The Women's Pan American Challenge is a quadrennial international women's field hockey competition in the Americas organized by the Pan American Hockey Federation. The tournament serves as the qualification tournament for the next Women's Pan American Cup.
| Most recent season or competition: 2024 Women's Pan American Challenge | |
| Sport | Field hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| First season | 2011 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Confederation | PAHF (Americas) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Mexico (1st title) (2024) |
| Most titles |  Brazil Mexico Peru Uruguay (1 title each) |
The tournament was created in 2011 when the PAHF created a tiered system with the Pan American Challenge as the second tier below the Pan American Cup.[1] The first edition was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]
Results
edit| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 2011 Details |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |  Uruguay |
6–0 |  Guyana |
 Brazil |
2–1 |  Paraguay |
5 | |||
| 2015 Details |
Chiclayo, Peru | Brazil |
3–1 |  Barbados |
 Peru |
2–1 |  Puerto Rico |
5 | |||
| 2021 Details |
Lima, Peru | Peru |
2–0 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Paraguay |
3–1 | Brazil |
4 | |||
| 2024 Details |
Hamilton, Bermuda |  Mexico |
2–2 (4–2 s.o.) |
Paraguay |
Guyana |
2–1 |  Bermuda |
5 | |||
Summary
edit| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
1 (2015) | 1 (2011*) | 1 (2021) | |
| Peru
|
1 (2021*) | 1 (2015*) | ||
| Uruguay
|
1 (2011) | |||
| Mexico
|
1 (2024) | |||
 Paraguay
|
1 (2024) | 1 (2021) | 1 (2011) | |
 Guyana
|
1 (2011) | 1 (2024) | ||
 Barbados
|
1 (2015) | |||
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
1 (2021) | |||
 Puerto Rico
|
1 (2015) | |||
 Bermuda
|
1 (2024*) |
- * = hosts
Team appearances
edit| Nation | 2011 |
2015 |
2021 |
2024 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbados
|
– | 2nd | – | – | 1 |
| Bermuda
|
5th | – | – | 4th | 2 |
| Brazil
|
3rd | 1st | 4th | 5th | 4 |
| Guyana
|
2nd | – | – | 3rd | 2 |
| Mexico
|
– | – | – | 1st | 1 |
 Panama
|
– | 5th | – | – | 1 |
| Paraguay
|
4th | – | 3rd | 2nd | 3 |
| Peru
|
– | 3rd | 1st | WD | 2 |
| Puerto Rico
|
– | 4th | – | – | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
– | – | 2nd | – | 1 |
| Uruguay
|
1st | – | – | – | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pan American Cup and Pan American Challenge". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "PAHF confirms award of Pan Am Challenge to Brazil". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2021.