# 2011 Women's Pan American Challenge

The 2011 Women's Pan American Challenge was the first edition of the Women's Pan American Challenge. It was held between 31 July and 7 August 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, simultaneously with the men's tournament.
Uruguay won the tournament for the first time by defeating Guyana 6–0 in the final. Brazil won the bronze medal by defeating Paraguay 2–1 in the third place playoff.

## Participating nations

A total of five teams competed for the title:
* Bermuda
* Brazil (host nation)
* Guyana
* Paraguay
* Uruguay

## Results
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Uruguay | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 12 | Final |
| 2 | Guyana | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | Final |
| 3 | Brazil (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | 3rd Place match |
| 4 | Paraguay | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | 3rd Place match |
| 5 | Bermuda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 | |

#### Fixtures

* 31 July 2011 10:00
| Brazil | 3–0 | Bermuda |
| Noronha 35+', 63' P. Marqués 43' | Report | |
* Umpires: Mercedes Sánchez (ARG) Keely Dunn (CAN)
* 31 July 2011 13:00
| Paraguay | 1–2 | Guyana |
| L. Servián 3' | Report | K. Fernandes 41' Garnett 60' |
* Umpires: Emma Simmons (BER) Vera Fonseca (BRA)
* 1 August 2011 10:00
| Uruguay | 6–0 | Bermuda |
| Boccá 3' De María 34' Mora 48' Carvalho 59', 69' Bisignano 63' | Report | |
* Umpires: Keely Dunn (CAN) Mercedes Sánchez (ARG)
* 1 August 2011 13:00
| Guyana | 1–1 | Brazil |
| Woodroofe 35' | Report | Boos 28' |
* Umpires: Mercedes Sánchez (ARG) Emma Simmons (BER)
* 3 August 2011 10:00
| Paraguay | 0–5 | Uruguay |
| | Report | Boccá 4' De María 24', 62' Bisignano 49', 70+' |
* Umpires: Emma Simmons (BER) Suzanne Sutton (USA)
* 3 August 2011 12:00
| Bermuda | 0–6 | Guyana |
| | Report | C. Fernandes 13', 40' D. De Groot 21' M. Fiedtkou 22' G. Xavier 42' Sandison 67' |
* Umpires: Keely Dunn (CAN) Mercedes Sánchez (ARG)
* 4 August 2011 10:00
| Bermuda | 0–1 | Paraguay |
| | Report | L. Servián 56' |
* Umpires: Suzanne Sutton (USA) Mercedes Sánchez (ARG)
* 4 August 2011 12:00
| Uruguay | 2–0 | Brazil |
| Viana 25', 26' | Report | |
* Umpires: Emma Simmons (BER) Keely Dunn (CAN)
* 6 August 2011 12:00
| Guyana | 0–2 | Uruguay |
| | Report | Bisignano 4' Norbis 22' |
* Umpires: Mercedes Sánchez (ARG) Emma Simmons (BER)
* 6 August 2011 14:30
| Brazil | 4–1 | Paraguay |
| Ferraro 22' Boos 37', 45' P. Marqués 68' | Report | L. Servián 20' |
* Umpires: Suzanne Sutton (USA) Keely Dunn (CAN)

### Classification round
#### Third and fourth place

* 7 August 2011 12:00
| Brazil | 2–1 | Paraguay |
| Gelbcke 42', 58' | Report | L. Servián 28' |
* Umpires: Emma Simmons (BER) Suzanne Sutton (USA)

#### Final

* 7 August 2011 14:30
| Uruguay | 6–0 | Guyana |
| De María 5' Olaso 15' Viana 21' Carvalho 35' Besio 42' Norbis 53' | Report | |
* Umpires: Keely Dunn (CAN) Mercedes Sánchez (ARG)

## Awards

| Top Goalscorer(s) | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Fair Play Award |
| Maria Servian Giosa Karina Bisignano Lucia de Maria | Janine Stanley | Claudia Flores Guillen | Guyana |

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Uruguay | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | 15 | 2013 Pan American Cup |
| 2 | Guyana | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | 2013 Pan American Cup |
| 3 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | |
| 4 | Paraguay | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | |
| 5 | Bermuda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 44 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.67 goals per match.
4 goals
* María L. Servián
* Karina Bisignano
* Lucía de María
3 goals
* Patrícia Boos
* Paula Carvalho
* Teresa Viana
2 goals
* Juliana Gelbcke
* Priscilla Marqués
* Tatiána Noronha
* Chantelle Fernandes
* Bettina Boccá
* Florencia Norbis
1 goal
* Bruna Ferraro
* Kerensa Fernandes
* Marzana Fiedtkou
* Amanda Garnett
* Dominique de Groot
* Leigh Sandison
* Trisha Woodroofe
* Gabriela Xavier
* Virgínia Besio
* Sofía Mora
* Isabel Olaso