Dates 11 Sep 2014 – 28 Sep 2014 Teams 10 | Venue(s) 9 (in 8 host cities) Matches played 26 Top scorer Cristiane Rozeira Goals scored 84 | |
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Similar 1983 Copa América, 2014 CONCACAF Women's, 1979 Copa América, 1987 Copa América, 1989 Copa América | ||
The 2014 Copa América Femenina was the seventh edition of the Copa América Femenina, an association football competition for women's national teams in South America affiliated with CONMEBOL. The tournament was played between 11–28 September 2014 in Ecuador.
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Qualification for other tournaments
Same as previous editions, the tournament served as CONMEBOL's qualifier for the FIFA Women's World Cup, the Pan American Games football tournament, and the Olympic football tournament, with the following qualifying rules:
Host selection
Ecuador was confirmed as hosts in February 2014. Bolivia had also shown interest.
Teams
All ten CONMEBOL teams participated.
Match officials
Ten referees and ten assistants were announced on 6 September 2014.
First stage
The draw was held on 22 May 2014. All times are ECT (UTC−5).
The teams were drawn into two groups of five teams and played a round-robin within their group from September 11 to 20. The top two teams from each group advanced to the final stage.
If teams finish level on points, order will be determined according to the following criteria:
- superior goal difference in all matches
- greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- better result in matches between tied teams
- drawing of lots
Final stage
The four teams played a round-robin from September 24 to 28. Brazil and Colombia advanced directly to the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, while Ecuador advanced to the intercontinental playoff against CONCACAF. Colombia also qualified for the women's tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics. All four teams also qualified for the women's tournament at the 2015 Pan American Games.
Awards
Qualified teams for Olympics
The following two teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the Olympic football tournament.