The 2010 South American Women's Football Championship () was the sixth edition of the South American Women's Football Championship, and acted as a qualifier for the

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and the

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. The tournament was held in

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

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and

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, 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 during the tournament.

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 * Silvia Reyes * Gabriela Bandeira * Yanina Mujica

First stage

Matches were played in

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, Ambato and

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(Group A) and Loja, Cuenca and Azogues (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

in Germany 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 ;3 goals * Palmira Loayza * Karen Araya * Francisca Lara * Mónica Quinteros ;2 goals * Andrea Ojeda * Mercedes Pereyra * Aline * Grazielle * Janeth Salgado * Nataly Arias * Katerin Castro * Catalina Usme * Ingrid Vidal * Joshelyn Sánchez * Dulce Quintana * Lyana Chirinos * Ysaura Viso ;1 goal * 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 * Joana Galeano * Angélica Vázquez * Miryam Tristán * 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