2003 South American Women's Football Championship

2003 South American Women's Football Championship

Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol Femenino de 2003
Tournament details
Host countries	Peru (Group A and final round) Ecuador (Group B) Argentina (Group C)
Dates	9–27 April
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (4th title)
Runners-up	Argentina
Third place	Colombia
Fourth place	Peru
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	70 (4.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Marisol Medina (7 goals)
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The 2003 South American Women's Football Championship (Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol Femenino 2003) was the fourth staging of the South American Women's Football Championship and determined the CONMEBOL's qualifiers for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. The tournament was held between 9 and 27 April.

Originally, the competition was scheduled to take place from April 5 to April 16, 2002 in Córdoba, Argentina. Later, it was moved to Peru, January/February 2003, with Lima and Chincha as venues, only for group A and the final round. Argentina retained the hosting rights for group C while Ecuador was appointed as host of the group B.

Brazil won the tournament for the fourth time in a row, after finishing first in the final round. Also, they qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup along with Argentina, the runners-up.