Football at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

The women's football tournament at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada was held at the Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium in Hamilton from July 11 to 25.[1]

Football – Women's tournament at the XVII Pan American Games
VenueHamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
DatesJuly 11 – July 25
Competitors144 from 8 nations
Medalists
  Brazil
  Colombia
  Mexico
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For the football competition in these Games, the women competed in an eight-team tournament. The teams were grouped into two pools of four teams each for a round-robin preliminary round. The top two teams in each group advanced to a single elimination bracket. The women’s competition was an open-age competition with no age restrictions.[2]

Canada were the defending champions from the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara. The gold medal was won by Brazil.

Qualification

A total of eight women's teams qualified to compete at the games. Hosts Canada and Mexico qualified automatically. The winners of the regional Caribbean and Central American championships also qualified. The top four teams at the South American Championships also qualified.[2][3]

Summary
Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation N/A N/A 1  Canada
Qualified automatically N/A N/A 1  Mexico
Central American Qualifier[4] May 20–26, 2014 Guatemala 1  Costa Rica
Caribbean Qualifier August 19–26, 2014 Trinidad and Tobago 1  Trinidad and Tobago
South American Qualifier September 11–28, 2014 Ecuador 4  Brazil
 Colombia
 Ecuador
 Argentina
Total8

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Canada (hosts)5thGold medal (2011)
 Mexico5thSilver medal (1999)
 Costa Rica4thBronze medal (1999)
 Trinidad and Tobago3rdFifth place (1999)
 Brazil4thGold medal (2003, 2007)
 Colombia2ndFourth place (2011)
 Ecuador2ndSeventh place (2011)
 Argentina4thFourth place (2011)

Medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Women's tournament  Brazil  Colombia  Mexico

Rosters
Main article: Football at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's team rosters

At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had to submit up to 18 players on their rosters.

Competition format
Tim Hortons Field (Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium), was the venue for the football competitions

In the first round of the competition, teams were divided into two groups of four teams, played in round-robin format with each of the teams playing all other teams in the group once. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss. The teams were ranked as follows:[5]

  1. Points
  2. Goal difference
  3. Goals scored
  4. Head-to-head points
  5. Drawing of lots

Following the completion of the group games, the top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals, with the winners of one group playing the runners-up of another group. The winners of the semifinals advanced to the gold medal match and the losers advanced to the bronze medal match.[5]

All games were played in two 45-minute halves. In the medal round, if the match ended in a draw after 90 minutes, extra time was played (two 15-minute halves), followed by penalty kicks competition if the match still remained tied.[5]

First round

The official detailed schedule and draw was revealed on April 24, 2015.[6]

All times were Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Colombia 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Medal round
2  Mexico 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
4  Argentina 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source: Toronto 2015
Mexico 0–1 Colombia
Report Usme  65'
Referee: Maurees Skeete (Guyana)
Argentina 2–2 Trinidad and Tobago
Larroquette  52'
Potassa  88'		 Report Shade  59'
Attin-Johnson  90'
Referee: Mirian Leon (El Salvador)
Argentina 1–3 Mexico
Bonsegundo  82' Report Noyola  1'
Rangel  73'
Ruiz  76'
Referee: Marianela Cruz (Costa Rica)
Colombia 1–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Vidal  4' Report Cordner  87'
Trinidad and Tobago 1–3 Mexico
Shade  51' (pen.) Report Mayor  28', 45'
Ocampo  70'
Referee: Mirian Leon (El Salvador)
Argentina 0–2 Colombia
Report Arias  44'
Usme  51'
Referee: Alondra Arellano (Mexico)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9 Medal round
2  Canada (H) 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
3  Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Ecuador 3 1 0 2 5 12 −7 3
Source: Toronto 2015
(H) Host.
Costa Rica 0–3 Brazil
Report Raquel  14'
Thaisa  34'
Formiga  90'
Canada 5–2 Ecuador
Beckie  12', 77'
Zadorsky  44', 48'
Fletcher  79'		 Report Moreira  29', 90'
Referee: Alondra Arellano (Mexico)
Brazil 7–1 Ecuador
Monica  17'
Cristiane  44', 55', 67', 70', 78'
Maurine  84'		 Report Pesántes  5'
Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)
Costa Rica 2–0 Canada
Cruz  60'
Villalobos  74'		 Report
Referee: Tatiana Guzman (Nicaragua)
Ecuador 2–0 Costa Rica
Real  10', 90+1' Report
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)
Canada 0–2 Brazil
Report Alves  55'
Cristiane  87'

Medal round
 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
July 22 – Hamilton
 
 
 Brazil4
 
July 25 – Hamilton
 
 Mexico2
 
 Brazil4
 
July 22 – Hamilton
 
 Colombia0
 
 Colombia1
 
 
 Canada0
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
July 24 – Hamilton
 
 
 Mexico2
 
 
 Canada1

Semifinals
Brazil 4–2 Mexico
Cristiane  4'
Rafaelle  45+1', 73'
Romero  46' (o.g.)		 Report Fabiana  25' (o.g.)
Rangel  70'
Colombia 1–0 Canada
Ospina  29' Report
Referee: Mirian Leon (El Salvador)

Bronze medal match
Mexico 2–1 Canada
Ocampo  29'
Mayor  37'		 Report Fleming  88' (pen.)

Gold medal match
Brazil 4–0 Colombia
Formiga  7'
Maurine  75'
Alves  86'
Fabiana  90+3'		 Report
Referee: Mirian Leon (El Salvador)

Competition summary
2015 Pan American Games
women's football tournament
Tournament details
Host country Canada
CityHamilton, Ontario
Dates11–25 July 2015
Teams8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-up Colombia
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored55 (3.44 per match)
Top scorer(s) Cristiane (7 goals)

Goalscorers
7 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Final standings
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
 Brazil 5 5 0 0 20 3 +17 15 Gold medal
 Colombia 5 3 1 1 5 5 0 10 Silver medal
 Mexico 5 3 0 2 10 8 +2 9 Bronze medal
4  Canada (H) 5 1 0 4 6 9 −3 3 Fourth place
5  Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3 Eliminated in
First round
6  Ecuador 3 1 0 2 5 12 −7 3
7  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
8  Argentina 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source: Toronto 2015
(H) Host.

References
  1. "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. "Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Football (Soccer)" (PDF). http://ontariosoccer.net/. Ontario Soccer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  3. Milton, Steve (7 January 2015). "Field of teams for Pan Am soccer tournament taking shape". Hamilton Spectator. Hamilton, Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  4. "Costa Rica women secure Pan American Games spot". concacaf.com/. Concacaf. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  5. "Sport Technical manual Football (Soccer)". scribd.com. TO2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  6. Campbell, Morgan (24 April 2015). "Pan Am Soccer draw set: Canadian men to tackle Brazil". Toronto Star. Toronto, Canada. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
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