1999 Algarve Cup
1999 edition of the international women's association football tournament 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 (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 change
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 change
There are 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and none for a loss.
Group A change
| 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 |
Norway  | 2–1 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Linda Medalen Anita Rapp |
SvFF Report (in Swedish) | Malin Andersson |
Sweden  | 0–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
Group B change
| 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 change
Portugal  | 2–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| 9' Carla Couto 36' Adilia Martins |
Report | 70' Julia Uusmalmi |
Fifth place change
Australia  | 1–1 (7–6) (PSO) | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Murray |
SvFF Report (in Swedish) | Gustafsson |
Third place change
| Norway | 2–2 (4–1) (PSO) | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| 69' (own goal) 82' Cecilie Bendiksen |
report (nor.) report (den.) | 65' Janne Rasmussen 90' Merete Pedersen |
Final change
China  | 2–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 16' Pu Wei 65' Jin Yan |
Report | 45' Tiffeny Milbrett |
Final standings change
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
China
|
 |
United States
|
 |
Norway
|
| 4 | Denmark
|
| 5 | Australia
|
| 6 | Sweden
|
| 7 | Portugal
|
| 8 | Finland
|
Goal scorers change
| 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 |
Other websites change
- 1999 Algarve Cup on RSSSF