1997 Algarve Cup

1997 Algarve Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Portugal
Teams	8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	9
Final positions
Champions	Norway (3rd title)
Runners-up	China PR
Third place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	39 (2.44 per match)
Best player	Marianne Pettersen

The 1997 Algarve Cup was the fourth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's association football tournament. It took place between 10 and 16 March 1997 in Portugal with Norway winning the event for the third time in its history.

Format

The Netherlands returned to the tournament, replacing Russia.

The eight invited teams were split into two groups that played a round-robin tournament. 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

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Norway	9	3	3	0	0	14	1	+13
Denmark	6	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2
Finland	3	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4
Iceland	0	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11

Denmark v Iceland

March 10, 1997

Denmark	4–1	Iceland

Silves

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Norway v Finland

March 10, 1997

Norway	5–1	Finland

Silves

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Norway v Iceland

March 12, 1997

Norway	6–0	Iceland

Olhão

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Denmark v Finland

March 12, 1997

Denmark	2–0	Finland

Olhão

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Norway v Denmark

March 14, 1997

Norway	3–0	Denmark

Alvor

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Finland v Iceland

March 14, 1997

Finland	2–0	Iceland

Montechoro, Albufeira

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
China PR	9	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6
Sweden	6	3	2	0	1	8	2	+6
Netherlands	3	3	1	0	2	1	5	−4
Portugal	0	3	0	0	3	0	8	−8

China PR v Portugal

March 10, 1997

China PR	3–0	Portugal

Faro

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Sweden v Netherlands

March 10, 1997

Sweden	4–0	Netherlands

Faro

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China PR v Netherlands

March 12, 1997

China PR	1–0	Netherlands

Portimão

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Sweden v Portugal

March 12, 1997

Sweden	4–0	Portugal

Lagoa

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China PR v Sweden

March 14, 1997

China PR	2–0	Sweden

Albufeira

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Netherlands v Portugal

March 14, 1997

Netherlands	1–0	Portugal

Montechoro, Albufeira

Seventh Place

Iceland v Portugal

March 16, 1997

Iceland	0–0 (4–3) (PSO)	Portugal

Faro

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

Netherlands v Finland

March 16, 1997

Netherlands	1–0	Finland

Faro

Third Place

Sweden v Denmark

March 16, 1997

Sweden	0–0 (6–5) (PSO)	Denmark

Loulé

1996 runners up Sweden finished in third place overall after winning a penalty shootout following a goalless game.

Final

Norway v China PR

March 16, 1997

Norway	1–0	China PR
75' (pen.) Riise

Loulé

Norway won the competition for the third time thanks to Hege Riise's 75th-minute penalty.

Awards

1997 Algarve Cup
Norway Third title

Best player
Marianne Pettersen

External links

• 1997 Algarve Cup on RSSSF