2010 South American Women's Football Championship

2010 South American Women's Football Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEcuador
Dates4–21 November
Teams10 (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 played26
Goals scored93 (3.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Marta
(9 goals)
Fair play award Chile[1]
2006
2014

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.

  1. ^ "South-American Women's Championship 2010". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Sudamericano Femenino Ecuador 2010: nueva fecha de disputa". CONMEBOL. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". FIFA. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
  4. ^ "London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Football". BBC. Retrieved 13 November 2010.