| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| City | Algarve |
| Dates | 9–15 March |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Germany |
| Third place |  France |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 71 (2.96 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Christie Welsh (5 goals) |
| Best player | Birgit Prinz |
| Bestgoalkeeper |  Bente Nordby |
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The2005 Algarve Cup was the 12th edition of theAlgarve Cup, an invitationalwomen's football tournament held annually inPortugal. It took place from 9 to 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.[1]
The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played around-robin tournament.
Since the expansion to 12 teams in 2002, the Algarve Cup format had been as follows:Groups A andB, containing the strongest ranked teams, were the only ones in contention to win the title. The group A and B winners contested the final – to win the Algarve Cup. The runners-up played for third place, and those that finish third in the groups played for fifth place. The teams inGroup 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 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.
| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2004) |
|---|---|
| Germany | 1 |
| United States | 2 |
| Norway | 3 |
| Sweden | 5 |
 China | 6 |
 Denmark | 7 |
| France | 9 |
 England | 14 |
 Finland | 16 |
 Mexico | 25 |
 Portugal (hosts) | 34 |
 Northern Ireland | 83 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 |
| China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
| China | 0–2 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| SvFF Report (in Swedish) | Östberg 35'Johansson 39' |
| China | 0–2 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Smisek 18' Wunderlich 80' |
| Sweden | 1–1 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Seger 18' | SvFF Report (in Swedish) | Kaufmann 84' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 |
| Finland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
| France | 0–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Welsh 20' |
| United States | 3–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Welsh 8', 41' Wambach 52' | Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 |
| Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 |
| Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| England | 4–0 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Carney 32' Exley 53', 89'McArthur 56' |
| Mexico | 2–0 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Pérez 23' González 31' |
| Germany | 0–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Welsh 23' |
         Germany |  United States |
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| 2005 Algarve Cup |
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 United States Fourth title |
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 | United States |
 | Germany |
 | France |
| 4 | Sweden |
| 5 | Norway |
| 6 | Denmark |
| 7 | China |
| 8 | England |
| 9 | Mexico |
| 10 | Finland |
| 11 | Portugal |
| 12 | Northern Ireland |
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