2008 Algarve Cup

2008 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates5–12 March 2008
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)9 (in 9 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (6th title)
Runners-up Denmark
Third place Norway
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored68 (2.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iceland Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir (6 goals)
Best player(s)Denmark Cathrine Paaske Sørensen
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2009

The 2008 Algarve Cup was the fifteenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place between 5 and 12 March 2008 with the reigning champions the United States winning the event for a record sixth time, after defeating Denmark, 2–1, in the final game[1] in a repeat of the previous year's final.

  1. ^ "US women win soccer's Algarve Cup". Toronto Star. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2017.