1998 South American Women's Football Championship

1998 South American Women's Football Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Argentina
Dates 1 - 15 March 1998
Teams 10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions  Brazil
Runners-up  Argentina
Third place  Peru
Fourth place  Ecuador
Tournament statistics
Matches played 24
Goals scored 143 (5.96 per match)
1995
2003

The 1998 South American Women's Football Championship (Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol Femenino 1998) was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina between March 1 & 15. It was the third staging of the Sudamericano Femenino and determined the CONMEBOL's qualifiers for the FIFA Women's World Cup 1999. The winner Brazil qualified directly. The runner-up Argentina played against Mexico in two play-off matches for qualification.

This was the first Sudamericano Femenino to feature all 10 CONMEBOL confederations' women's national teams.

Contents

First round

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Brazil 12 4 4 0 0 48 1
 Peru 9 4 3 0 1 5 17
 Colombia 6 4 2 0 2 11 16
 Chile 3 4 1 0 3 6 13
 Venezuela 0 4 0 0 4 2 25
March 2, 1998
Colombia  4–1  Venezuela Argentina
March 2, 1998
Brazil  15–0  Peru Argentina

March 4, 1998
Chile  5–0  Venezuela Argentina

March 5, 1998
Brazil  12–1  Colombia Argentina

March 6, 1998
Chile  0–1  Peru Argentina
March 6, 1998
Brazil  14–0  Venezuela Argentina

March 8, 1998
Venezuela  1–2  Peru Argentina
March 8, 1998
Chile  1–5  Colombia Argentina

March 10, 1998
Colombia  1–2  Peru Argentina
March 10, 1998
Brazil  7–0  Chile Argentina

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Argentina 12 4 4 0 0 16 1
 Ecuador 7 4 2 1 1 10 6
 Paraguay 6 4 2 0 2 6 10
 Uruguay 2 4 0 2 2 6 8
 Bolivia 1 4 0 1 3 5 18
March 1, 1998
Paraguay  3–2  Uruguay Argentina
March 1, 1998
Argentina  9–0  Bolivia Argentina

March 3, 1998
Uruguay  2–2  Ecuador Argentina
March 3, 1998
Argentina  3–0  Paraguay Argentina

March 5, 1998
Argentina  2–1  Uruguay Argentina
March 5, 1998
Ecuador  5–2  Bolivia Argentina

March 7, 1998
Ecuador  3–0  Paraguay Argentina
March 7, 1998
Uruguay  1–1  Bolivia Argentina

March 9, 1998
Bolivia  2–3  Paraguay Argentina
March 9, 1998
Argentina  2–0  Ecuador Argentina

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

March 13, 1998
Brazil  11–1  Ecuador Argentina
March 13, 1998
Argentina  1-1 (a.e.t.)
(4-3 pen.)
 Peru Argentina

Third place playoff

March 15, 1998
Peru  3-3 (a.e.t.)
(5-4 pen.)
 Ecuador Argentina

Final

March 15, 1998
Brazil  7–1  Argentina Argentina
Referee: Martha Toro[1](Colombia)

 1998 Sudamericano Femenino Winners 

Brazil
Third title

References

  1. ^ "Argentina define ante Brasil" (in Spanish). Clarín (Buenos Aires, Argentina). 15 March 1998. http://edant.clarin.com/diario/1998/03/15/r-06602d.htm. Retrieved 14 July 2010. 

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