The 2003 South American Women's Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol Femenino 2003'') was the fourth staging of the

South American Women's Football Championship South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþa ...

and determined the CONMEBOL's qualifiers for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. The tournament was held between April 9 and April 27. Originally, the competition was scheduled to take place from April 5 to April 16, 2002 in Córdoba,

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. Later, it was moved to Peru, January/February 2003, with

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and Chincha as venues, only for group A and the final round. Argentina retained the hosting rights for group C while Ecuador was appointed as host of the group B.

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won the tournament for the fourth time in a row, after finishing first in the final round. Also, they qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup along with

, the runners-up.

Venues

Three venues (located in three different countries) were used for the tournament:

Officials

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

Results

In contrast to previous tournaments, this edition's format had a first round with three regional groups, where the first-placed teams joined

(who got a bye to the second round after winning the previous edition) for a final tournament in

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. The final tournament 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 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup in the

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, 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

First round

Group A

*All matches were held in

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. *Times listed were UTC–5. ---- ----

Group B

*All matches were held in Loja,

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

. *Times listed were UTC–5. ---- ----

Group C

*All matches were held in

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. *Times listed were UTC–3. ---- ----

Final round

*All matches were held in

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. *Times listed were UTC–5. ---- ---- Brazil won the tournament and qualified for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup along with runners-up Argentina.

Awards

Statistics

Goalscorers

;7 goals *

Marisol Medina Marisol Medina (born 11 May 1980) is an Argentine women's international footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward. She is a member of the Argentina women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2003 FIFA ...

;6 goals * Kátia ;5 goals * Sandra Valencia ;4 goals *

Maitté Zamorano Maitté Miozotty Zamorano Cardona (born 6 January 1981) is a Bolivian footballer who plays as a forward for Deportivo ITA and the Bolivia women's national team. She is also a former athlete, who has appeared in three South American Championship ...

* Marta *

Pretinha Delma Gonçalves (born 19 May 1975), commonly known as Pretinha,In a June 199with Grant Wahl, Pretinha said her nickname means "little black girl" and that the reference to skin color is not considered problematic in Brazil. is a Brazilian profe ...

;3 goals * Karina Alvariza ;2 goals * Natalia Gatti * Alejandra Jiménez * Formiga * Ángela Garzón * Wendy Villón * Olienka Salinas ;1 goal * Analía Almeida * Marisa Gerez * Rosana Gómez * Deisy Moreno * Elizabeth Pérez * Shirley Pérez * María Teresa Urgel * Cristiane * Rosana * María Castro * Angelina Galvez * Claudia Gutiérrez * Nelia Imbachi * Sonia Miranda * Paulina Munera * Leidy Ordóñez * Gretel Campi * Francisca Agüero * Nadia Rodas * Rossana Román * Lorena Bosmans * Adriana Dávila *

Martha Mori Martha Jesús Mori Jipa (born 1 June 1979) is a Peruvian former footballer who played as a forward. She has been a member of the Peru women's national team. International career Mori capped for Peru at senior level during the 2003 South Americ ...

* Miryam Tristán * Gessika Lemos

Final ranking

External links

Official CONMEBOL Page

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