2008 Algarve Cup

2008 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates512 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) Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir (6 goals)
Best player(s) Cathrine Paaske Sørensen
2007
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 in a repeat of the previous year's final.