| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Portugal |
| Dates | 16–23 February |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Sweden (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  Norway |
| Fourth place | Portugal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 14 (2.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Valentina GiacintiCelin Bizet Ildhusøy (2 goals each) |
| Best player | Barbara Bonansea |
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The2022 Algarve Cup was the 28th edition of theAlgarve Cup, an invitationalwomen's football tournament held annually inPortugal. It took place from 16 to 23 February 2022.[1]
Five teams were participating.[2][3]
| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2021) |
|---|---|
| Sweden | 2 |
 Australia | 11 |
| Norway | 12 |
 Denmark | 14 |
| Italy | 15 |
| Portugal | 29 |
Note: Australia withdrew before the draw due to serious concerns for the health and wellbeing of players and team officials following a lengthy and crowded 2021 schedule.[4]
Five teams played two matches each to determine the standings. The top two teams played the final, while the other three teams played each other in 45 minutes matches to determine the final ranking.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Portugal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | Third place match |
| 4 | Norway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |
| 5 | Denmark[a] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | Withdrew |
All times are local (UTC±0)
| Norway | 0–2 | Portugal |
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| Italy | 2–1 | Norway |
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| Portugal | 0–4 | Sweden |
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As the withdrawal of Denmark after their second match left four teams in the competition, the remaining five group matches were scratched:Sweden andItaly qualified for the final, whilePortugal andNorway qualified for the third place match.
Originally, it was planned that the teams finishing third to fifth would play each other in a round-robin of 45-minute matches.
However, following the withdrawal of Denmark, this was scratched and a full-length third place match was played.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Sweden |
 | Italy |
 | Norway |
| 4 | Portugal |
| 5 | Denmark |
There were 14 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
