2001 Algarve Cup

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2001 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates11–17 March 2001
Teams8 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Third placeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored63 (3.94 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Sweden.svg Hanna Ljungberg
(6 goals)
2000
2002

The 2001 Algarve Cup was the eighth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's association football tournament. It took place between 11 and 17 March 2001 in Portugal with Sweden winning the event defeating Denmark, 3-0, in the final game. [1]

Contents

Format

The eight participating teams are same as previous year: Canada, 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 Sweden.svg  Sweden 93300113+8
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6320176+1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3310225−3
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0300328−6
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Soccerball shade.svg31'Soccerball shade.svg90' Charmaine Hooper
Soccerball shade.svg37' Christine Sinclair
Report
Report

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg4–1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Soccerball shade.svg24' Malin Moström
Soccerball shade.svg40' Hanna Ljungberg
Soccerball shade.svg48' Victoria Svensson
Soccerball shade.svg77' Elin Flyborg
Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Soccerball shade.svg2' Maria João Xavier

United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–0Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Soccerball shade.svg65' Christie Welsh
Soccerball shade.svg87' Stephanie Rigamat
Report
Report

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg5–2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Soccerball shade.svg11'Soccerball shade.svg15'Soccerball shade.svg45' Hanna Ljungberg
Soccerball shade.svg13' (own goal)
Soccerball shade.svg78' Elin Flyborg
Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Soccerball shade.svg35'Soccerball shade.svg75' Christine Sinclair

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Soccerball shade.svg38' Tina Nordlund
Soccerball shade.svg73' Hanna Ljungberg
Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)

Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg2–1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Soccerball shade.svg8' (own goal)
Soccerball shade.svg89' Breana Boyd
Report
Report
Soccerball shade.svg45' Edite Fernandes

Group B

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6320182+6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 6320162+4
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 6320163+3
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 03003114−13
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg2–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Soccerball shade.svg55' Kjældgaard
Soccerball shade.svg84' Gitte Krogh
Soccerball shade.svg7' Pu Wei

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg5–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Soccerball shade.svg16'Soccerball shade.svg20' Dagny Mellgren
Soccerball shade.svg56'Soccerball shade.svg67' Linda Ørmen
Soccerball shade.svg22' Margunn Haugenes
Soccerball shade.svg58' Heidi Kackur

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg0–2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Soccerball shade.svg50' Zhao Lihong
Soccerball shade.svg61' Bai Lili

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg0–6Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Soccerball shade.svg22' Kjældgaard
Soccerball shade.svg35'Soccerball shade.svg60' Gitte Krogh
Soccerball shade.svg42' Merete Pedersen
Soccerball shade.svg70' Mette Jokumsen
Soccerball shade.svg87' Cathrine Sørensen

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Soccerball shade.svg59' Ragnhild Gulbrandsen

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Soccerball shade.svg27' Liu Ying
Soccerball shade.svg36' Pan Lina
Soccerball shade.svg45' Li Jie

Seventh place

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg3–1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Soccerball shade.svg36' Jessica Julin
Soccerball shade.svg44' Terhi Uusi-Luomalahti
Soccerball shade.svg78' Hanna Ekstrom
Report Soccerball shade.svg16' Susana Maria Silva Martins

Fifth place

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg4–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Soccerball shade.svg21'Soccerball shade.svg73'Soccerball shade.svg86' Ragnhild Gulbrandsen
Soccerball shade.svg88' Anne Tønnessen
Report Soccerball shade.svg24' Ally Marquand
Soccerball shade.svg46' Laura Schott
Soccerball shade.svg56' Cat Reddick

Third place

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg5–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Soccerball shade.svg42'Soccerball shade.svg65' Bai Lili
Soccerball shade.svg67'Soccerball shade.svg87' Zhao Lihong
Soccerball shade.svg92' Pu Wei
Report Soccerball shade.svg21' Christine Sinclair

Final

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Soccerball shade.svg5' Linda Fagerström
Soccerball shade.svg37' Hanna Ljungberg
Soccerball shade.svg74' Malin Moström
SvFF Report (in Swedish)

Final standings

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

Champion

 2001 Algarve Cup 
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Second title

Goal scorers

Goals
Soccerball shade.svg
Player
6
Flag of Sweden.svg Hanna Ljungberg
4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christine Sinclair
Flag of Norway.svg Ragnhild Gulbrandsen
3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bai Lili
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Lihong
Flag of Denmark.svg Gitte Krogh
2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charmaine Hooper
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pu Wei
Flag of Denmark.svg Nadia Kjældgaard
Flag of Norway.svg Dagny Mellgren
Flag of Norway.svg Linda Ørmen
Flag of Sweden.svg Elin Flyborg
Flag of Sweden.svg Malin Moström
1
24 athletes
2 own goals

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