South American Women's Football Championship 2003

Sudamericano Femenino 2003
Number of nations	4  (out of 10 applicants)
South American champions	Brazil (4th title)
venue	Peru
Opening game	April 23, 2003
Tournament end	April 27, 2003
Games	6th
Gates	28  (⌀: 4.67 per game)
Top scorer	Marisol Medina (7)

The 4th South American Women's Football Championship ( Sudamericano Femenino in Spanish ) took place from April 23 to 27, 2003 in Peru . The game was played in the capital, Lima . The winner was Brazil for the fourth time . Originally, the tournament was supposed to take place from April 5th to 16th, 2002 in Córdoba , Argentina . Then the tournament was awarded to Peru and should take place in January / February 2003. It was later decided to host three regional qualifying tournaments. The three group winners then contested the final tournament with defending champions Brazil.

mode

Each of the four finalists plays once against each other team. The team with the highest points is the winner. The South American champions and the runner-up qualified for the 2003 Women's World Cup .

Stages

qualification

• Lima - Estadio Monumental "U" - 80,093 seats
• Loja - Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne - 14,935 seats
• Salta - Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena - 20,408 seats

Final round

• Lima - Estadio Monumental "U"

Attendees

The following women's national teams have qualified for the final tournament:

•  Argentina
•  Brazil (defending champion)
•  Colombia
•  Peru (host)

qualification

Group A

Tournament in Lima ( Peru ).

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Peru	2	2	0	0	005: 200	+3	06th
2.	Bolivia	2	1	0	1	008: 400	+4	03
3.	Chile	2	0	0	2	002: 900	−7	00

April 9, 2003
Peru	-	Bolivia	3: 1
April 11, 2003
Bolivia	-	Chile	7: 1
April 13, 2003
Peru	-	Chile	2: 1

Group B

Tournament in Loja ( Ecuador ).

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Colombia	2	1	1	0	009: 100	+8	04th
2.	Ecuador	2	1	1	0	003: 100	+2	04th
3.	Venezuela	2	0	0	2	000:100	−10	00

April 9, 2003
Ecuador	-	Venezuela	2-0
April 11, 2003
Colombia	-	Venezuela	8-0
April 13, 2003
Ecuador	-	Colombia	1: 1

Group C

Tournament in Salta ( Argentina ).

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Argentina	2	2	0	0	011: 000	+11	06th
2.	Paraguay	2	1	0	1	003: 400	−1	03
3.	Uruguay	2	0	0	2	001:110	−10	00

April 9, 2003
Argentina	-	Paraguay	3-0
April 11, 2003
Uruguay	-	Paraguay	1: 3
April 13, 2003
Argentina	-	Uruguay	8-0

Final round

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Brazil	3	3	0	0	018: 200	+16	09
2.	Argentina	3	1	1	1	006: 600	± 0	04th
3.	Colombia	3	1	0	2	003:150	−12	03
4th	Peru	3	0	1	2	001: 500	−4	01

April 23, 2003
Brazil	-	Argentina	3: 2
Peru	-	Colombia	0: 1
April 25, 2003
Colombia	-	Argentina	2: 3
Brazil	-	Peru	3-0
April 27, 2003
Brazil	-	Colombia	12: 0
Peru	-	Argentina	1: 1

decisions

Brazil and Argentina qualified for the 2003 Women's World Cup. Brazil also qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games .

Best goalscorers

rank	Player	Gates
1	Marisol Medina	7th
2	Katia Cilene da Silva Teixeira	6th
3	Sandra Ivonne Valencia	5
4th	Maitté Miozotty Zamorano Cardona	4th
	Marta	4th
	Pretinha	4th
7th	Karina Alvariza	3

Web links

• South-American Women's Championship 2002

Individual evidence

1. ^ Games of the XXVIII. Olympiad Football Qualifying Tournament