2011 South American U-20 Championship

2011 South American U-20 Championship

Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 “Juventud de America” Perú 2011
Tournament details
Host country	Peru
Dates	16 January–12 February
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (11th title)
Runners-up	Uruguay
Third place	Argentina
Fourth place	Ecuador
Tournament statistics
Matches played	35
Goals scored	94 (2.69 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Neymar (9 goals)
Best player(s)	Pedro Franco
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The 2011 South American Youth Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 “Juventud de America” Perú 2011, Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-20 “Juventude da America” Peru 2011) was a football competition for U-20 national teams in the South America (CONMEBOL). The tournament was held in Peru from 16 January to 12 February.

The top 4 teams qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. In addition, the top 2 teams qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, to be held in London, United Kingdom. As hosts of the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Colombia automatically qualified.^[1]

Teams[]

•  Argentina
•  Bolivia
•  Brazil
•  Chile
•  Colombia
•  Ecuador
•  Paraguay
•  Peru (host)
•  Uruguay
•  Venezuela

Venues[]

Arequipa	Arequipa Moquegua Tacna
Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi de la UNSA
Capacity: 40,000
Moquegua
Estadio 25 de Noviembre
Capacity: 21,000
Tacna
Estadio Jorge Basadre
Capacity: 19,850

Squads[]

First stage[]

When teams finished level of points, the final order was determined according to:

1. superior goal difference in all matches
2. greater number of goals scored in all group matches
3. better result in matches between the tied teams
4. drawing of lots

All match times are in local Peruvian time (UTC−05:00).

Group A[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	4	3	1	0	8	4	+4	10
Chile	4	2	0	2	6	8	−2	6
Uruguay	4	1	1	2	6	5	+1	4
Peru	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	4
Venezuela	4	0	3	1	4	6	−2	3

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Group B[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	4	3	1	0	9	4	+5	10
Ecuador	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	7
Colombia	4	1	2	1	7	8	−1	5
Paraguay	4	1	1	2	6	8	−2	4
Bolivia	4	0	1	3	3	7	−4	1

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Final stage[]

Team qualified for both the 2012 Olympics and 2011 U-20 World Cup

Team qualified for the U-20 World Cup but not the Olympics

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	5	4	0	1	15	3	+12	12
Uruguay	5	3	1	1	4	7	–3	10
Argentina	5	3	0	2	7	5	+2	9
Ecuador	5	2	2	1	3	2	+1	8
Chile	5	1	0	4	6	11	−5	3
Colombia[1]	5	0	1	4	1	8	−7	1

1.^ As hosts of the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Colombia automatically qualified and did not need to finish in the top four to advance.

All match times are in local Peruvian time (UTC−05:00).

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Winners[]

2011 South American Youth Championship Winners
Brazil Eleventh title

Goalscorers[]

See also[]

• 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
• 2011 South American Under-17 Football Championship

References[]

External links[]

• Official website^{[permanent dead link]} (in Spanish)
• Official tournament regulations^{[permanent dead link]} (in Spanish)