The 1999 Algarve Cup was the sixth edition of the

Algarve Cup The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious and ...

, an invitational

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tournament. It took place between 14 and 20 March 1999 in

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

with

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winning the event defeating the US, 2-1, in the final game. The Chinese triumph also became China's first victory against the USA since 1993.

Format

The host and the seven teams invited are

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Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

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and the

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. 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

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Group B

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Seventh place

Portugal finished bottom of their group for the sixth year in a row but won the seventh place playoff with a 2–1 win against Finland.

Fifth place

Third place

Final

Final standings

Goal scorers

References

External links

1999 Algarve Cup
on RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:Algarve Cup

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