2006 South American Women's Football Championship
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]
| 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[1] |
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 |
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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 |
| Chile | 0–8 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Potassa  4', 22'Coronel 8'Almeida 27'Ojeda 30'Gómez 70'Huber 79'Hirmbruchner 86' |
| Ecuador | 2–2 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Velarde 28' Vivas 47' | Report | Saavedra 62' Molina 69' |
| Argentina | 6–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Gómez 3' Vallejos 21', 52'Quiñones 27'Huber 46'Ojeda 57' | Report |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 12 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 |
 Venezuela | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 |
 Peru | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
 Bolivia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 1 |
| Paraguay | 1–4 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Alarcón 69' | Report | Cristiane 19', 53' Daniela Alves 46'Aline 59' |
| Bolivia | 1–5 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Morón 40' | Report | Ortiz 1' Quintana 8', 43'Alarcón 56' (pen.)Martínez 83' |
| Peru | 2–1 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Chinchilla 61' (o.g.) Dorador 63' | Report | Zamorano 8' |
| Brazil | 6–1 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Daniela Alves 7' Cristiane 8', 22', 60'Mônica 13'Elaine 44' | Report | Morón 43' (pen.) |
| Brazil | 6–0 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Daniela Alves 1' Renata Costa 12'Michele 27', 45'Cristiane 56'Daniele 81' | Report |
Final round
Argentina and Brazil qualified for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2008 Summer Olympics, although second-placed Brazil had to play an inter-continental play-off, which they won against Ghana eventually.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2008 Olympic Games |
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 6 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2008 Olympic Games play-off |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | |
| Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 |
| Brazil | 6–0 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Daniela Alves 11', 23' (pen.) Grazielle 47', 86'Elaine 64'Cristiane 72' (pen.) | Report |
| Brazil | 6–0 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Cristiane 6', 27' (pen.), 62', 64' Daniela Alves 36'Renata Costa 68' | Report |
Awards
| 2006 Sudamericano Femenino winners |
|---|
 Argentina First title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 12 goals
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Rosana Gómez
Elaine
Nathalie Quezada
Mabel Velarde
Mónica Vega
- 2 goals
- Analía Almeida
- Clarisa Huber
- Andrea Ojeda
- Fabiana Vallejos
Janeth Morón- Renata Costa
- Grazielle
- Michele
- Mirta Alarcón
- Dulce Quintana
Liria Ferrer
- 1 goal
- Mariela Coronel
- Marisa Gerez
- Eva Nadia González
- Analía Hirmbruchner
- Ludmila Manicler
- Florencia Quiñones
- Analisse Ríos
- Maitté Zamorano
- Aline
- Daniele
- Mônica
- Valeska Arias
- Karina Reyes
Daniela Molina- Luisa Moscoso
- Yulied Saavedra
- Marianela Vivas
- Lourdes Martínez
- Lourdes Ortiz
Gladys Dorador- Miryam Tristán
Alejandra Laborda- Carla Quinteros
- Haidlyn Espinosa
- Elvis Lovera
- Own goals
- Guadalupe Chinchilla (playing against
Peru) - María José Barrera (playing against Uruguay)
- Belén Gaete (playing against Colombia)
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 19 |
| 2 | Brazil | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 4 | +26 | 18 |
| 3 | Uruguay | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | –7 | 9 |
| 4 | Paraguay | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | –3 | 10 |
| Eliminated in the first round | |||||||||
| 5 | Ecuador | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 |
| 7 | Colombia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 |
| 8 | Peru | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
| 9 | Chile | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 |
| 10 | Bolivia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 1 |