are two-time world champions , having won the 2003 and 2007 tournaments . Germany is also the only nation to have won both the women 's and men 's tournament . The team has won eight of the twelve UEFA European Championships , claiming six consecutive titles between 1995 and 2013 . Germany is one of the two nations to win both the women 's and men 's European tournament , along with the Netherlands . Germany has won Olympic gold in 2016 , after three consecutive bronze medals at the Women 's Olympic Football Tournament , finishing third in 2000 , 2004 and 2008 . Birgit Prinz holds the record for most appearances and is the team 's all-time leading goalscorer . Prinz has also set international records ; she has received the FIFA World Player of the Year award three times and is the joint second overall top goalscorer at the Women 's World Cup . Women 's football was long met with skepticism in Germany , and official matches were banned by the DFB until 1970 . However , the women 's national team has grown in popularity since winning the World Cup in 2003 , as it was chosen as Germany 's Sports Team of the Year . As of July 2019 , Germany is ranked 2nd in the FIFA Women 's World Rankings .
The China women 's national football team ( Chinese : 中国国家女子足球队 ; pinyin : Zhōngguó Guójiā Nǚzǐ Zúqiú Duì ) , recognized as China PR by FIFA , is governed by the Chinese Football Association . The team is colloquially referred to as Zhōngguó Nǚzú ( Chinese : 中国女足 , short for Chinese : 中国国家女子足球队 ; pinyin : Zhōngguó Guójiā Nǚzĭ Zúqiú Duì ; literally : 'Chinese national women 's football team ' ) .
The Canada women 's national soccer team ( French : Équipe du Canada féminine de soccer ) is overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and competes in the Confederation of North , Central American and Caribbean Association Football ( CONCACAF ) . The team reached international prominence at the 2003 FIFA Women 's World Cup , losing in the bronze medal match to the United States . Canada qualified for its first Olympic women 's soccer tournament in 2008 , making it to the quarterfinals . Canada are two-time CONCACAF Women 's Gold Cup champions , and two-time Olympic bronze medalists from London 2012 where they defeated France 1-0 in Coventry and from Rio de Janeiro 2016 , after defeating hosts Brazil 2-1 in São Paulo . A certain segment of the Canadian women 's soccer fans are closely linked to the U-20 team ( U-19 prior to 2006 ) , partly due to Canada hosting the inaugural FIFA U-19 Women 's World Championship in 2002 , a tournament in which the team won silver in front of 47,784 fans at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton , Alberta . Canada also hosted the 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup , where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by England . Canada set the tournament and team record for attendance in the process , with 1,353,506 and 54,027 respectively .
The 2016 Algarve Cup was the 23rd edition of the Algarve Cup , an invitational women 's football tournament held annually in Portugal . It took place from 2 to 9 March .
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 .
The Spain women 's national football team ( Spanish : Selección Española de Fútbol Femenina ) represents Spain in international women 's football since 1980 , and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation , the governing body for football in Spain . Spain have qualified two times for the FIFA Women 's World Cup and three times for the UEFA Women 's Championship , reaching the semifinals in 1997 . Contrast to its lackluster senior side , Spain 's youth teams are one of the most successful and have enjoyed a great success in 2018 , getting the two continental titles ( U-17 and U-19 ) , and reaching the two worldwide finals , winners in the U-17 World Cup and runners-up in the U-20 World Cup .
The Netherlands women 's national football team ( Dutch : Nederlands vrouwenvoetbalelftal ) is directed by the Royal Dutch Football Association ( KNVB ) , which is a member of UEFA and FIFA . In 1971 , the team played the first women 's international football match recognized by FIFA against France . They have played at the final tournament of the 2009 , 2013 , and 2017 UEFA Women 's Championship and were champions in 2017 . They have played at the final tournament of the 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup for the first time , and reached thirteenth place . They have also played at the final tournament in the 2019 edition , losing 2-0 the final against the United States . The nicknames for the team are Oranje ( Orange ) and Leeuwinnen ( Lionesses ) . Sarina Wiegman has been head coach since January 2017 . As of July 2019 , the team is ranked number 3 in the FIFA Women 's World Rankings .
The Denmark women 's national football team ( Danish : Danmarks kvindelige fodboldlandshold ) represents Denmark in international women 's football . The team is controlled by the Danish Football Association ( DBU ) .
The Japan women 's national football team , or Nadeshiko Japan ( なでしこジャパン ) , represents Japan in women 's association football and is run by the Japan Football Association ( JFA ) . It is the most successful women 's national team from the Asian Football Confederation . Its highest ranking in the FIFA Women 's World Rankings is 3rd , achieved in December 2011 . Nadeshiko Japan defeated the United States in the 2011 FIFA Women 's World Cup Final , thus claiming their first FIFA Women 's World Cup title , becoming the first Asian team to do so and only the fourth women 's world champions . It won silver medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup , making it the only Asian team to have three combined medals from international championships . It also won gold medals at the 2014 and 2018 AFC Women 's Asian Cups , the 2010 and 2018 Asian Games , and the 2008 , 2010 , and 2019 EAFF Football Championships .
