2016 Algarve Football Cup

2016 Algarve Football Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Portugal
Dates	14–16 July
Teams	3 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Benfica (1st title)
Runners-up	Vitória de Setúbal
Third place	Derby County
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	5 (1.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	André Almeida Costinha Eduardo Salvio Nélson Semedo Rui Fonte (1 goal)

The 2016 Algarve Football Cup was a summer football friendly tournament. It was hosted at the Estádio Algarve in the Algarve in Portugal, between the 14 and 16 July 2016. It involved Benfica and Vitória de Setúbal of the Portuguese Primeira Liga and English Championship side Derby County.^[1][2][3]

Overview

Participants

Nation	Team	Location	Confederation	League
Portugal	Benfica	Lisbon	UEFA	Primeira Liga
England	Derby County	Derby	UEFA	Championship
Portugal	Vitória de Setúbal	Setúbal	UEFA	Primeira Liga

Standings

Each team will play two matches, with three points awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a defeat. In the first two matches of the 2016 Algarve Football Cup, a penalty shoot-out took place afterwards. That's despite Vitória de Setúbal beating Derby County in Game 2. A shoot-out did not take place after Benfica's match against Derby.^[4][5][6]

Rank	Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Benfica	2	1	1	0	4	0	+4	4
2	Vitória de Setúbal	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4
3	Derby County	2	0	0	2	0	5	–5	0

Matches

Benfica v Vitória de Setúbal

14 July	Benfica	0–0 (3–3 p)	Vitória de Setúbal	Algarve, Portugal
20:30 WEST		Report		Stadium: Estádio Algarve Referee: Cristiano Pires (Portugal)
		Penalties
	L. López E. Salvio A. Almeida F. Cervi B. Kalaica		M. Nader A. Meyong V. Costa Ruca A. Issoko

Vitória de Setúbal v Derby County XI

15 July	Vitória de Setúbal	1–0 (3–3 p)	Derby County XI	Algarve, Portugal
20:30 WEST	Costinha  11'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Algarve
		Penalties
			A. Babos C. Macdonald E. R. Jakobsen

Benfica v Derby County

16 July	Benfica	4–0	Derby County	Algarve, Portugal
20:30 WEST	N. Semedo  16' R. Fonte  54' A. Almeida  63' E. Salvio  90'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Algarve Referee: Pedro Oliveira (Portugal)

Goalscorers

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	André Almeida	Benfica	1
	Costinha	Vitória de Setúbal
	Eduardo Salvio	Benfica
	Nélson Semedo	Benfica
	Rui Fonte	Benfica

Media coverage

Market	Countries	Broadcast partner	Ref
Angola	1	Sport TV (Portuguese)	[7][8]
Cape Verde	1	Sport TV (Portuguese)	[7][8]
Mozambique	1	Sport TV (Portuguese)	[7][8]
Portugal	1	Benfica TV (Portuguese)	[7][8]
United States	1	FuboTV (English)	[7][8]
Total countries	5

References

1. "Derby To Face Benfica In Algarve Football Cup This Summer". Derby County F.C. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
2. "Derby County: Rams to face Portuguese giants Benfica as part of Algarve Football Cup". Derby Telegraph. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
3. "Derby County anuncia Benfica na Algarve Cup". Record (in Portuguese). 15 June 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
4. "REPORT: Vitória F.C 1-0 Derby County". Derby County F.C. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
5. "REPORT: S.L. Benfica 4-0 Derby County". Derby County F.C. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
6. "Benfica v. Setúbal (0-0) (3-3 GP)". Record (in Portuguese). 14 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
7. "Benfica vs. Vitória Setúbal". LiveSoccerTV. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
8. "Benfica vs. Derby County". LiveSoccerTV. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.

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