The 2005 Algarve Cup is the 12th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place 9–15 March 2005. The USA won the tournament defeating Germany, 1-0, in the final-game. The tournament victory was the fourth for the US, and their third in a row. Format The twelve invited teams are split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament. Since the expansion to 12 teams in 2002, 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 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 Group stage Group A Group B Group C Placement play-offs Eleventh place match Ninth place match Seventh place match Fifth place match Third place match Final Final standings References External links Algarve Cup on WomensSoccerUnited.com RSSSF.com history page, with links to full results Full results and history Footballzz.co.uk: Algarve Women's Football Cup 2005 2005 Algarve Cup Alg March 2005 sports events in Europe 2005 in Portuguese women's sport