1977 South American U-20 Championship
The South American Youth Championship 1977 was held in Caracas, Mérida and Valencia, Venezuela. It also served as qualification for the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Venezuela |
| Dates | 16 April – 6 May |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Paraguay |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:
First round
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
| Chile |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
 Colombia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 2 |
 Bolivia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 0 |
| 16 April | Colombia |
2–1 | Bolivia |
| 18 April | Chile |
2–0 | Colombia |
| 21 April | Brazil |
3–0 | Bolivia |
| 24 April | Chile |
2–0 | Bolivia |
| Brazil |
2–0 | Colombia | |
| 27 April | Brazil |
4–1 | Chile |
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
| Uruguay |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 3 |
 Argentina |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 |
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 2 |
| 16 April | Paraguay |
5–3 | Peru |
| Argentina |
1–1 | Uruguay | |
| 18 April | Paraguay |
2–1 | Argentina |
| Peru |
1–1 | Venezuela | |
| 21 April | Peru |
2–1 | Argentina |
| Uruguay |
3–0 | Venezuela | |
| 24 April | Uruguay |
0–0 | Paraguay |
| Argentina |
0–0 | Venezuela | |
| 27 April | Uruguay |
2–1 | Peru |
| Paraguay |
1–0 | Venezuela |
Final round
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 5 |
| Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
| Paraguay |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 1 |
| Chile |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 1 |
| 30 April | Chile |
1–1 | Paraguay |
| Brazil |
0–0 | Uruguay | |
| 4 May | Brazil |
1–0 | Chile |
| Uruguay |
1–0 | Paraguay | |
| 6 May | Brazil |
3–1 | Paraguay |
| Uruguay |
4–0 | Chile |
| 1977 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
Uruguay Fifth title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The three best performing teams qualified for the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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