The 2010 South American Women's Football Championship was the sixth edition of the South American Women's Football Championship, and acted as a qualifier for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics

Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in London and several other cities in the United Kingdom, from 25 July to 11 August. The finals will be played at Wembley Stadium. Associations affiliated with FIFA are invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23...

. The tournament was held in Ecuador

Ecuador

Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...

 from 4 November to 21 November 2010, after originally being scheduled for 28 October to 14 November 2010.

The top two teams from the final group, Brazil

Brazil women's national football team

The Brazil women's national football team represents Brazil in international women's association football. Brazil played their first game on July 22, 1986 against the United States....

 and Colombia

Colombia women's national football team

The Colombia women's national football team represents Colombia in international women's football.Colombia were runners-up in the 2010 South American Women's Championship, their best ever finish, earning the team a place in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in Germany.-World Cup...

, qualified for the 2011 Women's World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics

Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in London and several other cities in the United Kingdom, from 25 July to 11 August. The finals will be played at Wembley Stadium. Associations affiliated with FIFA are invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23...

. Additionally, the top 4 teams qualified for the 2011 Pan American Games

Football at the 2011 Pan American Games

Football at the 2011 Pan American Games was held in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 18 to October 28. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-22 teams to participate...

.

Venues

Seven venues in seven cities were used.

City	Stadium	Capacity
Ambato	Estadio Bellavista Estadio Bellavista Estadio Bellavista is a multi-use stadium in Ambato, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Macará and Técnico Universitario. The stadium holds 20,000 spectators and is located on Bolivariana Avenue, a main thoroughfare through the city of...	19,337
Azogues Azogues Azogues is the capital of the province of Cañar in Ecuador. The population of Azogues is 27,866. Azogues is known for its Panama hat industry; the hats are produced primarily for export. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Azogues....	Estadio Jorge Andrade Cantos Estadio Jorge Andrade Estadio Jorge Andrade is a multi-use stadium in Azogues, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Deportivo Azogues. The stadium holds 14,000 people and opened in 1982. Because of the capacity requirements of the Serie B and Segunda División, the...	8,500
Cuenca Cuenca, Ecuador Cuenca is the capital of the Azuay Province. It is located in the highlands of Ecuador at about 2500 m above sea level...	Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar is a multi-purpose stadium in Cuenca, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club Deportivo Cuenca and Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Cuenca. The stadium holds 22,000 spectators and opened in 1945....	20,730
Latacunga Latacunga Latacunga is a plateau town of Ecuador, capital of the Cotopaxi Province, south of Quito, near the confluence of the Alaques and Cutuchi rivers to form the Patate, the headstream of the Pastaza. At the time of census 2001 Latacunga had 51,689 inhabitants, largely mestizo and indigenous.Latacunga...	Estadio La Cocha Estadio La Cocha Estadio La Cocha is a multi-use stadium in Latacunga, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club Deportivo Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi of the Serie B de Ecuador, and of Club Social y Deportivo Cotopaxi and Sociedad Deportiva Flamengo of the...	15,220
Loja Loja, Ecuador Loja is the capital of Ecuador's Loja Province. It is located in the Cuxibamba valley in the south of the country, sharing borders with the provinces of Zamora-Chinchipe and El Oro, and with Peru in the south...	Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne is a multi-use stadium in Loja, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Loja of the Serie A de Ecuador. The stadium holds 14,935 spectators and opened in 1980.-External links:*...	14,934
Quito Quito San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa is a multi-purpose stadium in Quito, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 39,816. Built in 1951, it sits at the intersection of the Avenida 6 de Diciembre and Avenida Naciones Unidas, two major streets in Ecuador's...	40,948
Riobamba Riobamba Riobamba is the capital of the Chimborazo Province in central Ecuador, which is located at the Chambo River Valley of the Andes. It is south of Ecuador's capital Quito and located at 2754 m on the Avenue of the Volcanoes...	Estadio Olímpico Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba Estadio Olímpico, commonly referred to as Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba to disambiguate it from other stadiums of a similar name, is a multi-use stadium in Riobamba, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Olmedo in addition to other lower division clubs...	18,936

First stage

Matches were played in Latacunga

Latacunga

Latacunga is a plateau town of Ecuador, capital of the Cotopaxi Province, south of Quito, near the confluence of the Alaques and Cutuchi rivers to form the Patate, the headstream of the Pastaza. At the time of census 2001 Latacunga had 51,689 inhabitants, largely mestizo and indigenous.Latacunga...

, Ambato and Riobamba

Riobamba

Riobamba is the capital of the Chimborazo Province in central Ecuador, which is located at the Chambo River Valley of the Andes. It is south of Ecuador's capital Quito and located at 2754 m on the Avenue of the Volcanoes...

 (Group A) and Loja

Loja, Ecuador

Loja is the capital of Ecuador's Loja Province. It is located in the Cuxibamba valley in the south of the country, sharing borders with the provinces of Zamora-Chinchipe and El Oro, and with Peru in the south...

, Cuenca

Cuenca, Ecuador

Cuenca is the capital of the Azuay Province. It is located in the highlands of Ecuador at about 2500 m above sea level...

 and Azogues

Azogues

Azogues is the capital of the province of Cañar in Ecuador. The population of Azogues is 27,866. Azogues is known for its Panama hat industry; the hats are produced primarily for export. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Azogues....

 (Group B).

When teams finish level of points, the final order determined according to:

1. superior goal difference in all matches
2. greater number of goals scored in all group matches
3. better result in matches between tied teams
4. drawing of lots

Key to colours in group tables
	Top 2 teams in each group advanced to the second stage

Group A

Team
	4	|3	|0	|1	|9	|4	|+5	|9
	4	|3	|0	|1	|7	|2	|+5	|9
	4	|3	|0	|1	|8	|6	|+2	|9
	4	|1	|0	|3	|5	|11	|−6	3
	4	|0	|0	|4	|3	|9	|−6	|0

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Group B

Team
	4	|4	|0	|0	|13	|1	|+12	|12
	4	|3	|0	|1	|17	|2	|+15	|9
	4	|2	|0	|2	|8	|6	|+2	|6
	4	|1	|0	|3	|5	|15	|−10	|3
	4	|0	|0	|4	|2	|21	|−19	|0

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Second stage

Team
	3	|3	|0	|0	|12	|1	|+11	|9
	3	|1	|1	|1	|2	|6	|−4	|4
	3	|0	|2	|1	|2	|4	|−2	|2
	3	|0	|1	|2	|0	|5	|−5	|1

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External links

• Official regulations
• COPA AMERICA–ECUADOR 2010 - Boletín Técnico Nº 2