[1] For the football competition in these Games, the women competed in an eight-team tournament.

The top two teams in each group advanced to a single elimination bracket.

[2] Canada were the defending champions from the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara.

The winners of the regional Caribbean and Central American championships also qualified.

At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had to submit up to 18 players on their rosters.