Football at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

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Women's football tournament at the XVI Pan American Games
Football pictogram.svg
Venue Omnilife Stadium
DatesOctober 18 – October 27
Competitors143 from 8 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg  
Silver medal icon.svg  
Bronze medal icon.svg  
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The women's association football tournament at the 2011 Pan American Games was held in Guadalajara, Mexico at the Omnilife Stadium from October 18 to October 27. Associations affiliated with FIFA that qualified were invited to send their full women's national teams. [1]

Contents

For these Games, the women competed in an 8-team tournament, which is a drop from 10 at the 2007 games. The defending champions are Brazil, who won the title on home field.

Teams

Qualification

A National Olympic Committee may enter one women's team for the football competition. Mexico, the host nation and Canada (automatic qualification) along with six other countries qualified through regional competitions.

EventDateLocationVacanciesQualified
Host Nation1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Qualified automatically [2] 1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Central American and Caribbean Qualifying Tournament October 28 – November 8, 2010 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
South American Qualifying Tournament November 4–21, 2010 Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
TOTAL8

Squads

The women's tournament is a full international tournament with no restrictions on age. Each nation must submit a squad of 18 players September 2011. A minimum of two goalkeepers (plus one optional alternate goalkeeper) must be included in the squad.

Format

Draw

The draw for the tournament was held at the offices of CONCACAF in New York City, United States. The draw was conducted by CONCACAF Deputy General Secretary Ted Howard. The seeding information was not provided, rather the results of the draw were given. [3]

Group AGroup B

Preliminary round

All times are local Central Daylight Time (UTC−5) [5]

Qualified for the semifinals

Group A

NationPLDWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 320121+16
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 312021+15
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 311131+24
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 301215–41
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–0Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Andrade Soccerball shade.svg18' Report

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg0–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Report
Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara
Attendance: 9,235
Referee: Diane Ferreiras (Guyana)

Chile  Flag of Chile.svg0–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report Rincón Soccerball shade.svg3'
Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara
Attendance: 4,204
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–1Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Dominguez Soccerball shade.svg42' (pen.) Report Attin-Johnson Soccerball shade.svg21'
Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara
Attendance: 9,168
Referee: Irasema Aguilera (Cuba)

Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg0–3Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Report Lara Soccerball shade.svg18'
Mardones Soccerball shade.svg40'
Rojas Soccerball shade.svg65'

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Perez Soccerball shade.svg2' Report
Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara
Attendance: 13,833
Referee: Yesli Rivas (El Salvador)

Group B

NationPLDWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 321041+37
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 321041+37
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 301258-31
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 301236-31
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Julien Soccerball shade.svg30'
Sinclair Soccerball shade.svg51'
Pietrangelo Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report Cruz Soccerball shade.svg28' (pen.)

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg0–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report Guedes Soccerball shade.svg27'
Daniele Soccerball shade.svg37'
Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara
Attendance: 5,967
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Julien Soccerball shade.svg48' Report
Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara
Attendance: 4,204
Referee: Yesli Rivas (El Salvador)

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Débora Soccerball shade.svg59'
Guedes Soccerball shade.svg62'
Report Cruz Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara
Attendance: 6,837
Referee: Diane Ferreiras (Guyana)

Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg3–3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Acosta Soccerball shade.svg67'
Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg75'
Alvarado Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report Pereyra Soccerball shade.svg5'
Vallejos Soccerball shade.svg8'
Ugalde Soccerball shade.svg16' (o.g.)

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg0–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara
Attendance: 16,316
Referee: Irasema Aguilera (Cuba)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
October 25
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1
 
October 27
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1 (3)
 
October 25
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (pen.)1 (4)
 
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2
 
Third place
 
 
October 27
 
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (a.e.t.)1
 
 
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0

Semifinals

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg0–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report Maurine Soccerball shade.svg79'
Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara
Attendance: 19,770
Referee: Irasema Aguilera (Cuba)

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Usme Soccerball shade.svg83' Report Kyle Soccerball shade.svg48'
Gayle Soccerball shade.svg88'

Bronze Medal Match

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Ruiz Soccerball shade.svg100' Report
Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara
Attendance: 31,408
Referee: Yesli Rivas (El Salvador)

Gold medal match

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Débora Soccerball shade.svg4' Report Sinclair Soccerball shade.svg87'
Penalties
Alberto Soccerball shad check.svg
Maurine Soccerball shad check.svg
Nascimento Soccerball shade cross.svg
Wiggers Soccerball shad check.svg
Débora Soccerball shade cross.svg
3–4Soccerball shad check.svg Matheson
Soccerball shad check.svg Sinclair
Soccerball shad check.svg Booth
Soccerball shad check.svg Schmidt
Soccerball shade cross.svg Chapman
Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara
Attendance: 33,614
Referee: Diane Ferreiras (Guyana)
 2011 Pan American Games Winners 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
First title

Goalscorers

2 goals
1 goals
1 own goal

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Women's footballFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Rachelle Beanlands
Melanie Booth
Candace Chapman
Robyn Gayle
Christina Julien
Kaylyn Kyle
Karina LeBlanc
Vanessa Legault-Cordisco
Diana Matheson
Kelly Parker
Sophie Schmidt
Desiree Scott
Lauren Sesselmann
Diamond Simpson
Christine Sinclair
Brittany Timko
Rhian Wilkinson
Shannon Woeller
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Francielle Alberto
Rosana Augusto
Bárbara Barbosa
Daniele Batista
Renata Costa
Débora de Oliveira
Maurine Gonçalves
Thaís Guedes
Beatriz Zaneratto João
Miraildes Mota
Grazielle Nascimento
Tânia Ribeiro
Thaís Picarte
Karen Rocha
Daiane Rodrigues
Andréia Suntaque
Renata Diniz
Ketlen Wiggers
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Aurora Santiago
Erika Venegas
Kenti Robles
Rubí Sandoval
Jennifer Ruiz
Valeria Miranda
Mónica Vergara
Marilyn Díaz
Luz del Rosario Saucedo
Stephany Mayor
Guadalupe Worbis
Dinora Garza
Liliana Mercado
Liliana Godoy
Veronica Perez
Maribel Domínguez
Monica Ocampo
Tanya Samarzich

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3–2–0
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3–2–0
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2–2–1
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2–0–3
5Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1–1–1
6Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0–1–2
7Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0–1–2
8Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0–1–2

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