1998 Algarve Cup

1998 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host country Portugal
Teams 8 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s) 9
Final positions
Champions  Norway (4th title)
Runners-up  Denmark
Third place  United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 47 (2.94 per match)
Best player Norway Marianne Pettersen

The 1998 Algarve Cup was the fifth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's association football tournament. It took place between 15 and 21 March 1998 in Portugal with Norway winning the event for the fourth time in its history defeating Denmark, 4-1, in the final-game. The USA ended up third defeating Sweden, 3-1, in the third prize game.[1]

Format

The United States returned to the tournament, replacing Iceland.

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 6320152+3
 United States 6320175+2
 China PR 6320134−1
 Finland 0300304−4
Norway  0–1  China PR
United States  2–0  Finland
Norway  1–0  Finland
Riise
United States  4–1  China PR
Norway  4–1  United States
Pettersen
Riise
Lehn
China PR  1–0  Finland

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Denmark 7321080+8
 Sweden 7321030+3
 Netherlands 3310228−6
 Portugal 0300316−5
Denmark  0–0  Sweden
Sweden  2–0  Portugal
Denmark  2–0  Portugal
 15' Christina B. Petersen
 60' Lene R. Jensen		 report
Montechoro, Albufeira
Sweden  1–0  Netherlands
Montechoro, Albufeira

Seventh Place

Portugal  2–2
(4–2)
(PSO)		  Finland
Patrícia
Carla Couto

Portugal finished bottom of their group for the fifth year in a row but won the match to decide seventh place on penalties after a 2–2 draw with Finland.

Fifth Place

China PR  3–2  Netherlands

Third Place

United States  3–1  Sweden
 39' Foudy
 85' (pen.) Chastain
 87' Lilly		  29' Ljungberg

Final

Norway  4–1  Denmark
 44' Haugenes
 64' Lehn
 82' Ørmen
 84' Medalen		  87' (pen.)

Awards

 1998 Algarve Cup 

Norway
Fourth title
Best player
Norway Marianne Pettersen

References

  1. ↑ "Sverige trivs inte mot USA". Dagens nyheter. 21 March 1998. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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