2016 Algarve Football Cup Explained

2016 Algarve Football Cup should not be confused with 2016 Algarve Cup.

Year:	2016
Dates:	14–16 July
Country:	Portugal
Num Teams:	3
Confederations:	1
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Champion Other:	Benfica
Count:	1
Second Other:	Vitória de Setúbal
Third Other:	Derby County
Matches:	3
Goals:	5
Top Scorer:	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
	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

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
	1	Sport TV (Portuguese)	^[7] ^[8]
	1	Sport TV (Portuguese)
	1	Sport TV (Portuguese)
	1	Benfica TV (Portuguese)
	1	FuboTV (English)
Total countries	5

Notes and References

1. News: Derby To Face Benfica In Algarve Football Cup This Summer. English. 17 July 2016. Derby County F.C.. 14 June 2016.
2. News: Derby County: Rams to face Portuguese giants Benfica as part of Algarve Football Cup. English. 17 July 2016. Derby Telegraph. 15 June 2016.
3. News: Derby County anuncia Benfica na Algarve Cup. Portuguese. 17 July 2016. Record. 15 June 2016.
4. News: REPORT: Vitória F.C 1-0 Derby County. English. 17 July 2016. Derby County F.C.. 16 July 2016.
5. News: REPORT: S.L. Benfica 4-0 Derby County. English. 17 July 2016. Derby County F.C.. 16 July 2016. 20 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820183823/http://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/report-s.l.-benfica-vs-derby-county-3188852.aspx. dead.
6. News: Benfica v. Setúbal (0-0) (3-3 GP). Portuguese. 17 July 2016. Record. 14 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160716142540/http://www.record.xl.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/benfica/detalhe/20160714_1938_benfica-v-setubal-em-direto.html. 16 July 2016. dead.
7. News: Benfica vs. Vitória Setúbal. English. 17 July 2016. LiveSoccerTV. 14 July 2016.
8. News: Benfica vs. Derby County. English. 17 July 2016. LiveSoccerTV. 16 July 2016.