2018 South American Women's Football Championship

Copa America Femenina 2018
Number of nations	10  (of 10 applicants)
South American champions	Brazil (7th title)
venue	Chile
Opening game	4th April 2018
Tournament end	April 22, 2018
Games	26th
Gates	101  (⌀: 3.88 per game)
Top scorer	Catalina Usme (9)
yellow cards	78  (⌀: 3 per game)
Yellow-red cards	2  (⌀: 0.08 per game)
Red cards	3  (⌀: 0.12 per game)

The 8th South American Women's Football Championship ( Spanish Copa América Femenina ) took place in Chile from April 4 to 22, 2018 . Chile hosted the tournament for the first time. Defending champion Brazil was able to defend its title. The tournament also served as a qualification for the 2019 World Cup in France , the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima . The two best teams, Brazil and Chile, qualified directly for the World Cup, while the third-placed Argentine team will face the fourth-placed CONCACAF qualification in playoff games.

Venues

Coquimbo La Serena

Venues

The games will take place in La Serena and Coquimbo in the Región de Coquimbo .

• Coquimbo - Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso - 18,750 seats
• La Serena - Estadio La Portada - 18,500 seats

Mode and participants

The ten participating teams were divided into two groups of five teams each as part of a draw. Within the groups, each team plays each other once. There were three points for a win, one point for a draw and no point for a loss. The first two teams in each group reach the final round, where each team meets each other once again. Here, too, there were three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.

The first two teams in the final round are directly qualified for the world championship. The third will play playoffs against the fourth of the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup 2018 .

The draw on March 1, 2018 resulted in the following groups:

Group A	Chile	Colombia	Paraguay	Uruguay	Peru
Group B	Brazil	Ecuador	Argentina	Venezuela	Bolivia

Preliminary round

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Colombia	4th	3	1	0	016: 200	+14	10
2.	Chile	4th	2	2	0	008: 200	+6	08th
3.	Paraguay	4th	2	1	1	007: 700	± 0	07th
4th	Uruguay	4th	0	1	3	002:110	−9	01
5.	Peru	4th	0	1	3	001:120	−11	01

April 4, 2018 in La Serena
Colombia	-	Uruguay	7: 0 (4: 0)
Chile	-	Paraguay	1: 1 (0: 0)
April 6, 2018 in La Serena
Paraguay	-	Peru	3: 0 (0: 0)
Chile	-	Colombia	1: 1 (0: 0)
April 8, 2018 in La Serena
Uruguay	-	Peru	1: 1 (0: 1)
Colombia	-	Paraguay	5: 1 (1: 0)
April 10, 2018 in La Serena
Colombia	-	Peru	3: 0 (1: 0)
Chile	-	Uruguay	1: 0 (0: 0)
April 12, 2018 in La Serena
Paraguay	-	Uruguay	2: 1 (1: 1)
Peru	-	Chile	0: 5 (0: 2)

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Brazil	4th	4th	0	0	022: 100	+21	12
2.	Argentina	4th	3	0	1	012: 600	+6	09
3.	Venezuela	4th	2	0	2	009: 600	+3	06th
4th	Bolivia	4th	1	0	3	001:180	−17	03
5.	Ecuador	4th	0	0	4th	003:160	−13	00

April 5, 2018 in Coquimbo
Ecuador	-	Venezuela	0: 1 (0: 0)
Brazil	-	Argentina	3: 1 (1: 0)
April 7, 2018 in Coquimbo
Argentina	-	Bolivia	3: 0 (2: 0)
Brazil	-	Ecuador	8: 0 (2: 0)
April 9, 2018 in Coquimbo
Venezuela	-	Bolivia	8: 0 (1: 0)
Ecuador	-	Argentina	3: 6 (2: 5)
April 11, 2018 in Coquimbo
Ecuador	-	Bolivia	0: 1 (0: 0)
Brazil	-	Venezuela	4: 0 (2: 0)
April 13, 2018 in Coquimbo
Argentina	-	Venezuela	2: 0 (1: 0)
Bolivia	-	Brazil	0: 7 (0: 3)

Final round

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Brazil	3	3	0	0	009: 100	+8	09
2.	Chile	3	1	1	1	005: 300	+2	04th
3.	Argentina	3	1	0	2	003: 800	−5	03
4th	Colombia	3	0	1	2	001: 600	−5	01

April 16, 2018 in La Serena
Colombia	-	Argentina	1: 3 (1: 0)
Brazil	-	Chile	3: 1 (3: 0)
April 19, 2018 in La Serena
Brazil	-	Argentina	3: 0 (0: 0)
Colombia	-	Chile	0: 0 (0: 0)
April 22, 2018 in La Serena
Chile	-	Argentina	4: 0 (1: 0)
Colombia	-	Brazil	0: 3 (0: 1)

The winning team

7th

Brazil

Goal : Bárbara (6 / -); Aline (1 / -); Letícia Izidoro (1 / -) Defense : Mônica (6/4); Rilany (7 / -); Poliana (3 / -); Tamires (7 / -); Rafaelle (6/1), Érika (2/2); Daiane Bagé (1 / -) Midfield : Formiga (6/2); Thaisa (5/1); Andressa Machry (5/3); Andressa Alves (4/1); Aline Milene (1/1) Attack : Cristiane (7/4); Raquel Fernandes (1 / -); Millene (2/1); Thaís Guedes (4/1); Bia Zaneratto (5/6); Martha (6/1); Debinha (7/3) Coach : Vadão

Best goalscorers

rank	Player	Gates
1	Catalina Usme	9
2	Bia Zaneratto	6th
3	Florencia Soledad Jaimes	5
	Deyna Castellanos	5
5	Cristiane	4th
	Mônica	4th
7th	Estefania Banini	3
	Mariana Florencia Bonsegundo	3
	Andressinha	3
	Debinha	3
	Yanara Aedo	3
	Ysaura Viso	3
13	Mariana Larroquette	2
	Erika	2
	Formiga	2
	Francisca Lara	2
	Yesenia López	2
	María José Rojas	2
	Camila Sáez	2
	Isabella Echeverri	2
	Leicy Santos	2
	Jéssica Martínez	2
	Amada Peralta	2
24	Linda Bravo	1
	Mariela Coronel	1
	Janeth Morón	1
	Aline Milene	1
	Andressa Alves	1
	Marta	1
	Millene	1
	Rafaelle	1
	Thaís Guedes	1
	Thaisa	1
	Maryorie Hernández	1
	Suany Fajardo	1
	Ingrid Rodríguez	1
	Erika Vásquez	1
	Daniela Montoya	1
	Diana Ospina	1
	Yoreli Rincon	1
	Liana Salazar	1
	Damia Cortaza	1
	Liz Peña	1
	Gloria Villamayor	1
	Gretta Martínez	1
	Yamila Badell	1
	Sindy Ramirez	1
	Oriana Altuve	1

• Players in italics did not reach the final round.
• In addition, an own goal by the Argentine Agustina Barroso .
• The top scorer in the final round was Mônica with three goals.

Web links

• CONMEBOL website (Spanish)
• Copa América Femenina Chile 2018

Individual evidence

1. ↑ fifa.com: Groups of the "Copa América Femenina" drawn
2. ↑ South American Women's Championship 2018 - Brazil - Squad. In: cbf.com.br. Retrieved April 23, 2018 .