1999 Algarve Cup

International women's football tournament August 2025 Portugal 8 3 CHN 1 USA NOR 16 40 USA Tiffeny Milbrett 1998 2000 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.https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/21/sports/soccer-algarve-cup-goes-to-china.html Soccer; Algarve Cup Goes to China New York Times English 21 March 1999 2 February 2017 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 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGDUSA7321072+5NOR6320143+1SWE2302123−1FIN1301205−5 14 March 1999 USA 1–1 ReportSvFF Report (in Swedish) SWE Tiffeny Milbrett 15 Linda Fagerström 76 Silves 14 March 1999 NOR 1–0 FIN Marianne Pettersen Silves 16 March 1999 NOR 2–1 SvFF Report (in Swedish) SWE Linda Medalen Anita Rapp Malin Andersson Quarteira 16 March 1999 USA 4–0 Report FIN Tiffeny Milbrett 15 33 Cindy Parlow 28 Brandi Chastain 71 Quarteira 18 March 1999 USA 2–1 Report NOR Julie Foudy 12 Kristine Lilly 55 Ann Kristin Aarønes 11 Albufeira 18 March 1999 SWE 0–0 SvFF Report (in Swedish) FIN Albufeira Group B TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGDCHN9330080+8DEN4311163+3AUS2302113−2POR1301209−9 14 March 1999 DEN 1–1 AUS Louise Hansen Julie Murray Faro 14 March 1999 CHN 4–0 Report POR 212 Sun Wen20 Liu Ying34 Pu Wei Faro 16 March 1999 CHN 2–0 DEN Pu Weiown goal Olhão 16 March 1999 POR 0–0 Report AUS Olhão 18 March 1999 DEN 5–0 Report POR 38 own goal44 Merete Pedersen45 Janne Rasmussen66 Jeanne Axelsen77 Mette Jokumsen Montechoro 18 March 1999 AUS 0–2 CHN Sun Wen Liu Ying Montechoro Seventh place 20 March 1999 POR 2–1 Report FIN 9 Carla Couto36 Adilia Martins 70 Julia Uusmalmi Montechoro 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 20 March 1999 AUS 1–1(7–6)(PSO) SvFF Report (in Swedish) SWE Murray Gustafsson Loulé Third place 20 March 1999 NOR 2–2(4–1)(PSO) report (nor.) report (den.) DEN Selvmal 69 own goal82 Bendiiksen 65 Rasmussen90 Pedersen Loulé Final 20 March 1999 CHN 2–1 Report USA 16 Pu Wei65 Yan 45 Tiffeny Milbrett Loulé Final standings Rank Team CHN USA NOR 4 DEN 5 AUS6 SWE7 POR 8 FIN Goal scorers GoalsPlayer4USA Tiffeny Milbrett3CHN Jin Yan2AUS Julie MurrayCHN Pu WeiCHN Sun WenCHN Liu YingDEN Jeanee AxelsenDEN Mette JokumsenNOR Cecilie Bendiksen115 athletes1 own goal fbw 1999 Algarve Cup China First References External links 1999 Algarve Cup on RSSSF 1999 Category:1998–99 in Portuguese women's football Category:1999 in European women's international football Category:March 1999 sports events in Europe