| Tourney Name: | South American Women's Football Championship |
| Year: | 1991 |
| Other Titles: | Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol Feminino de 1991 |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Dates: | 28 April – 5 May |
| Num Teams: | 3 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 3 |
| Goals: | 14 |
| Top Scorer: |  Adriana (4 goals) |
| Player: | Ada Cruz |
| Nextseason: | 1995 |
The 1991 South American Women's Football Championship (Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol Femenino 1991) was held in Maringá, Brazil between 28 April and 5 May 1991. It was the first staging of the South American Women's Football Championship and determined the CONMEBOL's single qualifier for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Brazil won the tournament, that was played with only three teams: Brazil, Chile and Venezuela.[1] Adriana was the tournament's top scorer, with four goals.[2] Chile's Ada Cruz was elected as the best player.[3]
In 1988, the Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF) had expressed interest in hosting the tournament.[4]
The only venue used for the tournament was the Estádio Willie Davids, located in Maringá.
| Maringá | |
|---|---|
| Estádio Willie Davids | |
| Capacity: 16.226 | |
The tournament was set up in a round-robin format, where each team played one match against each of the other teams within the group. The first placed team in the group won the tournament and qualified for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup in China.
Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
| width=175 | Team | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="Goals for" | GF | width=20 abbr="Goals against" | GA | width=20 abbr="Points" | GD | width=20 abbr="Points" | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | –7 | 0 |
Brazil won the tournament and qualified for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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