2001 Algarve Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 11–17 March 2001 |
| Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Runners-up |
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| Third place |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 63 (3.94 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
(6 goals) |
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]
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 |
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9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
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3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
| Canada |
3–0 | |
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| Sweden |
4–1 | |
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| United States |
2–0 | |
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| Sweden |
5–2 | |
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| Sweden |
2–0 | |
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Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 |
| Norway |
5–1 | |
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| Norway |
0–2 | |
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| Finland |
0–6 | |
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| Norway |
1–0 | |
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Seventh place
| Finland |
3–1 | |
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Fifth place
| Norway |
4–3 | |
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Third place
| China PR |
5–1 | |
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Report | |
Final
| Sweden |
3–0 | |
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Final standings
| Rank | Team |
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| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
Champion
| 2001 Algarve Cup |
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Sweden Second title |
Goal scorers
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Player |
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| 24 athletes | |
| 2 own goals | |
References
- ↑ "Plus: Soccer; Norway Rallies To Beat U.S. Women". New York Times. 18 March 2001. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
External links
- 2001 Algarve Cup on RSSSF
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