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.
Format
The twelve teams are divided into three groups that played a round-robin group stage, followed by one position play-off match for every team.
With 12 teams participating, the Algarve Cup format has been as follows: Groups A and B, containing the strongest ranked teams, are the only ones in contention to win the title. The group A and B winners contest the final - to win the Algarve Cup. The runners-up play for third place, and those that finish third in the groups play for fifth place. The teams in Group 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 point for a loss. In the case of two teams being tied in a group, their head-to-head result determined their place in the group.
Participating teams
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Sweden | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Canada | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| United States | 1–1 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| 85' Aly Wagner | Report Report |
7' Andrea Neil |
| Sweden | 1–1 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| 58' Hanna Ljungberg | SvFF Report (in Swedish) | 40' Dagny Mellgren |
| Sweden | 1–1 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| 85' Hanna Ljungberg | Report SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
80' Sharolta Nonen |
| Norway | 0–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 4' Shannon MacMillan |
| Norway | 1–0 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| 39' Dagny Mellgren | Report |
| United States | 1–1 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 18' Aly Wagner | Report SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
78' Hanna Ljungberg |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Finland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| Denmark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
| Denmark | 0–3 | France |
|---|---|---|
| 14', 53' Marinette Pichon 85' Élodie Woock |
| France | 1–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| 55' Hoda Lattaf |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| Wales | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| Portugal | 1–1 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 11' Inês Silva | Report | 47' Cheryl Foster |
| Portugal | 1–1 | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| 88' Carla Couto | Report | 37' Regina Holan |
| Republic of Ireland | 3–1 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 17', 81' Olivia O'Toole 44' Ciara Grant |
20' Ayshea Martyn |
| Greece | 2–0 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 7' Ana Stavroula 80' Regina Holan |
| Portugal | 3–2 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| 45' Edite Fernandes 43' Ana Rita 71' Carla Monteiro |
Report | 31' Michele O'Brien 28' Claire Scanlan |
Placement play-offs
Eleventh place match
| Republic of Ireland | 2–2 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 77', 83' Claire Scanlan | 6' Milly Durrant 88' Michelle Green |
|
| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 | ||
Ninth place match
Seventh place match
| Canada | 7–1 | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| 5', 38', 82' Christine Sinclair 26' Andrea Neil 41' Kara Lang 65' Silvana Burtini 80' Carmelina Moscato |
Report | 86' Amalia Loseno |
Fifth place match
| Sweden | 5–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| 10' Salina Olsson 39', 58' Anne-Maria Eriksson 74' Victoria Svensson 90' Hanna Ljungberg |
SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
Third place match
| Norway | 1–0 | France |
|---|---|---|
| 11' Dagny Mellgren |
Final
| United States | 2–0 | China |
|---|---|---|
| 52' Shannon MacMillan 56' Mia Hamm |
Report |
| 2003 Algarve Cup |
|---|
United States Second title |
Final standings
Goal scorers
| 25 athletes | Carmelina Moscato | ||
| Kara Lang | Sharolta Nonen | Silvana Burtini | Bai Jie |
| Han Duan | Mette Jokumsen | Élodie Woock | Hoda Lattaf |
| Ana Stavroula | Amiel Loseno | Ciara Grant | Michele O'Brien |
| Ana Rita Gomes | Edite Fernandes | Inês Silva | Carla Couto |
| Carla Monteiro | Salina Olsson | Victoria Svensson | Mia Hamm |
| Ayshea Martyn | Cheryl Foster | Michelle Green | Milly Durrant |
Goals
Player
4 Hanna Ljungberg
3 Christine Sinclair
Sun Wen
Claire Scanlan
Dagny Mellgren
2 Andrea Neil
Regina Holan
Marinette Pichon
Olivia O'Toole
Anne-Maria Eriksson
Aly Wagner
Shannon MacMillan
1
1 own goal