| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Ecuador |
| Dates | 4–21 November |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Colombia |
| Third place |  Chile |
| Fourth place |  Argentina |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 93 (3.58 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Marta (9 goals) |
| Fair play award | Chile[1] |
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The 2010 South American Women's Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Femenino – Copa América de Selecciones) was the sixth edition of the South American Women's Football Championship, and acted as a qualifier for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics. The tournament was held in Ecuador from 4 to 21 November 2010, after originally being scheduled for 28 October to 14 November 2010.[2]
The top two teams from the final group, Brazil and Colombia, qualified for the 2011 Women's World Cup[3] and the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4] Additionally, the top 4 teams qualified for the 2011 Pan American Games.
Seven venues in seven cities were used during the tournament.[5]
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Ambato | Estadio Bellavista | 19,337 |
| Azogues | Estadio Jorge Andrade Cantos | 8,500 |
| Cuenca | Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar | 20,730 |
| Latacunga | Estadio La Cocha | 15,220 |
| Loja | Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne | 14,934 |
| Quito | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | 40,948 |
| Riobamba | Estadio Olímpico | 18,936 |
The following referees were named for the tournament:
Estela Álvarez
Sirley Cornejo Ana Karina Marques Valentim Alves Carolina González Adriana Correa
Juana Delgado
Norma González
Silvia Reyes
Gabriela Bandeira
Yanina Mujica
Matches were played in Latacunga, Ambato and Riobamba (Group A) and Loja, Cuenca and Azogues (Group B).[6]
The tournament features a first round, where the ten teams are divided into two groups of five teams each. The top two teams in the groups advance to a final round, instead of a knockout stage.
The final round was set up in a round-robin format, where each team played one match against each of the other teams within the group. The top two teams in the group qualified for the 2011 FIFA Women's World CupinGermany and the 2012 Olympic Games football tournamentinLondon. The first-placed team won the tournament.
Three points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.
When teams finish level of points, the final order determined according to:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Argentina
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | |
| 3 | Ecuador (H)
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | |
| 4 |  Bolivia
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Peru
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
| Argentina | 3–0 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
Ojeda  6', 39' (pen.)Banini 51' |
Report |
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Yanina del Carmen Mujica Camacaro (Venezuela)
| Ecuador | 1–2 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Quintero 42' |
Report | Quezada 2' Salgado 44' |
Referee: Ana Karina Marques Valentim Alves (Brazil)
| Chile | 1–2 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Lara 84' (pen.) |
Report[permanent dead link] | Pereyra 40', 70' |
Referee: Adriana Lucia Correa (Colombia)
| Ecuador | 2–1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Quinteros 22' Palacios 78' |
Report | Tristán 15' |
Referee: Norma Beatriz González Gomez (Paraguay)
| Chile | 3–0 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Lara 8' Zamora 40'Araya 55' |
Report |
Referee: Ana Karina Marques Valentim Alves (Brazil)
| Argentina | 2–0 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| González 65' Blanco 68' |
Report |
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Gabriela Lourdes Bandeira Popich (Uruguay)
| Peru | 1–3 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Chirinos 45' |
Report | Aedo 10' Araya 57', 90' |
Referee: Yanina del Carmen Mujica Camacaro (Venezuela)
| Bolivia | 3–4 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Loayza 30' Benavídez 70'Padilla 87' |
Report | Sánchez 45+4', 53' Freire 68'Quinteros 73' |
Referee: Adriana Lucia Correa (Colombia)
| Bolivia | 2–1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Loayza 29', 61' |
Report | Chirinos 22' |
Referee: Gabriela Lourdes Bandeira Popich (Uruguay)
| Ecuador | 1–0 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez 34' |
Report |
Referee: Norma Beatriz González Gomez (Paraguay)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 12 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Colombia
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 9 | |
| 3 | Paraguay
