1995 Algarve Cup

1995 Algarve CupTournament details

Host country| Portugal
Teams| 8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)| 8
Final positions
Champions|  Sweden (1st title)
Runners-up|  Denmark
Third place|  Norway
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 16
Goals scored| 51 (3.19 per match)
Best player(s)|  Helle Jensen

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The 1995 Algarve Cup was the second edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's association football tournament. It took place between 14 and 19 March 1995 in Portugal with Sweden winning the event defeating Denmark, 1-0, in the final game. Norway ended up third defeating the USA, 7-5 following penalty shootout, in the third prize-game.[1]

## Format

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The number of invited countries was increased from six to eight with Italy and the Netherlands appearing in their first Algarve Cup tournament.

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 played each other to determine seventh and eighth place, the third placed teams in each group played each other to decide fifth and sixth place, the second placed teams in each group played 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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Team  | Pts  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD

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Sweden | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3
Norway | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3
Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2
Italy | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4

March 14, 1995

Sweden | 4–0|  Italy

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Videkull 45+6', 87'
Zeikfalvy 62'
Andersson 90' | SvFF Report (in Swedish) |

Lagos

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March 14, 1995

Norway | 0–1|  Netherlands

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|  | Keereweer

Silves

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March 16, 1995

Norway | 3–1|  Italy

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Waage
Medalen
Aarønes |  | Fiorini

Quarteira

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March 16, 1995

Sweden | 2–1|  Netherlands

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Andersson 39'
Andelén 87' | SvFF Report (in Swedish) | Pauw 56'

Olhão

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March 17, 1995

Netherlands | 0–2|  Italy

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|  | Baldelli
Guarino

Vila Real de Santo António

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March 17, 1995

Sweden | 0–2|  Norway

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| SvFF Report (in Swedish) | Medalen 14'
Riise 59'

Portimão

## Group B

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Team  | Pts  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD

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Denmark | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10
United States | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3
Finland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3
Portugal | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10

March 14, 1995

Denmark | 5–0|  Portugal

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Krogh
Jensen
Madsen
Pedersen |  |

Faro

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March 14, 1995

United States | 2–0|  Finland

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Lilly
Hamm |  |

Faro

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March 16, 1995

United States | 3–0|  Portugal

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Milbrett
Gabarra |  |

Portimão

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March 16, 1995

Denmark | 3–0|  Finland

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Christensen
Kolding
Jensen |  |

Silves

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March 17, 1995

Denmark | 2–0|  United States

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Jensen
Nielsen |  |

Lagos

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March 17, 1995

Finland | 2–0|  Portugal

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Mäkinen
Heikari |  |

Olhão

## Seventh Place

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March 19, 1995

Italy | 4–1|  Portugal

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Carta 26'
Baldelli 34'
Guarino 89'
Morace 90' |  | Sequeira

Lagos

Hosts Portugal again appeared in the play-off for last place, facing newcomers Italy and being defeated 4–1 with two of the Italians' goals being scored in the final two minutes of play.

## Fifth Place

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March 19, 1995

Finland | 1–1 asdet
(3–4)
(PSO)|  Netherlands

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Mäkinen (7) |  | Kormacher

Portimão

The Netherlands finished in sixth place on their first appearance at the Algarve Cup, losing to the 1994 sixth placed team Finland in a penalty shootout.

## Third Place

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March 19, 1995

Norway | 3–3 asdet
(4–2)
(PSO)|  United States

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Sandberg 26'
A. Nymark Andersen 51' (pen.)
Myklebust 87' (pen.) |  | Akers 21'
Gabarra 28'
Foudy 55'

Quarteira

For the second year running, Norway faced the United States in their last game of the tournament. With the score at 3–3 after full-time, a period of sudden death extra-time was played that failed to see another goal. Norway won the following penalty shootout 4–2 to finish third overall in the final tournament standings.

## Final

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March 19, 1995

Sweden | 3–2
Aet|  Denmark

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Olsson 36'
Andelén 53'
Nessvold 117' | SvFF Report (in Swedish) | Jensen 22', 78'

Loulé

Sweden had played Denmark in the previous year's competition to decide third place and defeated them again on this occasion to finish as overall winners of the tournament.

## Awards

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1995 Algarve Cup

Sweden
First title
Best player

Helle Jensen

## Notes

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1. ^ Lennart Hansson (March 20, 1995). "Damerna gav Danmark däng" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. Retrieved February 2, 2017.

## External links

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* 1995 Algarve Cup on RSSSF

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