1999 Algarve Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 China PR |
| Runners-up |
 United States |
| Third place |
 Denmark |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 40 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Tiffeny Milbrett |
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.
Format
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
| 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 |
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 |
 Australia |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
 Portugal |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 |
March 18, 1999 |
| Denmark |
5–0 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
 38' (own goal) 44' Merete Pedersen 45' Janne Rasmussen 66' Jeanne Axelsen 77' Mette Jokumsen |
Report |
Seventh place
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
Third place
March 20, 1999 |
| Norway |
2–2 (4–1) (PSO) |
Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| 69' (own goal) 82' Cecilie Bendiksen |
report (nor.) report (den.) | 65' Janne Rasmussen 90' Merete Pedersen |
Final
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | China PR |
 | United States |
 | Norway |
| 4 | Denmark |
| 5 | Australia |
| 6 | Sweden |
| 7 | Portugal |
| 8 | Finland |
Goal scorers
| Goals |
Player |
|---|---|
| Tiffeny Milbrett | |
| Jin Yan | |
| Julie Murray | |
| Pu Wei | |
| Sun Wen | |
| Liu Ying | |
| Jeanee Axelsen | |
| Mette Jokumsen | |
| Cecilie Bendiksen | |
| 15 athletes | |
| 1 own goal | |
| 1999 Algarve Cup |
|---|
China PR First title |
External links
- 1999 Algarve Cup on RSSSF
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