2002 Algarve Cup

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2002 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Cityvarious cities in Algarve
Dates1–7 March 2002
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Third placeFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Fourth placeFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored88 (3.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the United States.svg Shannon MacMillan
(seven goals)
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The 2002 Algarve Cup was the ninth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament hosted annually by Portugal. It was held from first to seventh of March 2002. This was the first edition where the tournament was expanded to twelve teams; all prior editions had eight teams participation. The tournament was won by China, defeating Norway 2-0 in the final-game. Sweden ended up third defeating Germany, 2-1, in the third prize game. [1]

Contents

Format

The twelve invited teams are split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament.

With 12 teams participating, the Algarve Cup format has been as follows: Groups A and B, containing the strongest ranked teams, are the only ones in contention to win the title. The group A and B winners contest the final - to win the Algarve Cup. The runners-up play for third place, and those that finish third in the groups play for fifth place. The teams in Group C played for places 7–12. The winner of Group C played the team that finished fourth in Group A or B (whichever has the better record) for seventh place. The Group C runner-up played the team who finishes last in Group A or B (with the worse record) for ninth place. The third and fourth-placed teams in Group C played for the eleventh place.

Points awarded in the group stage followed the standard formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss. In the case of two teams being tied on the same number of points in a group, their head-to-head result determined the higher place.

Participating teams

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 330093+69
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 320174+36
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 310224−23
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 300318−70
Source: [ citation needed ]
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0–3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Soccerball shade.svg34' Ariane Hingst
Soccerball shade.svg51' Petra Wimbersky
Soccerball shade.svg57' Müller
Portimão
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg4–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Soccerball shade.svg35', 70' Ren Liping
Soccerball shade.svg40' Bai Jie
Soccerball shade.svg56' Pu Wei 		Soccerball shade.svg76' Minna Mustonen
Portimão
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg0–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Soccerball shade.svg62' Christina Bonde
Soccerball shade.svg74' Lene Jensen
Santo António
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Soccerball shade.svg17' Kerstin Stegemann
Soccerball shade.svg50' Renate Lingor 		Soccerball shade.svg30', 62' Pu Wei
Soccerball shade.svg31', 79' Bai Jie
Santo António
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Soccerball shade.svg80' Pu Wei
Olhão
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg0–2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Soccerball shade.svg48' Petra Wimbersky
Soccerball shade.svg58' Bettina Wiegmann
Olhão

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 321096+37
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3120107+35
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 311154+14
Flag of England.svg  England 3003411−70
Source: [ citation needed ]
England  Flag of England.svg3–6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Soccerball shade.svg47', 53' Karen Walker
Soccerball shade.svg88' Amanda Barr 		SvFF Report (in Swedish)Soccerball shade.svg7', 41' Therese Sjögran
Soccerball shade.svg8' Elin Flyborg
Soccerball shade.svg69' Hanna Ljungberg
Soccerball shade.svg79', 89' Bjorn
Lagos

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3300141+139
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 320134−16
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 310215−43
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3003210−80
Source: [ citation needed ]
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Soccerball shade.svg19', 25', 30' Andrea Neil Report
Quarteira
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg0–1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Report Soccerball shade.svg7' Ayshea Martyn
Quarteira
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg4–0Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Soccerball shade.svg24', 69' Christine Sinclair
Soccerball shade.svg63', 90' Kara Lang 		Report
Lagoa
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg1–2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Soccerball shade.svg37' Carla Couto Report Soccerball shade.svg14', 90' Julie Fleeting
Lagoa
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg0–1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Soccerball shade.svg25' Julie Fleeting
Silves
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg1–7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Soccerball shade.svg63' Patricia Sequeira Report
Report 		Soccerball shade.svg3' Amber Allen
Soccerball shade.svg16' Randee Hermus
Soccerball shade.svg31', 84' Christine Sinclair
Soccerball shade.svg48', 62' Kara Lang
Soccerball shade.svg60' Heather Smith
Silves

Placement play-offs

Eleventh place match

Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg0–4Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report Soccerball shade.svg3', 16' Sonia Silva
Soccerball shade.svg20', 29' Paula Cristina
Montechoro

Ninth place match

England  Flag of England.svg4–1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Soccerball shade.svgx' Karen Walker
Soccerball shade.svg42' Vicky Exley
Soccerball shade.svgx' Fara Williams
Soccerball shade.svg70' Karen Burke 		Soccerball shade.svg25' Stacey Cook
Quarteira

Seventh place match

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg3–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Soccerball shade.svg57' Laura Kalmari
Soccerball shade.svg64' (penalty) Anne Mäkinen
Soccerball shade.svg88' Minna Mustonen		 Report
Lagoa

Fifth place match

United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Soccerball shade.svg31', 36', 63' Shannon MacMillan Report Soccerball shade.svg49' Lene Jensen
Soccerball shade.svg77' Lene Terp
Montechoro

Third place match

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Soccerball shade.svg20' Hanna Ljungberg
Soccerball shade.svg54' Malin Andersson 		SvFF Report (in Swedish)Soccerball shade.svg69' Kerstin Garefrekes
Faro

Final

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1–0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Soccerball shade.svg18' Zhao Lihong
Loulé
 2002 Algarve Cup 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Second title

Final standings

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States
6Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
7Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
9Flag of England.svg  England
10Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
11Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
12Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales

Goal scorers

Goals
Soccerball shade.svg		Player
7
 Flag of the United States.svg Shannon MacMillan
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrea Neil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christine Sinclair
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kara Lang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bai Jie
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pu Wei
Flag of Norway.svg Dagny Mellgren
Flag of Scotland.svg Julie Fleeting
Flag of Sweden.svg Hanna Ljungberg
2 Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Jensen
Flag of Finland.svg Minna Mustonen
Flag of Germany.svg Petra Wimbersky
Flag of Norway.svg Solveig Gulbrandsen
Flag of Norway.svg Hege Riise
Flag of Portugal.svg Sonia Silva
Flag of Portugal.svg Paula Cristina
Flag of Sweden.svg Victoria Svensson
Flag of the United States.svg Karen Walker
139 athletes
0 own goal

References

  1. ↑ "US takes the fifth in Portugal". Deseretnews. 8 March 2002. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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