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Venezuela
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 3 | |
| 5 | Uruguay
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 0 |
Paraguay  | 0–3 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Report[permanent dead link] | Domínguez 18' Usme 46'Rincón 70' |
Referee: Estela Mary Álvarez de Olivera (Argentina)
| Brazil | 4–0 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Aline 26', 30' Cristiane 42'Renata Costa 60' |
Report |
Referee: Sirley Cornejo Arana (Bolivia)
| Venezuela | 0–4 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Quintana 49' Villamayor 56', 59', 80' |
Referee: Carolina Patricia Gonzalez Urrutia (Chile)
| Uruguay | 0–4 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cristiane 15' (pen.), 40' Marta 36', 57' |
Referee: Juana del Rocio Delgado Torres (Ecuador)
| Colombia | 5–0 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Arias 27' Rodallega 45'Peralta 56'Rincón 58'Velásquez 73' |
Report[permanent dead link] |
Referee: Silvia Elizabeth Reyes Juarez (Peru)
| Paraguay | 4–0 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Villamayor 29' Galeano 38'Quintana 42'Vázquez 89' (pen.) |
Report[permanent dead link] |
Referee: Sirley Cornejo Arana (Bolivia)
| Venezuela | 5–2 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Viso 4', 17' Quintero 31'Torres 78'Altuve 83' |
Report | Viera 43' Birizamberri 66' |
Referee: Juana del Rocio Delgado Torres (Ecuador)
| Colombia | 1–2 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Muñoz 57' |
Report | Cristiane 13' Marta 28' |
Referee: Estela Mary Álvarez de Olivera (Argentina)
| Uruguay | 0–8 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Report[permanent dead link] | Usme 35' (pen.) Rincón 41', 80'Castro 45', 84'Montoya 82'N. Arias 85'Vidal 88' |
Referee: Carolina Patricia Gonzalez Urrutia (Chile)
| Brazil | 3–0 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Cristiane 18', 36' Marta 57' |
Report |
Referee: Silvia Elizabeth Reyes Juarez (Peru)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Qualification to 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Colombia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Chile
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Argentina
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 |
| Chile | 1–1 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Lara 61' |
Report | Rincón 29' |
Referee: Juana del Rocio Delgado Torres (Ecuador)
| Brazil | 4–0 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Grazielle 25' Dos Santos 37'Marta 63'Cristiane 77' |
Report |
Referee: Norma Beatriz González Gomez (Paraguay)
| Chile | 0–0 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Yanina del Carmen Mujica Camacaro (Venezuela)
| Brazil | 5–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Érika 23' Grazielle 48'Marta 69', 87'Cristiane 82' |
Report |
Referee: Gabriela Lourdes Bandeira Popich (Uruguay)
| Colombia | 1–0 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Vidal 51' |
Report |
Referee: Sirley Cornejo Arana (Bolivia)
| Chile | 1–3 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Salgado 45' |
Report [dead link] | Daniele 2' Marta 36', 83' |
Brazil won the tournament and qualified for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2012 Olympic Games tournament along with runners-up Colombia.
| 2010 Sudamericano Femenino winners |
|---|
 Brazil Fifth title |
Karen Araya Francisca Lara Mónica Quinteros Mercedes Pereyra Aline Grazielle Janeth Salgado Nataly Arias Katerin Castro Catalina Usme Ingrid Vidal Joshelyn Sánchez Dulce Quintana Lyana Chirinos Ysaura Viso Gimena Blanco Eva Nadia González Roxana Benavídez Carla Padilla Renata Costa Daniele Érika Rosana Yanara Aedo Patricia Quezada Daniela Zamora Paola Domínguez Daniela Montoya Yuli Muñoz Andrea Peralta Carmen Rodallega Oriánica Velásquez Patricia Freire Valeria Palacios Ingrid Rodríguez Joana Galeano Angélica Vázquez Miryam Tristán Carolina Birizamberri Paula Viera Oriana Altuve Nayla Quintero Karla Torres| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | +23 | 21 |
| 2 | Colombia
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 13 |
| 3 | Chile
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 |
| 4 | Argentina
|
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
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| 5 | Ecuador
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 |
| 6 | Paraguay
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 |
| 7 | Bolivia
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 |
| 8 | Venezuela
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 3 |
| 9 | Peru
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
| 10 | Uruguay
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 0 |
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