Algarve Cup 2000

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Algarve Cup 2000
Number of nations 8th
winner United StatesUnited States USA (1st title)
venue PortugalPortugal Portugal ( Algarve )
Opening game March 12, 2000
Endgame March 18, 2000
Gates 50  (⌀: 3.13 per game)
Top scorer United StatesUnited States Cindy Parlow Dagny Mellgren Sun Wen Christine Sinclair
NorwayNorway 
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
CanadaCanada 

The Algarve Cup 2000 was the seventh edition of the annual tournament for women's national football teams and took place between March 12 and 18, 2000 in the Portuguese Algarve . The USA team won the tournament ahead of record winners Norway and defending champions China .

Participating teams

Eight teams took part in the invitation tournament in 2000. First-time participants are marked in italics .

Tournament course

The eight participating teams were divided into two groups and met in a round-robin tournament . In the final round that followed, the fourth, third and second group players played for seventh, fifth and third places, and the group winners in the final for the tournament victory.

Group stage

Group A
Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. United StatesUnited States United States  3  3  0  0 010: 100  +9 09
 2. SwedenSweden Sweden  3  2  0  1 006: 200  +4 06th
 3. DenmarkDenmark Denmark  3  1  0  2 003: 300  ± 0 03
 4th PortugalPortugal Portugal  3  0  0  3 001:140 −13 00
March 12, 2000 in Albufeira
United States - Portugal 7-0
March 12, 2000 in Silves
Sweden - Denmark 1-0
March 14, 2000 in Faro
United States - Denmark 2: 1
Sweden - Portugal 5: 1
March 16, 2000 in Lagos
United States - Sweden 1-0
Denmark - Portugal 2-0
Group B
Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. NorwayNorway Norway  3  3  0  0 007: 100  +6 09
 2. China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China  3  2  0  1 008: 400  +4 06th
 3. CanadaCanada Canada  3  1  0  2 003: 700  −4 03
 4th FinlandFinland Finland  3  0  0  3 002: 800  −6 00
March 12, 2000 in Lagoa
China - Canada 4-0
Norway - Finland 2-0
March 14, 2000 in Albufeira
China - Finland 4: 1
Norway - Canada 2: 1
March 16, 2000 in Portimão
China - Norway 0: 3
Finland - Canada 1: 2

Final round

Game for 7th place
March 18, 2000 in Montechoro
Finland - Portugal 3-0
Play for 5th place
March 18, 2000 in Lagoa
Canada - Denmark 3: 2
3rd place match
March 18, 2000 in Quarteira
China - Sweden 1-0

final

USA ( world champion ) Norway
USA ( world champion )USA (world champion)
March 18, 2000 in Loulé , Municipal Stadium
Result: 1: 0 (1: 0)
Spectators: 850/400
Referee: Ingrid Jonsson ( Sweden ) SwedenSweden 
NorwayNorway


Siri Mullinix • Joy Fawcett , Lorrie Fair , Carla Overbeck (58th Danielle Slaton ), Kate Sobrero • Brandi Chastain , Julie Foudy , Kristine Lilly • Shannon MacMillan (76th Sara Whalen ), Tiffeny Milbrett , Mia Hamm (81st Cindy Parlow ) Trainer: Tony DiCicco(C)Captain of the crew
 Bente Nordby • Bente Kvitland (69th Kristin Bekkevold Sørum ), Gøril Kringen (83rd Ragnhild Gulbrandsen ), Anne Tønnessen , Brit Sandaune , Hege Riise , Solveig Gulbrandsen (49th Silje Jørgensen ), Unni Lehn , Anita Rapp (45th Linda Ørmen ), Dagny Mellgren , Margunn Haugenes (45th Elisabeth Fagereng ) Coach: Per-Mathias Høgmo(C)Captain of the crew
goal 1: 0 Brandi Chastain (8th / penalty)
yellow cards Mia Hamm yellow cards Gøril Kringen

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ According to the Norwegian match report