1995 Algarve Cup

The 1995 Algarve Cup was the second edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's association football tournament. It took place between 14 and 19 March 1995 in Portugal with Sweden winning the event defeating Denmark, 1-0, in the final game. Norway ended up third defeating the USA, 7-5 following penalty shootout, in the third prize-game.[1]

1995 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Teams8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)8
Final positions
Champions Sweden (1st title)
Runners-up Denmark
Third place Norway
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored51 (3.19 per match)
Best player(s) Helle Jensen

Format

The number of invited countries was increased from six to eight with Italy and the Netherlands appearing in their first Algarve Cup tournament.

The eight invited teams were split into two groups that played a round-robin tournament. On completion of this, the fourth placed teams in each group played each other to determine seventh and eighth place, the third placed teams in each group played each other to decide fifth and sixth place, the second placed teams in each group played to determine third and fourth place and the winners of each group would compete for first and second place overall.

Points awarded in the group stage followed the standard formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Sweden 6320163+3
 Norway 6320152+3
 Netherlands 33102242
 Italy 33102374
Sweden 40 Italy
Videkull
Zeikfalvy
Andersson
SvFF Report (in Swedish)

Norway 01 Netherlands
Keereweer


Sweden 21 Netherlands
Andersson
Andelen
SvFF Report (in Swedish) Pauw

Netherlands 02 Italy
Baldelli
Guarino

Sweden 02 Norway
SvFF Report (in Swedish) Medalen
Riise

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Denmark 93300100+10
 United States 6320152+3
 Finland 33102253
 Portugal 0300301010
Denmark 50 Portugal
Krogh
Jensen
Madsen
Pedersen

United States 20 Finland
Lilly
Hamm



Denmark 20 United States
Jensen
Nielsen

Finland 20 Portugal
Mäkinen
Heikari

Seventh Place

Italy 41 Portugal
Carta  26'
Baldelli  34'
Guarino  89'
Morace  90'
Sequeira

Hosts Portugal again appeared in the play-off for last place, facing newcomers Italy and being defeated 41 with two of the Italians' goals being scored in the final two minutes of play.

Fifth Place

Finland 11 asdet
(34)
(PSO)
 Netherlands
Mäkinen  (7) Kormacher

The Netherlands finished in sixth place on their first appearance at the Algarve Cup, losing to the 1994 sixth placed team Finland in a penalty shootout.

Third Place

Norway 33 asdet
(42)
(PSO)
 United States
Sandberg  26'
A. Nymark Andersen  51' (pen.)
Myklebust  87' (pen.)
Akers  21'
Gabarra  28'
Foudy  55'

For the second year running, Norway faced the United States in their last game of the tournament. With the score at 33 after full-time, a period of sudden death extra-time was played that failed to see another goal. Norway won the following penalty shootout 42 to finish third overall in the final tournament standings.

Final

Sweden 32
aet
 Denmark
Olsson
Andelen
Nessvold
SvFF Report (in Swedish) Jensen

Sweden had played Denmark in the previous year's competition to decide third place and defeated them again on this occasion to finish as overall winners of the tournament.

Awards

 1995 Algarve Cup 

Sweden
First title
Best player
Helle Jensen

Notes

  1. Lennart Hansson (20 March 1995). "Damerna gav Danmark däng" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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