1995 Algarve Cup
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| Tournament 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 |
← 1994 1996 → | |
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]
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
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sweden | 2–1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
Andersson  39'Andelén 87' |
SvFF Report (in Swedish) | Pauw 56' |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Seventh Place
Fifth Place
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
| Norway | 3–3 asdet (4–2) (PSO) | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Sandberg 26' A. Nymark Andersen 51' (pen.)Myklebust 87' (pen.) |
Akers 21' Gabarra 28'Foudy 55' |
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.
