1999 Algarve Cup

1999 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Teams8 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions China (1st title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Norway
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored40 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)United States Tiffeny Milbrett
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The 1999 Algarve Cup was an invitational women's football tournament. China won the event defeating the US, 2-1, in the final. It was China's first victory against the USA since 1993 and their first win over them since 1993.

Teams

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 with playoff to determine seventh and eighth place. The winners of each group would compete for first and second place and the winners of the groups would be crowned champions.

Points

There are 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and none for a loss.

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United States 7 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5
 Norway 6 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1
 Sweden 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1
 Finland 1 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5
United States 1–1 Sweden
Goal Tiffeny Milbrett Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)		 Goal Linda Fagerström
Norway 1–0 Finland
Goal Marianne Pettersen
Norway 2–1 Sweden
Goal Linda Medalen
Goal Anita Rapp		 SvFF Report (in Swedish) Goal Malin Andersson
United States 4–0 Finland
GoalGoal Tiffeny Milbrett
Goal Brandi Chastain
Goal Cindy Parlow		 Report
United States 2–1 Norway
Goal Julie Foudy
Goal Kristine Lilly		 Report Goal Ann Kristin Aarønes
Sweden 0–0 Finland
SvFF Report (in Swedish)

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China 9 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8
 Denmark 4 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3
 Australia 2 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2
 Portugal 1 3 0 1 2 0 9 −9
Denmark 1–1 Australia
Goal Louise Hansen Goal Julie Murray
China 4–0 Portugal
Goal 2'Goal 12' Sun Wen
Goal 20' Liu Ying
Goal 34' Pu Wei		 Report
China 2–0 Denmark
Goal Pu Wei
Goal (own goal)
Portugal 0–0 Australia
Report
Denmark 5–0 Portugal
Goal 38' (own goal)
Goal 44' Merete Pedersen
Goal 45' Janne Rasmussen
Goal 66' Jeanne Axelsen
Goal 77' Mette Jokumsen		 Report
Australia 0–2 China
Goal Sun Wen
Goal Liu Ying

Seventh place

Portugal 2–1 Finland
Goal 9' Carla Couto
Goal 36' Adilia Martins		 Report Goal 70' Julia Uusmalmi

Fifth place

Australia 1–1
(7–6)
(PSO)		 Sweden
Goal Murray SvFF Report (in Swedish) Goal Gustafsson

Third place

Norway 2–2
(4–1)
(PSO)		 Denmark
Goal 69' (own goal)
Goal 82' Cecilie Bendiksen		 report (nor.) report (den.) Goal 65' Janne Rasmussen
Goal 90' Merete Pedersen

Final

China 2–1 United States
Goal 16' Pu Wei
Goal 65' Jin Yan		 Report Goal 45' Tiffeny Milbrett

Final standings

Rank Team
1  China
2  United States
3  Norway
4  Denmark
5  Australia
6  Sweden
7  Portugal
8  Finland

Goal scorers

Goals
Goal 		Player
4
 United States Tiffeny Milbrett
3
 China Jin Yan
2
 Australia Julie Murray
China Pu Wei
China Sun Wen
China Liu Ying
Denmark Jeanee Axelsen
Denmark Mette Jokumsen
Norway Cecilie Bendiksen
1
 15 athletes
1 own goal


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