2001 Algarve Cup

The 2001 Algarve Cup was the eighth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's association football tournament. It took place between 11 and 17 March 2001 in Portugal with Sweden winning the event defeating Denmark, 3-0, in the final game.[1]

2001 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates1117 March 2001
Teams8 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Sweden (2nd title)
Runners-up Denmark
Third place China PR
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored63 (3.94 per match)
Top scorer(s) Hanna Ljungberg
(6 goals)

Format

The eight participating teams are same as previous year: Canada, 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
 Sweden 93300113+8
 Canada 6320176+1
 United States 33102253
 Portugal 03003286

Sweden 41 Portugal
 24' Malin Moström
 40' Hanna Ljungberg
 48' Victoria Svensson
 77' Elin Flyborg
Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
 2' Maria João Xavier


Sweden 52 Canada
 11' 15' 45' Hanna Ljungberg
 13' (own goal)
 78' Elin Flyborg
Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
 35' 75' Christine Sinclair

Sweden 20 United States
 38' Tina Nordlund
 73' Hanna Ljungberg
Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)

Canada 21 Portugal
 8' (own goal)
 89' Breana Boyd
Report
Report
 45' Edite Fernandes

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Denmark 6320182+6
 China PR 6320162+4
 Norway 6320163+3
 Finland 0300311413
Denmark 21 China PR
 55' Kjældgaard
 84' Gitte Krogh
 7' Pu Wei

Norway 51 Finland
 16' 20' Dagny Mellgren
 56' 67' Linda Ørmen
 22' Margunn Haugenes
 58' Heidi Kackur

Norway 02 China PR
 50' Zhao Lihong
 61' Bai Lili

Finland 06 Denmark
 22' Kjældgaard
 35' 60' Gitte Krogh
 42' Merete Pedersen
 70' Mette Jokumsen
 87' Cathrine Sørensen

Norway 10 Denmark
 59' Ragnhild Gulbrandsen

China PR 30 Finland
 27' Liu Ying
 36' Pan Lina
 45' Li Jie

Seventh place

Finland 31 Portugal
 36' Jessica Julin
 44' Terhi Uusi-Luomalahti
 78' Hanna Ekstrom
Report  16' Susana Maria Silva Martins

Fifth place

Third place

China PR 51 Canada
 42' 65' Bai Lili
 67' 87' Zhao Lihong
 92' Pu Wei
Report  21' Christine Sinclair

Final

Sweden 30 Denmark
 5' Linda Fagerström
 37' Hanna Ljungberg
 74' Malin Moström
SvFF Report (in Swedish)

Final standings

Rank Team
 Sweden
 Denmark
 China PR
4 Canada
5 Norway
6 United States
7 Finland
8 Portugal

Champion

 2001 Algarve Cup 

Sweden
Second title

Goal scorers

Goals
Player
6
Hanna Ljungberg
4
Christine Sinclair
Ragnhild Gulbrandsen
3
Bai Lili
Zhao Lihong
Gitte Krogh
2
Charmaine Hooper
Pu Wei
Nadia Kjældgaard
Dagny Mellgren
Linda Ørmen
Elin Flyborg
Malin Moström
1
24 athletes
2 own goals

References

  1. "Plus: Soccer; Norway Rallies To Beat U.S. Women". New York Times. 18 March 2001. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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