The 2010 South American Women's Football Championship ( es, Campeonato Sudamericano Femenino – Copa América de Selecciones) was the sixth edition 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 acted as a qualifier for the

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup was the sixth FIFA Women's World Cup competition, the world championship for women's national association football teams. It was held from 26 June to 17 July 2011 in Germany, which won the right to host the even ...

and the

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. The tournament was held in

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: ''Eku ...

from 4 November to 21 November 2010, after originally being scheduled for 28 October to 14 November 2010. The top two teams from the final group,

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

and

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

, qualified for the 2011 Women's World Cup and the

. Additionally, the top 4 teams qualified for the

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Venues

Seven venues in seven cities were used.

Squads

Match officials

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 *

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* Gabriela Bandeira * Yanina Mujica

First stage

Matches were played in

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, Ambato and

Riobamba Riobamba (, full name San Pedro de Riobamba; Quechua: ''Rispampa'') is the capital of Chimborazo Province in central Ecuador, and is located in the Chambo River Valley of the Andes. It is south of Ecuador's capital Quito and located at an eleva ...

(Group A) and Loja, Cuenca and

Azogues Azogues () is the capital of Azogues Canton and of Cañar Province in Ecuador. The population of Azogues is approximately 40,000. Azogues is located at 2,518 meters above sea level (8,261 feet), its population is of 39,848 inhabitants, its ave ...

(Group B).Grupos y sedes del Sudamericano Femenino
from www.afa.org.arg, retrieved 26 August 2010 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

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and the 2012 Olympic Games football tournament in

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. 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: # superior goal difference in all matches # greater number of goals scored in all group matches # better result in matches between tied teams # drawing of lots

Group A

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Group B

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Second stage

---- ---- Brazil won the tournament and qualified for the

and the 2012 Olympic Games tournament along with runners-up Colombia.

Awards

Statistics

Goalscorers

;9 goals * Marta ;8 goals * Cristiane ;5 goals * Yoreli Rincón ;4 goals *

Gloria Villamayor Gloria Ester “Loli” Villamayor Jara (born 10 April 1992) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil club Deportivo Toluca and the Paraguay women's national team. She previously played for Colo-Colo in the Chilea ...

;3 goals *

Palmira Loayza Palmira Paola Loayza Rodríguez (born 24 March 1985) is a Bolivian futsal player and a footballer who played as a forward for the Bolivia women's national team. International career Loayza represented Bolivia at the 2004 South American U-19 W ...

Karen Araya Karen Andrea Araya Ponce (born 16 October 1990) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Liga F club Madrid CFF and the Chile women's national team. Club career In 2022, Araya returned to Sevilla after her ...

* Francisca Lara *

Mónica Quinteros Mónica Rebeca Quinteros Cabeza (born 5 July 1988) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer. She was part of the Ecuadorian squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Club career In February 2016, Quinteros joined Israeli Ligat Nashim club Ki ...

;2 goals *

Andrea Ojeda Andrea Ojeda (born 17 January 1985) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Boca Juniors. She was a member of the Argentina women's national team. Club career Ojeda played in Argentina for Boca Juniors as well in Spain for Fundaci ...

Mercedes Pereyra Mercedes Pereyra (born 7 May 1987) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for River Plate. She played for the Argentina women's national football team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. See also * Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics Ar ...

* Aline * Grazielle * Janeth Salgado * Nataly Arias *

Katerin Castro Katerin Fabiola Castro Muñoz (born 21 November 1991) is a Colombian footballer who played as a forward for the Colombia women's national football team The Colombia women's national football team ( es, Selección femenina de fútbol de Colom ...

Catalina Usme María Catalina Usme Pineda (born 25 December 1989), known as Catalina Usme, is a Colombian footballer who plays as a forward for América de Cali and the Colombia women's national team. Club career Usme has played the Copa Libertadores wi ...

Ingrid Vidal Ingrid Julieth Vidal Isaza (born 22 April 1991) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a forward for CD Generaciones Palmiranas and the Colombia national team. She made her debut for Colombia against Peru on 17 November 2009. Born in Palmira, ...

* Joshelyn Sánchez *

Dulce Quintana Dulce María Quintana Giménez (born 6 February 1989) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish club SE AEM and the Paraguay women's national team. Club career Quintana spent most of her early career playing for clubs i ...

* Lyana Chirinos *

Ysaura Viso Ysaura Candelaria Viso Garrido (born 17 June 1993) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean club Colo-Colo and the Venezuela women's national team. International career Viso represented Venezuela at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Wome ...

;1 goal *

Estefanía Banini Estefanía Romina Banini Ruiz (born 21 June 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Primera División club Atlético Madrid and the Argentina women's national team. Banini has previously spent four ...

Gimena Blanco Maria Gimena Blanco (born 5 December 1987), known as Gimena Blanco, is an Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club SSD Napoli Femminile. She is also a futsal player, and represented Argentina internationally in ...

Eva Nadia González Eva or EVA may refer to: * Eva (name), a feminine given name Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Eva (Dynamite Entertainment), a comic book character by Dynamite Entertainment * Eva (''Devil May Cry''), Dante's mother in t ...

* Roxana Benavídez *

Carla Padilla Carla Patricia Padilla Eve (born 9 May 1988) is a Bolivian footballer who played as a midfielder for the Bolivia women's national team. Early life Padilla hails from the Santa Cruz Department. International career Padilla represented Bolivia ...

* Renata Costa *

Daniele Daniele is an Hebrew male given name, the cognate of the English name Daniel. Danièle is a French female given name, an alternative spelling of Danielle. Men with the given name Daniele * Daniele Bracciali (born 1978), Italian tennis player * ...

Érika Érika Cristiano dos Santos (born 4 February 1988), commonly known as Érika, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Corinthians and the Brazilian women's national team. Érika played as a forward for her clubs and Brazil's youth ...

* Rosana * Yanara Aedo * Patricia Quezada *

Daniela Zamora Daniela Paz Zamora Mancilla (born 13 November 1990) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for Universidad de Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was fo ...

* Paola Domínguez *

Daniela Montoya Daniela Montoya Quiroz (born 22 August 1990) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Junior and the Colombia women's national team. She represented her country at the 2011 and 2015 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup, an ...

* Yuli Muñoz * Andrea Peralta *

Carmen Rodallega Carmen Elisa Rodallega (born 15 July 1983) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a full back for Atlético Huila. She has been a member of the Colombia women's national team. Career Born in Cali, Rodallega began playing football in her neigh ...

Oriánica Velásquez Orianica Velasquez Herrera (born 1 August 1989) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a left back for Atlético Junior and the Colombia women's national team. Club career In October 2016, Velasquez moved to Turkey, and joined 1207 Antalya ...

* Patricia Freire * Valeria Palacios * Ingrid Rodríguez * Joana Galeano * Angélica Vázquez *

Miryam Tristán Miryam Veruzhka Tristán Mancilla (born 19 April 1985) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a left winger for Alianza Lima and the Peru women's national team. International career Tristán represented Peru at the 2004 South American U-19 Wom ...

* Carolina Birizamberri * Paula Viera * Oriana Altuve * Nayla Quintero * Karla Torres

Final ranking

References

External links

Official regulations

COPA AMERICA–ECUADOR 2010 – Boletín Técnico Nº 2
{{Qualification for the 2012 Summer Olympics Football tournament 2010 South American Women's Football Championship