| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Argentina |
| Dates | 1–15 March 1998 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Runners-up |
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| Third place |
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| Fourth place |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 143 (5.96 per match) |
The 1998 South American Women's Football Championship (Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol Femenino 1998) was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina between March 1 & 15. It was the third staging of the Sudamericano Femenino and determined the CONMEBOL's qualifiers for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. The winner Brazil qualified directly. The runner-up Argentina played against Mexico in two play-off matches for qualification.
This was the first Sudamericano Femenino to feature all 10 CONMEBOL confederations' women's national teams.