Algarve Cup 2002

Algarve Cup 2002
Number of nations	12
winner	China (2nd title)
venue	Portugal ( Algarve )
Opening game	March 1, 2002
Endgame	March 7, 2002
Gates	88  (⌀: 3.67 per game)
Top scorer	Shannon MacMillan

The Algarve Cup 2002 was the ninth edition of the annual tournament for women's national football teams and took place between March 1st and 7th, 2002 in the Portuguese Algarve . The Chinese team won the tournament ahead of Norway and defending champions Sweden .

Participating teams

In 2002, twelve teams took part in the invitation tournament for the first time. First-time participants are marked in italics .

Denmark  Germany  England  Finland  Canada  Norway

Portugal (hosts)  Scotland  Sweden (defending champion)  United States  China  Wales

Tournament course

The twelve participating teams were divided into three groups and met in a round-robin tournament . The eight strongest teams were assigned to groups A and B, the four weakest teams competed in group C. In the subsequent final round, the group winners of groups A and B played for the tournament victory in the final, the second and third of these groups for third and fifth places. The best fourth of groups A and B competed against the winner of group C in the game for seventh place, the worst team in groups A and B against the runner-up in group C in the game for ninth, while the third and fourth-placed teams of Group C faced each other in a game for eleventh place.

Group stage

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	China	3	3	0	0	009: 300	+6	09
2.	Germany	3	2	0	1	007: 400	+3	06th
3.	Denmark	3	1	0	2	002: 400	−2	03
4th	Finland	3	0	0	3	001: 800	−7	00

March 1, 2002 in Portimão
Denmark	-	Germany	0: 3
China	-	Finland	4: 1
March 3, 2002 in Vila Real de Santo António
Finland	-	Denmark	0: 2
Germany	-	China	2: 4
March 5, 2002 in Olhão
Denmark	-	China	0: 1
Finland	-	Germany	0: 2

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Norway	3	2	1	0	009: 600	+3	07th
2.	Sweden	3	1	2	0	010: 700	+3	05
3.	United States	3	1	1	1	005: 400	+1	04th
4th	England	3	0	0	3	004:110	−7	00

March 1, 2002 in Albufeira
Sweden	-	United States	1: 1
Norway	-	England	3: 1
March 3, 2002 in Ferreiras
Sweden	-	Norway	3: 3
United States	-	England	2-0
March 5, 2002 in Lagos
England	-	Sweden	3: 6
Norway	-	United States	3: 2

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Canada	3	3	0	0	014: 100	+13	09
2.	Scotland	3	2	0	1	003: 400	−1	06th
3.	Wales	3	1	0	2	001: 500	−4	03
4th	Portugal	3	0	0	3	002:100	−8	00

March 1, 2002 in Quarteira
Canada	-	Scotland	3-0
Portugal	-	Wales	0: 1
March 3, 2002 in Lagoa
Canada	-	Wales	4-0
Portugal	-	Scotland	1: 2
March 5, 2002 in Silves
Wales	-	Scotland	0: 1
Portugal	-	Canada	1: 7

Final round

Game for 11th place

March 7, 2002 in Montechoro
Wales	-	Portugal	0: 4

Play for 9th place

March 7, 2002 in Quarteira
England	-	Scotland	4: 1

Game for 7th place

March 7, 2002 in Lagoa
Finland	-	Canada	3-0

Play for 5th place

March 7, 2002 in Montechoro
United States	-	Denmark	3: 2

3rd place match

March 7, 2002 in Faro
Sweden	-	Germany	2: 1

final

China		Norway
	March 7, 2002 in Loulé (Estádio Municipal) Result: 1: 0 (1: 0) Spectators: 376 Referee: Sandy Hunt ( USA )   Match report
	Xiao Zhen • Zhao Lihong , Zhou Xiaoxia , Bai Jie (90th Wu Xiaorong ), Li Jie , Zhang Ouying (65th Bai Lili ), Chi Yi , Ren Liping (75th Qu Feifei ), Pu Wei , Liu Yati , Pan Ling Trainer: Zhang Haitao	Bente Nordby • Brit Sandaune , Anne Tønnessen , Bente Kvitland (75th Henriette Dalseng Viker ), Ane Stangeland Horpestad , Hege Riise , Solveig Gulbrandsen , Unni Lehn (65th Monica Knudsen ), Dagny Mellgren , Trine Rønning (46th Linda Ørmen ), Anita Rapp-Ødegaard Trainer: Age Steen
	1-0 Zhao Lihong (17th)
	Qu Feifei, Bai Jie	Ane Stangeland Horpestad

Web links

• 9th Algarve Cup 2002 (Women's Tournament) , in: rsssf.com , accessed on June 13, 2015.