The French women 's national football team ( French : Équipe de France féminine de football , sometimes shortened as Féminin A ) is directed by the French Football Federation ( FFF ) . The team competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women 's World Cup , UEFA Women 's Euro , the Summer Olympics , and the Algarve Cup . The France women 's national team initially struggled on the international stage failing to qualify for three of the first FIFA Women 's World Cups and the six straight UEFA European Championships before reaching the quarter-finals in the 1997 edition of the competition . However , since the beginning of the new millennium , France have become one of the most consistent teams in Europe , having qualified for their first-ever FIFA Women 's World Cup in 2003 and reaching the quarter-finals in two of the three European Championships held since 2000 . In 2011 , France recorded a fourth-place finish at the 2011 FIFA Women 's World Cup ; its best finish overall at the competition . In the following year , the team captured the 2012 Cyprus Cup and the fourth place at Women 's Olympic Football Tournament . Corinne Diacre has been the manager of the national team since 30 August 2017 . The current captain of the national team is midfielder Amandine Henry .
The Iceland women 's national football team represents Iceland in international women 's football . It is currently ranked as the 19th best national team in the world by FIFA as of June 2018 . On October 30 , 2008 , the national team qualified to the 2009 UEFA Women 's Championship , the first major football tournament Iceland ever took part in , having previously competed in the 1995 UEFA Women 's Championship which was a home and away knockout competition . At the 2013 UEFA Women 's Championship , they took their first point in a major championship , following a draw against Norway in the opening game . During the qualifiers for 2009 UEFA Þóra Tómasdóttir and Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir followed the team and recorded the documentary Stelpurnar okkar ( translated : Our Girls ) which was premiered on August 14 , 2009 .
The Brazil women 's national football team represents Brazil in women 's association football and is run by the Brazilian Football Confederation ( CBF ) . It has participated in eight editions of the FIFA Women 's World Cup , finishing as runner-up in 2007 , and seven editions of the Copa América Femenina . Brazil played their first game on 22 July 1986 against the United States , losing 2-1 . The team finished the 1999 World Cup in third place and the 2007 in second , losing to Germany in the final , 2-0 . Brazil won the silver medal twice in the Olympic Games , in 2004 and 2008 , after getting fourth place in the two previous editions . Brazil is the most successful women 's national team in South America , having won the first four editions of the Copa América championship . Since 1999 they have been contenders for the World title . In 1998 and 1999 , the team was the runner-up of the Women 's U.S. Cup . In 2017 , the Brazilian Football Confederation 's decision to fire head coach Emily Lima sparked protest among the team 's players . The dispute evolved into an argument for greater wages and more respect and recognition for the country 's female football players . As a result , players such as Cristiane , Rosana , and Francielle announced their retirement from international football , hoping that this decision might make a difference in the years to come .
The Poland women 's national football team represents Poland in international women 's football . The team , controlled by the Polish Football Association , has never qualified for a major international tournament .
The Portugal women 's national football team represents Portugal in international women 's football competition . The team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation ( FPF ) and competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women 's World Cup , UEFA Women 's Euro , the Summer Olympics , and the Algarve Cup .
The Australian women 's national soccer team is overseen by the governing body for soccer in Australia , Football Federation Australia ( FFA ) , which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation ( AFC ) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation ( AFF ) since leaving the Oceania Football Confederation ( OFC ) in 2006 . The team 's official nickname is the Matildas ( from the Australian folk song Waltzing Matilda ) , having been known as the Female Socceroos before 1995 . Under a naming rights deal with Scentre Group and its predecessor , Westfield Group , the team has been branded as Westfield Matildas since 2008 . Australia is a three-time OFC champion , one-time AFC champion and one-time AFF champion , and became the first ever national team to win in two different confederations ( before the men 's team did the same in 2015 AFC Asian Cup ) . The team has represented Australia at the FIFA Women 's World Cup on seven occasions and at the Olympic Games on two , although it has won neither tournament . Immediately following the 2015 World Cup , Australia was ranked ninth in the world by FIFA .
The Italy women 's national football team ( Italian : Nazionale di calcio femminile dell'Italia ) has represented Italy in international women 's football since their inception in 1968 . The team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation ( FIGC ) , the governing body for football in Italy . Formed in 1968 , Italy took part in various unofficial international tournaments , hosting the first unofficial European Competition in 1969 and World Cup in 1970 . Italy qualified for both the first World Cup in 1991 , where they reached the quarter-finals , and the first European Championship . While Italy were runners-up in the European Championship in 1993 and 1997 , they are yet to replicate similar success at the World Cup . In 2019 , after a 20-year drought , Italy qualified for the World Cup where they equaled their previous best performance , reaching the quarter-finals .
The New Zealand women 's national football team , nicknamed the Football Ferns , is governed by New Zealand Football ( NZF ) . The New Zealand national team qualified for the 2007 FIFA Women 's World Cup , held in China in September 2007 , sending the team to their first World Cup in 16 years , and the second since their 1975 debut in international competition .