The 2000 Algarve Cup was the seventh edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's association football tournament. It took place between 12 and 18 March 2000 in Portugal with United States winning the event defeating Norway, 1-0, in the final-game. China ended up third defeating Sweden, 1-0, in the third prize game.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 12–18 March 2000 |
| Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Norway |
| Third place |  China |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 50 (3.13 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Dagny Mellgren (4 goals) |
← 1999 2001 → | |
Format
editThe eight participating teams are 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
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 |
| United States | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report Report |
| Sweden | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
| United States | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Sweden | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
| United States | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
| Denmark | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Group B
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
| Norway | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| China | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| China | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Seventh place
edit| Finland | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Fifth place
edit| Canada | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Third place
edit| China | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
Final
edit| United States | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Final standings
edit| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 |
Goal scorers
edit| Goals |
Player |
|---|---|
4
|
|
3
|
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2
|
|
1 |
20 athletes |
| 0 own goal | |
| 2000 Algarve Cup |
|---|
United States First title |
References
edit- ^ Jack Thompson (March 19, 2000). "Chastain's Goal Powers US to Tournament Title". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
External links
edit- 2000 Algarve Cup on RSSSF