Algarve Women`s Cup 2010/Mundialito de Futebol Feminino

The Algarve will be hosting, for the 17th year in a row, the “Mundialito de Futebol Feminino" / Algarve Women’s Cup 2010.

The  Mundialito de Futebol Feminino / Algarve Women’s Cup 2010 will start on the 24th of February, with various matches throughout the Algarve.

Estádio Algarve will be hosting 4 matches, 2 matches on the 1st and 2 matches on the 3rd of March.

The Semi-final match and the Final will tack place at the Estádio Algarve.

The Algarve Cup 2010 will involve about 500 people (National Teams, official committees, international women referees, organization, journalists, etc.) and be assisted by national as also international media professionals, coming from several parts of the world. The foreign media group is normally the major one. 

Regarding this tournament, FIFA has been responsible for the organization  of (since 2005), and also with the cooperation of  FPF(Portuguese Football Federation) as well as the  AF Algarve,  a  workshop for international women referees ,  coming from more than 40 countries.

The Portuguese Women’s Soccer Team will be training in the Algarve, and competing with the Teams from Austria, Romania and Faroe Islands in stadiums yet to be announced. The matches will be transmitted by one of the Portuguese TV stations.

The team which had won the last year’s Tournament was Sweden.

Kick -off / Matches at Estádio Algarve

1st of March 

• Portugal /Austria   -14:00
• China/ Germany - 17:00

 3rd of March

• Portugal / Iceland - 13:00
• Final - USA / Germany - 16:00

           Teams and their Groups

                                                Teams which have won World, European and Olympic Titles 

 MATCH SCHEDULE 

• MATCH  SCHEDULE OF THE ALGARVE CUP.PDF

You’ll find bellow the match schedule for the last day of the Algarve Cup.

Stadiums:

• Estádio Algarve;
• Estádio Municipal de Lagos;
• Estádio Municipal de Albufeira;
• Complexo Desportivo Belavista - Parchal;
• Estádio Municipal de Lagos;
• Estádio Municipal VRS António;
• Estádio José Arcanjo - Olhão;
• Parque Desportivo da Nora - Ferreiras;
• Estádio Dr. Francisco Vieira - Silves

Information about the Algarve Cup's last day of competition.

  Match reports:

 Curiosities:

• Germany – Champion of the world in 2007 and present champion of Europe;

• USA – National Team Winner of the recent Olympic Games.

For more information please go to: Portal de Futebol or site official da FPF  which will  be following all the preparations and latest updates regarding the tournament.

You’ll find bellow more information regarding the Algarve Cup.

Statistics, previous tournaments results, standings, scorers and tournament prizes: http://www.fpf.pt/portal/page/portal/PORTAL_FUTEBOL/Comunicados2009/Tab/algarvecup_figures.pdf

Participating teams in the 2010 tournament: http://www.fpf.pt/portal/page/portal/PORTAL_FUTEBOL/Comunicados2009/Tab/teams_2010.pdf

Contacts:

• Tournament Director and responsable for the Marketing & Image Deparment of the FPF: Sebastião Lobo:

                          Telef:  +351 21 325 27 62 ou Telem: +351 96 10 391 10; e-mail: sebastião.lobo@fpf.pt

• Secretariado: Rute Soeiro:

                          Telef:   +351 21 415 51 35; e-mail: rute.soeiro@fpf.pt

• Marketing & Image Department of the  FPF:

                          Telef: + 351 21 235 27 61; e-mail: marketing@fpf.pt