| Sport | Softball |
|---|---|
| Continent | South America |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Argentina (2022) |
The Women's Softball South American Championship is the main championship tournament between national women's softball teams in South America, governed by the Pan American Softball Confederation (CONPASA).
| Year | Host | Final | Semifinalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runners-up | 3rd place | 4th place | ||||
| 1981 |  Lima |  Venezuela |  Peru | ||||
| 1984 | Lima | Peru |  Colombia | ||||
| 1985 | Buenos Aires |  Argentina | Peru | ||||
| 1989 | Lima | Colombia | Venezuela | Peru |  Brazil | ||
| 2004 |  Medellín | Venezuela | Brazil | Colombia | Argentina | ||
| 2011 | Cartagena | Venezuela | Argentina | Colombia |  Aruba | ||
| 2014 | Bogotá | Brazil | Colombia | Argentina | Aruba | ||
| 2016 | Cartagena | Colombia | Brazil | Argentina |  Panama | ||
| 2018 |  Oranjestad | Venezuela | Brazil | Argentina |  Curaçao | ||
| 2019 |  Guayaquil | Curaçao | Brazil | Colombia | Argentina | ||
| 2022 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Brazil | Curaçao | Peru | ||
| 2024 | Lima | Argentina | Colombia | Brazil | Peru | ||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Brazil | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Argentina | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Curaçao | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| Nation | 2004 | 2011 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2019 | 2022 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 7 |
| Argentina Junior | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | 1 |
 Aruba | - | 4th | 4th | - | 5th | - | - | 3 |
 Brazil | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 7 |
 Chile | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | 1 |
 Colombia | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | - | 3rd | - | 5 |
| Colombia B | - | - | 5th | - | - | - | - | 1 |
 Curaçao | - | - | - | - | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 3 |
 Ecuador | 5th | - | - | - | - | 6th | - | 2 |
 Guatemala | - | 6th | - | - | - | - | 5th | 2 |
 Panama | - | - | - | 4th | - | 7th | - | 2 |
 Peru | - | 7th | 6th | - | 6th | 5th | 4th | 5 |
 Venezuela | 1st | 1st | - | - | 1st | - | - | 3 |
| Total | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
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| Africa | ||
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