Football at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament
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.
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.
Canada were the defending champions from the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara. The gold medal was won by Brazil.
Qualification
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.Summary
Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
Medalists
Rosters
At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had to submit up to 18 players on their rosters.Competition format
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:- Points
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Head-to-head points
- Drawing of lots
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, followed by penalty kicks competition if the match still remained tied.
First round
The official detailed schedule and draw was revealed on April 24, 2015.All times were Eastern Daylight Time
Group A
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Group B
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Medal round
Semifinals
----Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Competition summary
Goalscorers
;7 goals;3 goals
;2 goals
- Andressa Alves
- Formiga
- Maurine
- Rafaelle
- Janine Beckie
- Shelina Zadorsky
- Catalina Usme
- Ligia Moreira
- Kerlly Real
- Mónica Ocampo
- Nayeli Rangel
- Mariah Shade
- Florencia Bonsegundo
- Mariana Larroquette
- María Belén Potassa
- Fabiana
- Monica
- Raquel
- Thaisa
- Jessie Fleming
- Emma Fletcher
- Nataly Arias
- Diana Ospina
- Ingrid Vidal
- Shirley Cruz
- Karla Villalobos
- Denise Pesántes
- Teresa Noyola
- Jennifer Ruiz
- Maylee Atthin-Johnson
- Kennya Cordner
- Fabiana
- Arianna Romero
Final standings