1999 Algarve Cup

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1999 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Teams8 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Third placeFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored40 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the United States.svg Tiffeny Milbrett
1998
2000

The 1999 Algarve Cup was the sixth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's association football tournament. It took place between 14 and 20 March 1999 in Portugal with China winning the event defeating the US, 2-1, in the final game. The Chinese triumph also became China's first victory against the USA since 1993. [1]

Contents

Format

The host and the seven teams invited are Australia, China, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and the United States.

The eight teams were split into two groups that played a round-robin group stage. On completion of this, the fourth placed teams from each group would playoff to determine seventh and eighth place, the third placed teams from each group would play each other to decide fifth and sixth place, the second placed teams in each group would play to determine third and fourth place and the winners of the groups would compete for first and second place.

Points awarded in the group stage are three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a loss.

Group A

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7321072+5
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 6320143+1
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2302123−1
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1301205−5
United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Tiffeny Milbrett Soccerball shade.svg15' Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Linda Fagerström Soccerball shade.svg76'

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Soccerball shade.svg Marianne Pettersen

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg2–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Soccerball shade.svg Linda Medalen
Soccerball shade.svg Anita Rapp
SvFF Report (in Swedish)Soccerball shade.svg Malin Andersson

United States  Flag of the United States.svg4–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Tiffeny Milbrett Soccerball shade.svg15', 33'
Cindy Parlow Soccerball shade.svg28'
Brandi Chastain Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report

United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Julie Foudy Soccerball shade.svg12'
Kristine Lilly Soccerball shade.svg55'
Report Ann Kristin Aarønes Soccerball shade.svg11'

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
SvFF Report (in Swedish)

Group B

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 9330080+8
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4311163+3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2302113−2
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1301209−9
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Soccerball shade.svg Louise Hansen Soccerball shade.svg Julie Murray

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg4–0Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Soccerball shade.svg2'Soccerball shade.svg12' Sun Wen
Soccerball shade.svg20' Liu Ying
Soccerball shade.svg34' Pu Wei
Report

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Soccerball shade.svg Pu Wei
Soccerball shade.svg(own goal)

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg0–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg5–0Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Soccerball shade.svg38' (own goal)
Soccerball shade.svg44' Merete Pedersen
Soccerball shade.svg45' Janne Rasmussen
Soccerball shade.svg66' Jeanne Axelsen
Soccerball shade.svg77' Mette Jokumsen
Report

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Soccerball shade.svg Sun Wen
Soccerball shade.svg Liu Ying

Seventh place

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg2–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Soccerball shade.svg9' Carla Couto
Soccerball shade.svg36' Adilia Martins
Report Soccerball shade.svg70' Julia Uusmalmi

Portugal finished bottom of their group for the sixth year in a row but won the seventh place playoff with a 2–1 win against Finland.

Fifth place

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–1
(7–6)
(PSO)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Soccerball shade.svg Murray SvFF Report (in Swedish)Soccerball shade.svg Gustafsson

Third place

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg2–2
(4–1)
(PSO)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Selvmal Soccerball shade.svg69' (own goal)
Soccerball shade.svg82' Bendiiksen
report (nor.) report (den.) Soccerball shade.svg65' Rasmussen
Soccerball shade.svg90' Pedersen

Final

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Soccerball shade.svg16' Pu Wei
Soccerball shade.svg65' Yan
Report Soccerball shade.svg45' Tiffeny Milbrett

Final standings

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
7Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
8Flag of Finland.svg  Finland

Goal scorers

Goals
Soccerball shade.svg
Player
4
Flag of the United States.svg Tiffeny Milbrett
3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jin Yan
2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Julie Murray
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pu Wei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Wen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Ying
Flag of Denmark.svg Jeanee Axelsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Mette Jokumsen
Flag of Norway.svg Cecilie Bendiksen
1
15 athletes
1 own goal
 1999 Algarve Cup 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
First title

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References

  1. "Soccer; Algarve Cup Goes to China". New York Times. March 21, 1999. Retrieved February 2, 2017.