1999 Algarve Cup
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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  China PR (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  United States |
| Third place |  Norway |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 40 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Tiffeny Milbrett |
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 |
|---|---|---|
 Tiffeny Milbrett |
Report SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
Linda Fagerström |
Silves
| Norway | 1–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Marianne Pettersen |
Silves
| Norway | 2–1 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Linda Medalen Anita Rapp |
SvFF Report (in Swedish) | Malin Andersson |
Quarteira
| United States | 4–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Tiffeny Milbrett Brandi Chastain Cindy Parlow |
Report |
Quarteira
| United States | 2–1 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Julie Foudy Kristine Lilly |
Report | Ann Kristin Aarønes |
Albufeira
| Sweden | 0–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
Albufeira
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China PR |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
 Denmark |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
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2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
 Portugal |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 |
| Denmark | 1–1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Louise Hansen |
Julie Murray |
| China PR | 2–0 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Pu Wei (own goal) |
Olhão
| Portugal | 0–0 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Olhão
| Denmark | 5–0 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| 38' (own goal) 44' Merete Pedersen 45' Janne Rasmussen 66' Jeanne Axelsen 77' Mette Jokumsen |
Report |
Montechoro
| Australia | 0–2 | China PR |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Wen Liu Ying |
Montechoro
Seventh place
| Portugal | 2–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| 9' Carla Couto 36' Adilia Martins |
Report | 70' Julia Uusmalmi |
Montechoro
Fifth place
| Australia | 1–1 (7–6) (PSO) | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Murray |
SvFF Report (in Swedish) | Gustafsson |
Loulé
Third place
| Norway | 2–2 (4–1) (PSO) | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| 69' (own goal) 82' Cecilie Bendiksen |
report (nor.) report (den.) | 65' Janne Rasmussen 90' Merete Pedersen |
Loulé
Final
| China PR | 2–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 16' Pu Wei 65' Jin Yan |
Report | 45' Tiffeny Milbrett |
Loulé
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | China PR |
 | United States |
 | Norway |
| 4 | Denmark |
| 5 | Australia |
| 6 | Sweden |
| 7 | Portugal |
| 8 | Finland |
Goal scorers
| Goals |
Player |
|---|---|
4 |
Tiffeny Milbrett |
3 |
Jin Yan |
2 |
Julie Murray |
| Pu Wei | |
| Sun Wen | |
| Liu Ying | |
| Jeanee Axelsen | |
| Mette Jokumsen | |
| Cecilie Bendiksen | |
1 |
15 athletes |
| 1 own goal | |
| 1999 Algarve Cup |
|---|
China PR First title |
Other websites
- 1999 Algarve Cup on RSSSF
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