2006 South American Women's Football Championship

2006 South American Women's Football Championship
Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol Femenino de 2006
Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
Dates	10–26 November
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (1st title)
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Uruguay
Fourth place	Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	95 (3.65 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Cristiane (12 goals)
Fair play award	Paraguay
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The 2006 South American Women's Football Championship (Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol Femenino 2006) was the fifth staging of the South American Women's Football Championship (now known as Copa América Femenina) and determined the CONMEBOL's qualifiers for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2008 Olympic Games football tournament. The tournament was held between 10 and 26 November in the Argentine city of Mar del Plata.^[2]

The hosts Argentina won the tournament for the first time and qualified to their second FIFA Women's World Cup and their first Olympic tournament. Runners-up Brazil also qualified for the World Cup; but had to face Ghana in a play-off to qualify to the Olympics.

Venue

Like in the 1998 edition, the only venue used for the tournament was the Estadio José María Minella, also known as Estadio Mundialista.

Mar del Plata
Estadio José María Minella
Capacity: 35.354

Officials

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

Country	Referee	Assistant
Argentina	Estela Álvarez Jesica Di Iorio Florencia Romano	—
Bolivia	María Teresa Alvarado Cándida Colque	Aracely Castro
Brazil	—	Ana Paula Oliveira
Chile	—	Bárbra Bastías
Colombia	Adriana Correa	—
Ecuador	—	Rosa Canales
Paraguay	Norma González	Estela Ayala Cynthia Franco
Peru	—	Marlene Leyton
Uruguay	Patricia da Silva Alejandra Trucidos	Laura Geymonat
Venezuela	Marilyn Ángulo	—

Results

The tournament format is similar to the 1998 edition. It 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 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in the People's Republic of China, 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 and runners-up advance to the final round

Times listed were UTC–3.

First round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	4	4	0	0	17	1	+16	12
Uruguay	4	2	0	2	4	4	0	6
Ecuador	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	4
Colombia	4	1	1	2	4	11	−7	4
Chile	4	1	0	3	5	13	−8	3

10 November 2006