2003 South American Women's Football Championship

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 and determined the CONMEBOL's qualifiers for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. The tournament was held between April 9 and April 27.

2003 South American Women's Football Championship
Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol Femenino de 2003
Tournament details
Host countriesPeru (Group A and final round)
Ecuador (Group B)
Argentina (Group C)
Dates9–27 April 2003
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (4th title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Colombia
Fourth place Peru
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored70 (4.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Marisol Medina (7 goals)

Originally, the competition was scheduled to take place from April 5 to April 16, 2002 in Córdoba, Argentina. Later, it was moved to Peru, January/February 2003, with Lima and Chincha as venues.

Brazil 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 Argentina, the runners-up.

Venues

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

Country Stadium City Capacity
 Argentina Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena Salta 20,408
 Ecuador Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne Loja 14,935
 Peru Estadio Monumental "U" Lima 80,093

Officials

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

Country Referee Assistant
Argentina Florencia Romano Alejandra Cercato
Sabrina Lois
Bolivia Cándida Colque
María Teresa Alvarado		 Aracely Castro
Brazil Suell Tortura
Silvia Oliveira Carvalho		 Marlei Silva
Colombia María García Adriana Correa
Ecuador — Rosa Canales
Peru Riabel Trujillo Ana Pérez
Uruguay Patricia da Silva Laura Geymonat
Venezuela Marisela Contreras Maritza Rodríguez

Results

In contrast to previous tournaments, this edition's format had a first round with three regional groups, where the first-placed teams joined Brazil (who got a bye to the second round after winning the previous edition) for a final tournament in Peru.

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 United States, 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
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to the final round

First round

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Peru 220052+36
 Bolivia 210184+43
 Chile 200229–70
Peru 3–1 Bolivia
Salinas  18', 70' (pen.)
Mori  55'		 Report Zamorano  34'
Referee: María García (Colombia)
Bolivia 7–1 Chile
Zamorano  13', 20', 43'
Moreno  54'
E. Pérez  56'
S. Pérez  62'
Urgel  77'		 Report Gálvez  90' (pen.)
Referee: Marisela Contreras (Venezuela)
Peru 2–1 Chile
Bosmans  51'
Tristán  80'		 Report Castro  44'
Referee: Suell Tortura (Brazil)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Colombia 211091+84
 Ecuador 211031+24
 Venezuela 2002010–100
Ecuador 2–0 Venezuela
Villón  71', 90' Report
Referee: Cándida Colque (Bolivia)
Colombia 8–0 Venezuela
Valencia  10', 86'
Imbachi  33'
Miranda  49'
Garzón  58', 59'
Gutiérrez  80'
Munera  90'		 Report
Referee: Florencia Romano (Argentina)
Ecuador 1–1 Colombia
Campi  45' Report Valencia  46'
Referee: Patricia da Silva (referee) (Uruguay)

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 2200110+116
 Paraguay 210134–13
 Uruguay 2002111–100
Argentina 3–0 Paraguay
Jiménez  41'
Medina  65', 72'		 Report
Referee: María Alvarado (Bolivia)
Uruguay 1–3 Paraguay
Lemos  27' Report Agüero  11'
Rodas  56'
Román  72'
Referee: Riabel Trujillo (Peru)
Argentina 8–0 Uruguay
Jiménez  5'
Gatti  32'
Alvariza  35' (pen.), 79'
Medina  46', 49', 51', 81'		 Report
Referee: Silvia Oliveira (Brazil)

Final round
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3300182+169
 Argentina 31116604
 Colombia 3102315–123
 Peru 301215–41
Brazil 3–2 Argentina
Kátia  1'
Pretinha  7'
Rosana  54'		 Report Gatti  49'
Almeida  71'
Referee: Patricia da Silva (referee) (Uruguay)
Peru 0–1 Colombia
Report Valencia  18'
Referee: Cándida Colque (Bolivia)
Colombia 2–3 Argentina
Ordóñez  5'
Valencia  33'		 Report Gómez  25'
Alvariza  43'
Gerez  71'
Referee: Marisela Contreras (Venezuela)
Brazil 3–0 Peru
Formiga  26'
Pretinha  30'
Marta  53'		 Report
Referee: María Teresa Alvarado (Bolivia)
Brazil 12–0 Colombia
Pretinha  7', 15'
Formiga  22'
Marta  34', 50', 70' (pen.)
Kátia  42', 44', 74', 82', 89'
Cristiane  80'		 Report
Referee: Marisela Contreras (Venezuela)
Peru 1–1 Argentina
Dávila  7' Report Medina  88'
Referee: Patricia da Silva (referee) (Uruguay)

Brazil won the tournament and qualified for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup along with runners-up Argentina.

Awards
 2003 Sudamericano Femenino Winners 

Brazil
Fourth title

Statistics

Goalscorers
7 goals
6 goals
  • Kátia
5 goals
  • Sandra Valencia
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Final ranking
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Brazil 3300182+169
2 Argentina 5311176+1110
3 Colombia 52121216–47
4 Peru 521267–17
Eliminated in the first round
5 Ecuador 211031+24
6 Bolivia 210184+43
7 Paraguay 210134–13
8 Chile 200229–70
9 Uruguay 2002111–100
10 Venezuela 2002010–100
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.