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{{Infobox International Football Competition
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| country = Portugal
| dates = 
| num_teams = 8
| confederations = 2
| venues = 9
| cities = 
| champion_other= {{fbw|Norway}}
| count = 3
| second_other = {{fbw|CHN}}
| third_other = {{fbw|SWE}}
| matches = 16
| goals = 41
| attendance = 
| top_scorer = 
| player = {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Marianne Pettersen]]
| updated =
| prevseason = [[1996 Algarve Cup|1996]]
| nextseason = [[1998 Algarve Cup|1998]]
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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 women's national football team|Norway]] 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.se/arkiv/sport/sverige-trea-i-algarve-cup/|title=Sverige trea i Algarve Cup|publisher=Dagens nyheter|language=Swedish|date=17 March 1996|access-date=2 February 2017}}</ref>

==Format==
The [[Netherlands women's national football team|Netherlands]] returned to the tournament, replacing [[Russia women's national football team|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==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=175 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
!width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D
!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=20 abbr="Goals for" |GF
!width=20 abbr="Goals against" |GA
!width=20 abbr="Goal difference" |GD
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|NOR}}
|'''9'''||3||3||0||0||14||1||+13
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|DEN}}
|'''6'''||3||2||0||1||6||4||+2
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|FIN}}
|'''3'''||3||1||0||2||3||7||&minus;4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|ISL}}
|'''0'''||3||0||0||3||1||12||&minus;11
|}

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|date = March 10, 1997
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|DEN}}
|score = 4&ndash;1
|report = 
|team2 = {{fbw|ISL}}
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|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Silves Municipality, Portugal|Silves]]
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = March 10, 1997
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|NOR}}
|score = 5&ndash;1
|report = 
|team2 = {{fbw|FIN}}
|goals1 = 
*[[Ann Kristin Aarønes|Aarønes]] {{goal|6}}
*{{goal|46|o.g.}}
*[[Marianne Pettersen|Pettersen]] {{goal|79}}
*[[Ragnhild Gulbrandsen|Gulbrandsen]] {{goal|82}}
*{{goal|89|o.g.}}
|goals2 = [[Susanna Haikari|Haikari]] {{goal|32}}
|stadium = [[Silves Municipality, Portugal|Silves]]
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = March 12, 1997
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|NOR}}
|score =  6&ndash;0
|report = 
|team2 = {{fbw|ISL}}
|goals1 = 
*[[Tone Gunn Frustøl|Frustøl]] {{goal|14}}
*[[Marianne Pettersen|Pettersen]] {{goal|16}}
*[[Unni Lehn|Lehn]] {{goal|34}}
*[[Monica Knudsen|Knudsen]] {{goal|36}}
*[[Ragnhild Gulbrandsen|Gulbrandsen]] {{goal|68}}
*[[Hege Riise|Riise]] {{goal|74}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Olhão]]
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = March 12, 1997
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|DEN}}
|score = 2&ndash;0
|report = 
|team2 = {{fbw|FIN}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Olhão]]
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = March 14, 1997
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|NOR}}
|score = 3&ndash;0
|report = 
|team2 = {{fbw|DEN}}
|goals1 = 
*[[Unni Lehn|Lehn]] {{goal|26}}
*[[Marianne Pettersen|Pettersen]] {{goal|47||62}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Alvor (Portimão)|Alvor]]
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = March 14, 1997
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|FIN}}
|score =  2&ndash;0
|report = 
|team2 = {{fbw|ISL}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = Montechoro, [[Albufeira]]
}}

==Group B==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=175 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
!width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D
!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=20 abbr="Goals for" |GF
!width=20 abbr="Goals against" |GA
!width=20 abbr="Goal difference" |GD
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|CHN}}
|'''9'''||3||3||0||0||6||0||+6
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|SWE}}
|'''6'''||3||2||0||1||8||2||+6
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|NED}}
|'''3'''||3||1||0||2||1||5||&minus;4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|POR}}
|'''0'''||3||0||0||3||0||8||&minus;8
|}

{{footballbox
|date = March 10, 1997
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|CHN}}
|score = 3&ndash;0
|report = 
|team2 = {{fbw|POR}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Faro, Portugal|Faro]]
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = March 10, 1997
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|SWE}}
|score = 4&ndash;0
|report = [https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/nederlanderna-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/1569610/ SvFF report] (in Swedish)
|team2 = {{fbw|NED}}
|goals1 = [[Victoria Svensson|Svensson]] {{goal|13}}<br />[[Kristin Bengtsson|Bengtsson]] {{goal|37}}<br/>[[Kristin Jonsson|Jonsson]] {{goal|57}}<br/>[[Camilla Andersson|Andersson]] {{goal|78}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Faro, Portugal|Faro]]
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = March 12, 1997
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|CHN}}
|score = 1&ndash;0
|report = 
|team2 = {{fbw|NED}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Portimão]]
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = March 12, 1997
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|SWE}}
|score = 4&ndash;0
|report = [https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/nederlanderna-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/1569610/ SvFF report] (in Swedish)
|team2 = {{fbw|POR}}
|goals1 = [[Camilla Andersson|Andersson]] {{goal|37}}<br/>[[Malin Swedberg|Swedberg]] {{goal|55||84}}<br />[[Malin Allberg|Allberg]] {{goal|73}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Lagoa (Algarve)|Lagoa]]
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = March 14, 1997
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|CHN}}
|score =  2&ndash;0
|report = [https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/nederlanderna-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/1569610/ SvFF report] (in Swedish)
|team2 = {{fbw|SWE}}
|goals1 = [[Liu Ying (footballer)|Liu Ying]] {{goal|7}}<br>[[Zhao Lihong]] {{goal|48}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Albufeira]]
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = March 14, 1997
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|NED}}
|score =  1&ndash;0
|report = 
|team2 = {{fbw|POR}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = Montechoro, [[Albufeira]]
}}

==Seventh Place==

{{footballbox 
|date = March 16, 1997 
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|ISL}} 
|score = 0&ndash;0<br />(4&ndash;3)<br /><small>([[Penalty shootout (football)|PSO]])</small>
|report =  
|team2 = {{fbw|POR}} 
|goals1 = 
|goals2 =  
|stadium = [[Faro, 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==

{{footballbox 
|date = March 16, 1997 
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|NED}} 
|score = 1&ndash;0
|report =  
|team2 = {{fbw|FIN}} 
|goals1 =  
|goals2 =  
|stadium = [[Faro, Portugal|Faro]]
}}

==Third Place==

{{footballbox 
|date = March 16, 1997 
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|SWE}} 
|score = 0&ndash;0<br />(6&ndash;5)<br /><small>([[Penalty shootout (football)|PSO]])</small>
|report = [https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/danmark-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/1569614/ SvFF Report] (in Swedish)
|team2 = {{fbw|DEN}} 
|goals1 =  
|goals2 =  
|stadium = [[Loulé]]
}}

1996 runners up Sweden finished in third place overall after winning a [[penalty shootout (football)|penalty shootout]] following a goalless game.

==Final==

{{footballbox 
|date = March 16, 1997 
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|NOR}} 
|score = 1&ndash;0 
|report =  
|team2 = {{fbw|CHN}} 
|goals1 = {{goal|75|[[Penalty kick (association football)|pen.]]}} [[Hege Riise|Riise]]
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Loulé]]
}}

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

==Awards==
{{winners|fbw|1997 Algarve Cup|Norway|Third}}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0 auto;"
|-
!Best player
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Marianne Pettersen]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-algarve97.html 1997 Algarve Cup] on RSSSF

{{Algarve Cup}}
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