2001 South American U-20 Championship
The 2001 South American U-20 Championship (Sudamericana sub-20) was a football competition contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Ecuador between 12 January and 4 February 2003, it was the 20th time the competition has been held and the 2nd to take place in Ecuador. Brazil won their 8th trophy.
| 2001 Sudamericano Sub-20 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ecuador |
| Dates | 12 January – 4 February |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (8th title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Paraguay |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Top scorer(s) | Adriano Ewerthon (6 goals) |
The teams are separated in two groups of five, and each team plays four matches in a pure round-robin stage. The three top competitors advance to a single final group of six, wherein each team plays five matches. The top four teams in the final group qualify to the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Squads
For a list of all the players in the final tournament, see 2001 South American U-20 Championship squads.
The following teams entered the tournament:
First group stage
When teams finish level of points, the final order determined according to:
- superior goal difference in all matches
- greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- better result in matches between tied teams
- drawing of lots
- All match times are in local Ecuador time (UTC−05:00).
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Brazil |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
 Ecuador |
5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
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4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
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2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Results
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 |
| Chile |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
 Colombia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 |
 Uruguay |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
 Bolivia |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
| 14 January | Uruguay |
0–1 | Colombia |
| Bolivia |
0–2 | Argentina | |
| 16 January | Uruguay |
2–1 | Chile |
| Argentina |
4–1 | Colombia | |
| 18 January | Colombia |
1–0 | Bolivia |
| Argentina |
1–0 | Chile | |
| 20 January | Chile |
2–1 | Colombia |
| Uruguay |
1–3 | Bolivia | |
| 22 January | Chile |
3–1 | Bolivia |
| Argentina |
1–1 | Uruguay |
Final round
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 13 |
| Argentina |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 |
| Paraguay |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
| Chile |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 5 |
| Ecuador |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 |
| Colombia |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 |
| 24 January | Ecuador |
0–1 | Argentina |
| Paraguay |
3–1 | Colombia | |
| Brazil |
6–0 | Chile | |
| 26 January | Brazil |
4–2 | Colombia |
| Paraguay |
1–1 | Ecuador | |
| Argentina |
2–2 | Chile | |
| 28 January | Ecuador |
0–1 | Colombia |
| Paraguay |
1–2 | Chile | |
| Brazil |
1–0 | Argentina | |
| 31 January | Paraguay |
1–1 | Brazil |
| Argentina |
1–0 | Colombia | |
| Chile |
1–3 | Ecuador | |
| 4 February | Paraguay |
1–1 | Argentina |
| Brazil |
3–0 | Ecuador | |
| Colombia |
0–0 | Chile |
| 2001 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
Brazil Eighth title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
Excluding Argentina, who had qualified automatically as host, the four best performing teams qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.