The 7th South American Women's Football Championship ( Spanish Copa América Femenina ) took place in Ecuador from September 11 to 28, 2014 . Ecuador hosted the tournament for the second time and achieved the best result so far with third place. Brazil was able to successfully defend its title. The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2015 World Cup in Canada , the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto . Colombia qualified together with Brazil for the World Cup and as the second South American team for the Olympic Games. Ecuador was also able to qualify for the World Cup in the playoff games against CONCACAF representatives Trinidad and Tobago , while Argentina , who defeated tournament winners Brazil in the preliminary round, could only qualify for the Pan American games.
The ten participating teams were divided into two groups of five teams each as part of a draw. Within the groups, each team played 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 reached the final round, where each team met 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 2014 . The tournament winner qualified for the Olympic football tournament. As Brazil won the tournament, the runner-up Colombia moves up. The four teams in the final round qualified for the Pan American Games.
The draw on May 22, 2014 resulted in the following groups:
The capital Quito and its suburb Sangolquí were the scene of the games in the final round. All venues are between 2,000 and 2,850 meters above sea level. All games were played as part of double events, i.e. two games were played in a row in one stadium on one day.
Brazil (6th title)
Ecuador
Colombia
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
Argentina
Bolivia
Chile
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Paraguay
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Rebeza Fernández