2012 Algarve Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 29 February – 7 March 2012 |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Germany (2nd title)
|
| Runners-up |
 Japan
|
| Third place |
 United States
|
| Fourth place |
 Sweden
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 62 (2.58 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Célia Okoyino da Mbabi (6 goals) |
| Best player |
Aya Miyama
|
The 2012 Algarve Cup was the nineteenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It began on 29 February and ended on 7 March 2012.
The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament.
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 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 amount of points in a group, their head-to-head result determined the higher place.
Listed are the confirmed teams.
All times are local (WET/UTC+0).
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