Women's Pan American Challenge

Women's Pan American Challenge

Most recent season or competition: 2024 Women's Pan American Challenge
Sport	Field hockey
Founded	2011; 13 years ago (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 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.

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]

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

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

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

• Men's Pan American Challenge
• Women's Pan American Cup

• Pan American Hockey Federation