Quick Facts
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The 2001 Algarve Cup was the eighth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's association football tournament. It took place between 11 and 17 March 2001 in Portugal with Sweden winning the event defeating Denmark, 3-0, in the final game.
Format
The eight participating teams are same as previous year: Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and the United States.
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
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 |
 Canada | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
 United States | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
 Portugal | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
Canada v United States
March 11, 2001 |
| Canada | 3–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
 31' 90' Charmaine Hooper 37' Christine Sinclair | Report Report |
Lagos |
Sweden v Portugal
March 11, 2001 |
| Sweden | 4–1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| 24' Malin Moström 40' Hanna Ljungberg 48' Victoria Svensson 77' Elin Flyborg | Report | 2' Maria João Xavier |
Lagos |
United States v Portugal
March 13, 2001 |
| United States | 2–0 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| 65' Christie Welsh 87' Stephanie Rigamat | Report Report |
Silves |
Sweden v Canada
March 13, 2001 |
| Sweden | 5–2 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| 11' 15' 45' Hanna Ljungberg 13' (own goal) 78' Elin Flyborg | Report | 35' 75' Christine Sinclair |
Silves |
Sweden v United States
March 15, 2001 |
| Sweden | 2–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 38' Tina Nordlund 73' Hanna Ljungberg | Report |
Albufeira |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
 China PR | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
 Norway | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
 Finland | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 |
Denmark v China PR
March 11, 2001 |
| Denmark | 2–1 | China PR |
|---|---|---|
| 55' Kjældgaard 84' Gitte Krogh | 7' Pu Wei |
Montechoro |
Norway v Finland
March 11, 2001 |
| Norway | 5–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| 16' 20' Dagny Mellgren 56' 67' Linda Ørmen 22' Margunn Haugenes | 58' Heidi Kackur |
Montechoro |
Norway v China PR
March 13, 2001 |
| Norway | 0–2 | China PR |
|---|---|---|
| 50' Zhao Lihong 61' Bai Lili |
Olhão |
Finland v Denmark
March 13, 2001 |
| Finland | 0–6 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| 22' Kjældgaard 35' 60' Gitte Krogh 42' Merete Pedersen 70' Mette Jokumsen 87' Cathrine Sørensen |
Olhão |
Norway v Denmark
March 15, 2001 |
| Norway | 1–0 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| 59' Ragnhild Gulbrandsen |
Portimão |
China PR v Finland
March 15, 2001 |
| China PR | 3–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| 27' Liu Ying 36' Pan Lina 45' Li Jie |
Portimão |
Seventh place
Finland v Portugal
March 17, 2001 |
| Finland | 3–1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| 36' Jessica Julin 44' Terhi Uusi-Luomalahti 78' Hanna Ekstrom | Report | 16' Susana Maria Silva Martins |
Montechoro |
Fifth place
Norway v United States
March 17, 2001 |
| Norway | 4–3 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 21' 73' 86' Ragnhild Gulbrandsen 88' Anne Tønnessen | Report | 24' Ally Marquand 46' Laura Schott 56' Cat Reddick |
Quarteira |
Third place
China PR v Canada
March 17, 2001 |
| China PR | 5–1 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| 42' 65' Bai Lili 67' 87' Zhao Lihong 92' Pu Wei | Report | 21' Christine Sinclair |
Loulé |
Final
Sweden v Denmark
March 17, 2001 |
| Sweden | 3–0 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| 5' Linda Fagerström 37' Hanna Ljungberg 74' Malin Moström |
Loulé |
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
01 ! | Sweden |
02 ! | Denmark |
03 ! | China PR |
| 4 | Canada |
| 5 | Norway |
| 6 | United States |
| 7 | Finland |
| 8 | Portugal |
Champion
| 2001 Algarve Cup |
|---|
 Sweden Second title |
Goal scorers
| Goals | Player |
|---|---|
| Hanna Ljungberg | |
| Christine Sinclair | |
| Ragnhild Gulbrandsen` | |
| Bai Lili | |
| Zhao Lihong | |
| Gitte Krogh | |
| Charmaine Hooper | |
| Pu Wei | |
| Nadia Kjældgaard | |
| Dagny Mellgren | |
| Linda Ørmen | |
| Elin Flyborg | |
| Malin Moström | |
| 24 athletes | |
| 2 own goals | |