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.
Format The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament. The entrants were almost identical to the previous year, but Iceland moved up into Group B from their previous ranking in 2008, replacing Italy who did not feature this time. Wales returned to the competition for the first time in five years, while Austria appeared in the competition for the first time.
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.
Teams The twelve invited teams were:
Team FIFA Rankings(December 2008) (hosts)
Group stage All times local (WET/UTC+0)
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Placement play-offs All times local (WET/UTC+0)
11th place
9th place
7th place
5th place
3rd place
Final
UNITED STATES: GK 1 Hope SoloDF 7 Shannon BoxxDF 17 Heather Mitts (c)DF 15 Lori ChalupnyDF 3 Christie RamponeMF 9 Heather O'Reilly MF 16 Angela Hucles MF 11 Carli LloydMF 5 Lindsay Tarpley FW 15 Megan RapinoeFW 6 Natasha KaiSubstitutes:GK 18 Nicole BarnhartDF 4 Rachel BuehlerDF 13 Kendall FletcherMF 21 Kacey WhiteMF 12 Angie Woznuk FW 19 Tina DiMartino FW 8 Amy Rodriguez Manager: Pia SundhageSWEDEN: GK 12 Kristin HammarströmDF 2 Charlotte RohlinDF 3 Stina SegerströmDF 4 Anna PaulsonDF 6 Sara Thunebro MF 5 Caroline Seger MF 15 Therese Sjögran MF 17 Kosovare Asllani MF 18 Nilla Fischer FW 11 Victoria Svensson (c) FW 8 Lotta SchelinSubstitutes:GK 1 Hedvig LindahlDF 7 Emelie Ölander DF 13 Alexandra NilssonDF 19 Linda Sembrant MF 16 Louise Fors MF 20 Lisa Dahlkvist FW 9 Anna LindblomFW 10 Sara Lindén FW 14 Madelaine Edlund Manager: Thomas Dennerby Match rules 90 minutes No extra time Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
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