Football at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

Updated on Nov 03, 2023

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Venue Omnilife Stadium		Competitors 143 from 8 nations
Dates October 18 – October 27

The women's association football tournament at the 2011 Pan American Games was held in Guadalajara, Mexico at the Omnilife Stadium 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.

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.

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)