| Founded | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 2023 |
| Region |  Portugal |
| Teams | 5 |
| Last champions |  Sweden (5th title) |
| Most championships |  United States (10 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
TheAlgarve Cup was an invitationaltournament for national teams inwomen's association football hosted by thePortuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in theAlgarve region ofPortugal since 1994, it was one of the most prestigious and longest-running women's international football events and had been nicknamed the"Mini FIFA Women's World Cup".[1]
The most successful teams were theUnited States, with ten titles,Norway andSweden with five, andGermany with four.[2] The United States, Norway, Germany, and Spain are the only nations to have won both theFIFA Women's World Cup and the Algarve Cup.
The Algarve Cup, as an annual event featuring most of the world's top women's football teams, had no parallel in the men's game, given that there are fewer professional women's leagues and thus fewer scheduling conflicts. It was played in late February or early March, at the same time as theArnold Clark Cup, theCup of Nations, theCyprus Women's Cup, theIstria Cup, thePinatar Cup, theSheBelieves Cup, theTournoi de France, theTurkish Women's Cup and theWomen's Revelations Cup.
It has not been held since the introduction of theUEFA Women's Nations League in 2023.
From 2002 to 2014, 12 teams were invited, with the top eight competing for the championship. The teams were divided into three groups of four — A, B and C. Group C was added in 2002 to provide second-tier teams with high-level match experience every year. The teams first playedround-robin within their pool. Then the placement round proceeded as follows:
In 2015, Group C teams became eligible for the final, which is now played between the two best group winners.[3] If teams are tied on points, finishing positions will be determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:[4]
The placement round is now as follows:
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Top 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 7 (1995,1999,2003,2008,2013,2020,2022) | – | 15 |
| Sweden | 5 (1995,2001,2009,2018,2022) | 1 (1996) | 6 (1994,1997,2002,2006,2007,2010) | 9 (1998,2000,2005,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2019) | 21 |
 Germany | 4 (2006,2012,2014,2020) | 3 (2005,2010,2013) | 1 (2015) | 3 (2002,2008,2009) | 11 |
 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 |
 Italy | – | 2 (2020,2022) | – | 1 (2004) | 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 (2022) | 2 |
 Australia | – | – | – | 2 (2017,2018) | 2 |
 New Zealand | – | – | – | 2 (2016,2020) | 2 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 10 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | Norway (NOR) | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Iceland (ISL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 14 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | 29 | 27 | 28 | 84 | |
| Team | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | 4th | – | – | WD | 4 |
 Austria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | 11th | – | – | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
 Belgium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | 6th | – | 2 |
| Brazil | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Canada | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 4th | 8th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | – | – | 8 |
 Chile | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| China | – | – | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 6th | 7th | 6th | 10th | 9th | 5th | 4th | 7th | 9th | 6th | 5th | 12th | – | 10th | 11th | 12th | – | – | 23 |
| Denmark | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 6th | 2nd | 6th | 9th | 7th | 6th | 9th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 5th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 3rd | 10th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 28 |
 England | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
 Faroe Islands | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Finland | 6th | 5th | 8th | 6th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 9th | 10th | 7th | 6th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 |
| France | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| Germany | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | 2nd | 1st | 8th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | – | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | 12 |
 Greece | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
 Hungary | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Iceland | – | – | 6th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | 7th | 6th | 9th | 2nd | 6th | 9th | 3rd | 10th | 3rd | 9th | 9th | 9th | – | – | 15 |
 Republic of Ireland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | – | – | 10th | 11th | 12th | – | – | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| Italy | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | 7th | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2nd | 2nd | 6 |
| Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 9th | – | 6th | 6th | – | – | – | 7 |
 Mexico | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Netherlands | – | 6th | – | 5th | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 1st | 11th | – | – | 6 |
| New Zealand | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | – | 4th | – | 2 |
 North Korea | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Northern Ireland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | 12th | WD | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Norway | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 9th | 6th | 5th | 7th | 3rd | 10th | 5th | – | 11th | 7th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 27 |
| Poland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2nd | – | – | 3 |
| Portugal | 5th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 8th | 8th | 11th | 10th | 8th | 11th | 11th | 12th | 10th | 8th | 10th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 11th | 8th | 12th | 3rd | 10th | 8th | 4th | 28 |
 Romania | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
 Russia | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | 6th | 8th | 12th | – | – | – | 5 |
 Scotland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | 2 |
 South Korea | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | 1 |
| Spain | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | 7th | – | – | 2 |
| Sweden | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | – | 7th | 1st | 4th | 7th | 1st | 27 |
 Switzerland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 2 |
| United States | 2nd | 4th | – | – | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 7th | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 |
 Wales | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | 12th | 10th | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | 8th | 8th | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| Total (36 teams) | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Rank | Team | Part | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 20 | 79 | 56 | 11 | 12 | 173 | 62 | +111 | 179 |
| 2 | Sweden | 27 | 103 | 52 | 23 | 28 | 185 | 108 | +78 | 179 |
| 3 | Norway | 27 | 103 | 53 | 14 | 36 | 175 | 117 | +58 | 173 |
| 4 | Denmark | 28 | 107 | 42 | 14 | 51 | 146 | 151 | −5 | 140 |
| 5 | China | 23 | 91 | 35 | 14 | 42 | 106 | 109 | −3 | 119 |
| 6 | Portugal | 28 | 106 | 26 | 16 | 63 | 101 | 208 | −107 | 97 |
| 7 | Germany | 12 | 44 | 29 | 2 | 13 | 94 | 35 | +59 | 89 |
| 8 | Iceland | 15 | 59 | 21 | 11 | 27 | 75 | 93 | −18 | 74 |
| 9 | Canada | 8 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 56 |
| 10 | Japan | 7 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 49 |
| 11 | Italy | 5 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 41 |
| 12 | France | 6 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 41 |
| 13 | Finland | 18 | 71 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 45 | 165 | −120 | 33 |
| 14 | Wales | 7 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 32 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 6 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 30 |
| 16 | Republic of Ireland | 5 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 20 |
| 17 | Mexico | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 17 |
| 18 | Australia | 3 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 17 |
| 19 | Russia | 5 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 41 | −25 | 17 |
| 20 | Brazil | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 16 |
| 21 | Spain | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 16 |
| 22 | Austria | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 16 |
| 23 | Greece | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 14 |
| 24 | England | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 13 |
| 25 | Romania | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 13 |
| 26 | Scotland | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 12 |
| 27 | Poland | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 11 |
| 28 | Belgium | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 |
| 29 | North Korea | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 |
| 30 | Hungary | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 7 |
| 31 | New Zealand | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 6 |
| 32 | South Korea | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| 33 | Switzerland | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 |
| 34 | Northern Ireland | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 3 |
| 35 | Chile | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
| 36 | Faroe Islands | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
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