The 2016 Algarve Cup was the 23rd edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal.

[1][2] On 19 February 2016, FIFA announced the referees and the assistant referees for the tournament.

[3] Aye Thein Lee Seul Gi Thi Le Trinh Truong Ledya Tafesse Emmanuella Aglago Josiane Mbakop Marianela Araya Cruz Olga Miranda Nereida Diaz Katherine Jimenez Neuza Back Yoleida Lara Tupou Patia Maria Tamalelagi Lonisa Elite Dilioni Sandra Braz Monika Mularczyk Sara Persson Olga Martins Biljana Atanasovski Anna Dabrowska Katarzyna Wojs Annica Johansson Julia Magnusson The groups were announced on 14 December 2015,[4] with the match schedule being announced on 10 February 2016.

For the group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions will be determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:[6]

Matches times and venues were announced on 7 March 2016.