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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region in a play-off match to earn a spot in the World Cup. In the fourth to sixth editions, two automatic spots were given to the top two teams for the 2003 to 2011 World Cups respectively. The seventh and eighth had the top two and the play-off winners qualify for the 2015 and 2019 World Cups. The ninth edition, the last one to serve as a World Cup qualification, gave automatic slots for the 2023 World Cup to the top three. In December 2020, CONMEBOL announced the tournament would be held every two years instead of every four years, actually starting with

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. The confederation introduced a separate South American qualifier for the Women's World Cup in December 2024. Hence, the Copa America Fémenina from 2025 will serve as the path to women's football at the Pan American Games and as the CONMEBOL women's pre-Olympic tournament. There are also Under-20 and Under-17 versions of this tournament.

Results

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Top four classifications

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

Summary

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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