The women's tournament of the football at the 2022 South American Games was held from 5 to 11 October 2022 at the Complejo de Fútbol in Luque, Paraguay, a sub-venue outside Asunción. It was the third edition of the football women's tournament at the South American Games since its first appearance in Santiago 2014 (It had been scheduled to be held in Medellin 2010 but ended being cancelled).
The tournament was restricted to under-20 players (born on or after 1 January 2002).
Hosts and defending champions Paraguay were unable to retain their title after finishing second in their group, which led them to play the bronze medal match which they lost 1–0 to Colombia.
Venezuela won the gold medal and their first South American Games women's football title by beating Uruguay in the final on penalties after a 2–2 draw.
Schedule The tournament was held over a 7-day period, from 5 to 11 October.
GSGroup stageSFSemi-finalsBBronze medal matchFGold medal match Wed 5 Thu 6 Fri 7 Sat 8 Sun 9 Mon 10 Tue 11GS GS GS B F2 2 2 2
Teams A total of eight ODESUR NOCs entered teams for the women's tournament.
TeamsPrevious best performance3rdGold medal (2014)3rdSilver medal (2014)3rdSilver medal (2018)2ndGold medal (2018)2ndGroup stage (2014)2ndGroup stage (2014)
Rosters
Each participating NOC had to enter a roster of 18 players (Technical manual Article 9). Players had to be born on or after 1 January 2002 to be eligible (Technical manual Article 1).
Venue All matches were played at the Complejo de Fútbol courts located within the Parque Olímpico cluster in Luque, Paraguay, owned by the Paraguayan Olympic Committee.
Results All match times are in PYST (UTC−3).
Group stage The group stage consisted of two groups of 3 teams, each group was played under the round-robin format. The winners of each group advanced to the gold medal match while the runners-up advanced to the bronze medal match.
Teams were ranked according to points earned (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following tiebreakers were applied (Technical manual Article 10.1): Goal difference; Goals scored; Fewest goals against; Fewest red cards received; Fewest yellow cards received; Drawing of lots.
Group A
Group B
Final stage The final stage consisted of the bronze and gold medal matches. If one or both matches were tied after 90 minutes, the match was decided directly by a penalty shoot-out.
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Goalscorers
Final ranking
2022 Men's South American Games Football Champions VenezuelaFirst title
Team roster: Hilary Azuaje, Fabiola Solórzano, Maria Duerto, Sabrina Araujo-Elorza, Jaimar Torrealba, Ana Paula Fraiz, Gabriela Angulo (c), Marianyela Jiménez, Kimberlyn Campos, Bárbara Olivieri, Raiderlin Carrasco, Ashley Pulgar, Génesis Hernández, Daniela Martínez, Nerimar Infante, Floriangel Apostol, Zulaycar Milano, Bárbara Martínez Head coach: Vincenzo Conti
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeHilary AzuajeFabiola SolórzanoMaria DuertoSabrina Araujo-ElorzaJaimar TorrealbaAna Paula FraizGabriela Angulo (c)Marianyela JiménezKimberlyn CamposBárbara OlivieriRaiderlin CarrascoAshley PulgarGénesis HernándezDaniela MartínezNerimar InfanteFloriangel ApostolZulaycar MilanoBárbara MartínezHead coach: Vincenzo ContiVanina SburlatiAdriana SalvagnoMaria CufréOriana FontánValentina PereiraFlorencia MéndezAlison LatúaÁngela GómezWendy CarballoSolange LemosBelén Aquino (c)Jennifer SosaAhelin PiñaNikol LaurnagaAgustina NuñezFlorencia BartholomaiJulieta MoralesGuillermina GrantHead coach: Daniel PérezValery RestrepoDanna LambrañoAngie GuarínYunaira LópezCamila RussiLaura MarceloSara GarzonMaría Reyes (c)Gabriela UrueñaGreicy LandázuryYirleidis QuejadaSofia BuitragoSandra IbargüenLedys CalvoVennus PinedaMaryluz MontilloKaily SisoMaria RojasHead coach: Alejandro Camacho
See also Football at the 2022 South American Games – Men's tournament
References
External links Soccer Teams Female at ASU2022 official website.