The 2006 South American Women's Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol Femenino 2006'') was the fifth staging of the

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(now known as ''Copa América Femenina'') and determined the CONMEBOL's qualifiers for the

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and the 2008 Olympic Games football tournament. The tournament was held between November 10 and November 26 in the Argentine city of Mar del Plata. The hosts

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won the tournament for the first time and qualified to their second FIFA Women's World Cup and their first Olympic tournament. Runners-up

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also qualified for the World Cup; but had to face

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in a play-off to qualify to the Olympics.

Venue

Like in the

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edition, the only venue used for the tournament was the Estadio José María Minella, also known as ''Estadio Mundialista''.

Officials

The following referees and assistant referees were named for the tournament:

Results

The tournament format is similar to the

edition. It 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

in the People's Republic of China, and 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. ;Tie-breaking criteria Teams were ranked on the following criteria: :1. Greater number of points in all group matches :2. Goal difference in all group matches :3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches :4. Head-to-head results :5. Drawing of lots by the CONMEBOL Organising Committee *Times listed were UTC–3.

First round

Group A

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Group B

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Final round

Argentina and Brazil qualified for the

and the 2008 Summer Olympics, although second-placed Brazil had to play an inter-continental play-off, which they won against Ghana eventually. ---- ----

Awards

Statistics

Goalscorers

;12 goals * Cristiane ;6 goals * Daniela Alves ;4 goals *

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* Irma Cuevas * Angélica Souza ;3 goals * Rosana Gómez * Elaine * Nathalie Quezada * Mabel Velarde * Mónica Vega ;2 goals * Analía Almeida * Clarisa Huber * Andrea Ojeda * Fabiana Vallejos *

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* Renata Costa * Grazielle *

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* Mirta Alarcón *

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* Liria Ferrer ;1 goal * Mariela Coronel * Marisa Gerez *

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* Ludmila Manicler *

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* Analisse Ríos *

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* Aline *

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* Mônica * Valeska Arias * Karina Reyes * Daniela Molina * Luisa Moscoso * Yulied Saavedra * Marianela Vivas * Lourdes Martínez * Lourdes Ortiz * Gladys Dorador * Miryam Tristán * Alejandra Laborda * Carla Quinteros * Haidlyn Espinosa * Elvis Lovera ;Own goals * Guadalupe Chinchilla (playing against ) * María José Barrera (playing against ) * Belén Gaete (playing against )

Final ranking

References

External links

Tournament results
at RSSSF

{{Qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics Football tournament 2006 South American Women's Football Championship