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The women's football tournament at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada was held at the Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium in Hamilton from July 11 to 25.[1]
For the football competition in these Games, the women competed in an eight-team tournament. The teams were grouped into two pools of four teams each for a round-robin preliminary round. The top two teams in each group advanced to a single elimination bracket. The women's competition was an open-age competition with no age restrictions.[2]
Canada were the defending champions from the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara. The gold medal was won by Brazil.
A total of eight women's teams qualified to compete at the games. Hosts Canada and Mexico qualified automatically. The winners of the regional Caribbean and Central American championships also qualified. The top four teams at the South American Championships also qualified.[2][3]
Summary
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 |  Canada |
| Qualified automatically | — | — | 1 |  Mexico |
| Central American Qualifier[4] | May 20–26, 2014 |  Guatemala |
1 |  Costa Rica |
| Caribbean Qualifier | August 19–26, 2014 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| South American Qualifier | September 11–28, 2014 |  Ecuador |
4 |  Brazil Colombia Ecuador Argentina |
| Total | 8 | |||
Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (hosts) | 5th | Gold medal (2011) |
| Mexico | 5th | Silver medal (1999) |
| Costa Rica | 4th | Bronze medal (1999) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3rd | Fifth place (1999) |
| Brazil | 4th | Gold medal (2003, 2007) |
| Colombia | 2nd | Fourth place (2011) |
| Ecuador | 2nd | Seventh place (2011) |
| Argentina | 4th | Fourth place (2011) |
Brazil 2015
Colombia 2015
Mexico 2015
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At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had to submit up to 18 players on their rosters.
In the first round of the competition, teams were divided into two groups of four teams, played in round-robin format with each of the teams playing all other teams in the group once. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss. The teams were ranked as follows:[5]
- Points
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Head-to-head points
- Drawing of lots
Following the completion of the group games, the top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals, with the winners of one group playing the runners-up of another group. The winners of the semifinals advanced to the gold medal match and the losers advanced to the bronze medal match.[5]
All games were played in two 45-minute halves. In the medal round, if the match ended in a draw after 90 minutes, extra time was played (two 15-minute halves), followed by penalty kicks competition if the match still remained tied.[5]
The official detailed schedule and draw was revealed on April 24, 2015.[6]
All times were Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Medal round |
| 2 | Mexico |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Argentina |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
Source: Toronto 2015
Referee: Maurees Skeete (Guyana)
| Argentina | 2–2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
Larroquette  52'Potassa 88' |
Report | Shade 59' Attin-Johnson 90' |
Referee: Mirian Leon (El Salvador)
Referee: Marianela Cruz (Costa Rica)
| Colombia | 1–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Vidal 4' |
Report | Cordner 87' |
Referee: Mirian Leon (El Salvador)
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Medal round |
| 2 | Canada (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Costa Rica |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ecuador |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 |
Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)
| Costa Rica | 2–0 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Cruz 60' Villalobos 74' |
Report |
| Ecuador | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Real 10', 90+1' |
Report |
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)
| Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
| July 22 – Hamilton | ||||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||
| July 25 – Hamilton | ||||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||
| July 22 – Hamilton | ||||||
| Colombia | 0 | |||||
| Colombia | 1 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| July 24 – Hamilton | ||||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||
Semifinals
Referee: Mirian Leon (El Salvador)
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Referee: Mirian León (El Salvador)
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| 2015 Pan American Games winners |
|---|
 Brazil Third title |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Canada |
| City | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Dates | 11–25 July 2015 |
| Teams | 8 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Brazil (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Colombia |
| Third place | Mexico |
| Fourth place | Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 55 (3.44 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Cristiane (7 goals) |
← 2011 2019 → | |
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
Fabiana (playing against Mexico)
Arianna Romero (playing against Brazil)
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Brazil |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 15 | Gold medal |
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Colombia |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | Silver medal |
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Mexico |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | Canada (H) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Costa Rica |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | Eliminated in First round |
| 6 | Ecuador |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
| 8 | Argentina |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
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