The Copa América Femenina (''Copa América Feminina'' in Portuguese; previously the ''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol Femenino'' (''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol Feminino''), usually shortened to ''Sudamericano Femenino'' (''Sul-Americano Feminino'')) is the main competition in

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between national teams that are affiliated with

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. It is the women's version of the Copa América. It was first held in 1991. In the first two editions of the tournament, only one team (the champion) qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup. In the third edition, the champion qualified automatically, while the runner-up faced a team from the

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region in a play-off match to earn a spot in the World Cup. In the fourth, fifth and sixth editions, two automatic spots were given to the top two teams for the 2003, 2007 and 2011 World Cups respectively. In December 2020, CONMEBOL announced the tournament would be held every two years instead of every four years, starting in 2022. There are also Under-20 and Under-17 versions.

Results

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Top Four classifications

So far, only Bolivia has not yet reached a top four position in the tournament.

General statistics

Participating nations

;Legend * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – Fourth place *5th – Fifth place *6th – Sixth place *7th – Seventh place *8th – Eighth place *9th – Ninth place *10th – Tenth place *Q – Qualified *— Did Not Participate * — Hosts

Top scorers

References

External links

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