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]
The following referees were named for the tournament:
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Sirley Cornejo
Ana Karina Marques Valentim Alves
Carolina González
Adriana Correa
Juana Delgado
Norma González
Silvia Reyes
Gabriela Bandeira
Yanina MujicaMatches 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 Cup in Germany and the 2012 Olympic Games football tournament in London. 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:
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.
Estefanía Banini 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.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Paraguay_(1990%E2%80%932013).svg.png){kind=small}
Joana Galeano Angélica Vázquez Miryam Tristán Carolina Birizamberri Paula Viera Oriana Altuve Nayla Quintero Karla Torres
