Summary
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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  China (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 |
Format edit
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 edit
| 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  15' |
Report SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
Linda Fagerström 76' |
| Norway | 2–1 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Linda Medalen Anita Rapp |
SvFF Report (in Swedish) | Malin Andersson |
| United States | 4–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Tiffeny Milbrett 15', 33' Cindy Parlow 28' Brandi Chastain 71' |
Report |
| United States | 2–1 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Julie Foudy 12' Kristine Lilly 55' |
Report | Ann Kristin Aarønes 11' |
Group B edit
| 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 | 5–0 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| 38' (own goal) 44' Merete Pedersen 45' Janne Rasmussen 66' Jeanne Axelsen 77' Mette Jokumsen |
Report |
Seventh place edit
| Portugal | 2–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| 9' Carla Couto 36' Adilia Martins |
Report | 70' 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 edit
Third place edit
Final edit
| China | 2–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 16' Pu Wei 65' Yan |
Report | 45' Tiffeny Milbrett |
Final standings edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
China
|
 |
United States
|
 |
Norway
|
| 4 | Denmark
|
| 5 | Australia
|
| 6 | Sweden
|
| 7 | Portugal
|
| 8 | Finland
|
Goal scorers edit
| 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 First title |
References edit
- ^ "Soccer; Algarve Cup Goes to China". New York Times. March 21, 1999. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
External links edit
- 1999 Algarve Cup on RSSSF