Algarve Cup 1994

Algarve Cup 1994
Number of nations	6th
winner	Norway Norway (1st title)
venue	Portugal Portugal ( Algarve )
Opening game	March 16, 1994
Endgame	March 20, 1994
Games	9
Gates	27 (⌀: 3 per game)
Top scorer	Norway Ann Kristin Aarønes (5)
Best player	Norway Ann Kristin Aarønes

The 1994 Algarve Cup was the first edition of the annual football tournament for women’s national teams. It took place between March 16 and 20, 1994 in Portugal, with Norway as the winner. The tournament was initiated by the Swedish Football Association SvFF , whose representative traveled to Portugal in 1993 together with the responsible persons of the Danish and Norwegian associations and reached an agreement with the Portuguese association about the implementation of the tournament.

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The first competition was between the host Portugal, four Scandinavian teams (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) and the USA. Only two football associations participated: CONCACAF and UEFA.

The six invited teams were divided into two groups for a round-robin tournament. At the end of this tournament, the third-placed teams in each group played against each other for fifth and sixth place, the second-placed teams played for third and fourth place and the winners of each group for first and second place in the overall ranking.

The points were awarded in the group stage according to the standard formula: three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.

The tournament

Group stage

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	United States United States	2	2	0	006-000	+6	06th
2.	Sweden Sweden	2	1	1	003: 100	+2	03
3.	Portugal Portugal	2	0	2	000: 800	−8	00

March 16, Silves
United States	-	Portugal	5-0
March 17th, Olhão
Sweden	-	Portugal	3-0
March 18th, Vila Real de Santo António
United States	-	Sweden	1-0