2011 South American U-20 Championship

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.

2011 South American U-20 Championship
Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20
“Juventud de America” Perú 2011
Tournament details
Host countryPeru
Dates16 January – 12 February
Teams10 (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 played35
Goals scored94 (2.69 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Neymar (9 goals)
Best player(s)Colombia Pedro Franco

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

Venues

Arequipa
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 431084+410
 Chile 420268−26
 Uruguay 411265+14
 Peru 411245−14
 Venezuela 403146−23
Argentina 2–1 Uruguay
Hoyos 58'
Iturbe 90'
Report Polenta 37'


Chile 0–4 Uruguay
Report Cepellini 10', 44'
Luna 73'
Polenta 77'

Peru 1–1 Venezuela
Noronha 15' Report Orozco 78'

Peru 2–0 Uruguay
Ojeda 15'
Donayre 71'
Report

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 431094+510
 Ecuador 421153+27
 Colombia 412178−15
 Paraguay 411268−24
 Bolivia 401337−41
Colombia 1–1 Ecuador
Cardona 71' (pen.) Report Cazares 29' (pen.)
Brazil 4–2 Paraguay
Neymar 25' (pen.), 33', 60', 63' Report Viera 51'
Montenegro 84'

Bolivia 0–1 Paraguay
Report Torres 23'
Referee: Marlon Escalante (Venezuela)
Colombia 1–3 Brazil
Cardona 65' (pen.) Report Casemiro 55'
Willian José 63'
Neymar 86'
Referee: Dario Ubriaco (Uruguay)

Brazil 1–1 Bolivia
Henrique 41' Report Rios 76'
Referee: Jorge Osorio (Chile)
Ecuador 1–0 Paraguay
Montaño 60' Report
Referee: Dario Ubriaco (Uruguay)

Colombia 2–1 Bolivia
Franco 21'
Escobar 37'
Report Rios 57'
Ecuador 0–1 Brazil
Report Henrique 24'

Ecuador 3–1 Bolivia
Chalá 51'
Caicedo 61'
Montaño 83'
Report Ríos 42'
Referee: Marlon Escalante (Venezuela)
Colombia 3–3 Paraguay
Cardona 39', 87'
Ortega 68'
Report Correa 32'
Ruiz 37', 57'
Referee: Jorge Osorio (Chile)

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 5401153+1212
 Uruguay 531147–310
 Argentina 530275+29
 Ecuador 522132+18
 Chile 5104611−53
 Colombia 501418−71
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).


Colombia 0–0 Ecuador
Report


Colombia 0–2 Argentina
Report Ferreyra 14' (pen.)
Zuculini 32'
Uruguay 0–6 Brazil
Report Lucas 40', 42', 80'
Danilo 51'
Neymar 57', 62'

Winners

 2011 South American Youth Championship winners 

Brazil

Eleventh title

Goalscorers

See also

References

  1. "Joseph Blatter prestigió el cónclave sudamericano en Bahamas". Archived from the original on 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
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