The women's association football tournament at the 2011 Pan American Games was held in Guadalajara, Mexico at the Estadio Omnilife from October 18 to October 27. Associations affiliated with FIFA that qualified were invited to send their full women's national teams.

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.

EventDateLocationVacanciesQualifiedHost Nation – –1Qualified automaticallyOlympic qualifying, Pan Ams berths allocated – –1Central American and Caribbean qualifying tournamentOctober 28 – November 8, 2010 Mexico2 South American qualifying tournamentNovember 4–21, 2010 Ecuador4 TOTAL 8

The highest finisher from each the Caribbean and Central American regions qualified.

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 Eight teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 4 teams each. The top 2 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage. The third and fourth placed teams are eliminated from the competition. In the semifinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B2 and B1 vs. A2 The winning teams from the semifinals play for the gold medal. The losing teams compete for the bronze medal.

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.

Team (World ranking as of July 2011)FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking Group AGroup B (22) (29) (48) (44) (3) (9) (42) (34)

Preliminary round All times are local Central Daylight Time (UTC−5)Competition summary

Group A

Group B

A drawing of lots was used to separate Canada and Brazil after they were tied on every tiebreaker. Brazil won the draw.

Knockout stage

Semifinals

Bronze-medal match

Gold-medal match

GK 1 Bárbara DF 2 Maurine DF 13 Karen Rocha DF 4 Tânia Maria DF 15 Maycon MF 5 Daiane Rodrigues MF 6 Rosana MF 7 Francielle MF 8 Formiga FW 17 Debinha FW 11 Thaisinha Substitutes: FW 16 Ketlen FW Grazielle Manager: Kleiton Lima

GK 1 Karina LeBlanc DF 5 Robyn Gayle DF 14 Lauren Sesselmann DF 9 Candace Chapman DF 16 Shannon Woeller MF 8 Diana Matheson MF 2 Kelly Parker MF 6 Kaylyn Kyle FW 11 Desiree Scott FW 12 Christine Sinclair FW 10 Christina JulienSubstitutes:DF 7 Rhian Wilkinson MF 3 Melanie Booth MF 13 Sophie Schmidt Manager: John Herdman

Goalscorers 2 goals

Shirley Cruz Christine Sinclair Christina Julien Débora de Oliveira Thais Guedes

1 goals

Daniele Batista Maurine Maribel Domínguez Verónica Pérez Jennifer Ruiz Wendy Acosta Raquel Rodríguez Katherine Alvarado Kaylyn Kyle Robyn Gayle Amelia Pietrangelo Lady Andrade Yoreli Rincón Catalina Usme Maylee Attin-Johnson Francisca Lara Francisca Mardones María José Rojas Mercedes Pereyra Fabiana Vallejos

1 own goal Marianne Ugalde (playing against Argentina)

Medalists Women's footballRachelle Beanlands Melanie BoothCandace ChapmanRobyn GayleChristina JulienKaylyn KyleKarina LeBlancVanessa Legault-CordiscoDiana MathesonKelly ParkerSophie SchmidtDesiree ScottLauren Sesselmann Diamond SimpsonChristine SinclairBrittany TimkoRhian WilkinsonShannon WoellerFrancielle Alberto Rosana AugustoBárbara BarbosaDaniele BatistaRenata CostaDébora de OliveiraMaurine GonçalvesThaís GuedesBeatriz Zaneratto JoãoMiraildes MotaGrazielle NascimentoTânia RibeiroThaís Picarte Karen RochaDaiane RodriguesAndréia SuntaqueRenata DinizKetlen WiggersAurora SantiagoErika VenegasKenti RoblesRubí SandovalJennifer RuizValeria MirandaMónica VergaraMarylin DíazLuz del Rosario SaucedoStephany MayorGuadalupe WorbisDinora GarzaLiliana MercadoLiliana GodoyVerónica PérezMaribel DomínguezMónica OcampoTanya Samarzich

Final standings RankTeamRecord 3–2–0 3–2–0 2–2–14 2–0–35 1–1–16 0–1–27 0–1–28 0–1–2

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