| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| City | various cities in Algarve |
| Dates | 1–7 March 2002 |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  China (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Norway |
| Third place |  Sweden |
| Fourth place |  Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 88 (3.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Shannon MacMillan(seven goals) |
← 2001 2003 → | |
The 2002 Algarve Cup was the ninth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament hosted annually by Portugal. It was held from first to seventh of March 2002. This was the first edition where the tournament was expanded to twelve teams; all prior editions had eight teams participation. The tournament was won by China, defeating Norway 2-0 in the final-game. Sweden ended up third defeating Germany, 2-1, in the third prize game.[1]
- ^ "US takes the fifth in Portugal". Deseretnews. 8 March 2002. Retrieved 2 February 2017.