The 1997 Algarve Cup was the fourth 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
women's association football
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tournament. It took place between 10 and 16 March 1997 in
Portugal
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with
Norway
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winning the event for the third time in its history, defeating the PR China, 1-0 in the final-game. Sweden ended up third defeating Denmark, 6-5 following a penalty shootout, in the third prize-game.
Format
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returned to the tournament, replacing
Russia
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The eight invited teams were split into two groups that played a
round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition
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. On completion of this, the fourth placed teams in each group would play each other to determine seventh and eighth place, the third placed teams in 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 each group would compete for first and second place overall.
Points awarded in the group stage followed the standard formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points 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 fourth year in a row and lost the seventh place play-off on penalties to Iceland.
Fifth Place
Third Place
1996 runners up Sweden finished in third place overall after winning a
penalty shootout
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following a goalless game.
Final
Norway won the competition for the third time thanks to
Hege Riise
Hege Riise (born 18 July 1969) is a Norwegian football coach and former midfield player who is coaching the Norway women's national football team. One of the best footballers of her generation, she won the FIFA Women's World Cup, the Olympic Game ...
's 75th-minute penalty.
Awards
References
External links
1997 Algarve Cupon RSSSF
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1997
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1997 in women's association football
1996–97 in Portuguese football
1997 in Norwegian women's football
1997 in Swedish women's football
1997 in Chinese football
1997 in Icelandic football
1996–97 in Danish women's football
1996–97 in Dutch football
1997 in Finnish football
March 1997 sports events in Europe
1997 in Portuguese women's sport