1997 Algarve Cup

1997 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host country Portugal
Teams 8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 9
Final positions
Champions  Norway (3rd title)
Runners-up  China PR
Third place  Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 41 (2.56 per match)
Best player Norway Marianne Pettersen

The 1997 Algarve Cup was the fourth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's association football tournament. It took place between 10 and 16 March 1997 in Portugal with Norway winning the event for the third time in its history, defeating the PR China, 1-0 in the final-game. Sweden ended up third defeating Denmark, 6-5 following a penalty shootout, in the third prize-game.[1]

Format

The Netherlands returned to the tournament, replacing Russia.

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 would play each other to determine seventh and eighth place, the third placed teams in 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 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
 Norway 93300141+13
 Denmark 6320164+2
 Finland 3310237−4
 Iceland 03003112−11
Denmark  4–1  Iceland
Norway  5–1  Finland
Norway  6–0  Iceland
Denmark  2–0  Finland
Norway  3–0  Denmark
Finland  2–0  Iceland
Montechoro, Albufeira

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China PR 9330060+6
 Sweden 6320182+6
 Netherlands 3310215−4
 Portugal 0300308−8
China PR  3–0  Portugal
Sweden  4–0  Netherlands
China PR  1–0  Netherlands
Sweden  4–0  Portugal
China PR  2–0  Sweden
Netherlands  1–0  Portugal
Montechoro, Albufeira

Seventh Place

Iceland  0–0
(4–3)
(PSO)		  Portugal

Portugal finished bottom of their group for the fourth year in a row and lost the seventh place play-off on penalties to Iceland.

Fifth Place

Netherlands  1–0  Finland

Third Place

Sweden  0–0
(6–5)
(PSO)		  Denmark

1996 runners up Sweden finished in third place overall after winning a penalty shootout following a goalless game.

Final

Norway  1–0  China PR
 75' (pen.) Riise

Norway won the competition for the third time thanks to Hege Riise's 75th-minute penalty.

Awards

 1997 Algarve Cup 

Norway
Third title
Best player
Norway Marianne Pettersen

References

  1. ↑ "Sverige trea i Algarve Cup" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. 17 March 1996. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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