2015 South American U-20 Women's Championship
The 2015 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship was the seventh edition of the South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the CONMEBOL for the women's under-20 national teams of South America. The tournament was held in Santos, Brazil between 18 November and 3 December 2015.[1]
| Sudamericano Femenino Sub 20 Brasil 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Brazil |
| City | Santos |
| Dates | 18 November – 3 December |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Brazil (7th title) |
| Runners-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela |
| Third place |  Colombia |
| Fourth place |  Argentina |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 78 (3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Yamila Rodríguez (6 goals) |
| Fair play award | Venezuela |
Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CONMEBOL qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea as the CONMEBOL representatives.[2]
Brazil were crowned champions and maintained their streak of winning all seven editions so far, and qualified for the World Cup together with runners-up Venezuela, who qualified for the first time.[3]
Teams
All ten CONMEBOL member national teams entered the tournament.[1]
| Team | Appearance | Previous best top-4 performance |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 7th | Runners-up (2006, 2008, 2012) |
 Bolivia | 7th | Fourth place (2004, 2014) |
| Brazil (hosts & holders) | 7th | Champions (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
 Chile | 7th | Fourth place (2008, 2010) |
| Colombia | 7th | Runners-up (2010) |
 Ecuador | 7th | Third place (2004) |
 Paraguay | 7th | Runners-up (2004, 2014) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peru | 7th | Fourth place (2006) |
 Uruguay | 7th | None |
| Venezuela | 7th | None |
Venues
The tournament was played in Santos.[1] The stadiums were Santos's Estádio Urbano Caldeira (Vila Belmiro) and Portuguesa Santista's Estádio Ulrico Mursa (Marapé).[4]
Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 1996 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 22 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers).[5]
First stage
The draw of the tournament was held on 16 October 2015 during the CONMEBOL Executive Committee meeting at the Hyatt Hotel in Santiago, Chile.[6] The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams. Each group contained one team from each of the five "pairing pots": Argentina–Brazil, Colombia–Paraguay, Peru–Uruguay, Chile–Ecuador, Bolivia–Venezuela. The schedule of the tournament was announced on 30 October 2015.[4]
The top two teams of each group advanced to the final stage. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:[5]
- Goal difference in all games;
- Goals scored in all games;
- Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
- Drawing of lots.
All times were local, BRST (UTC−2).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil (H) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | Final stage |
| 2 | Venezuela |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | |
| 3 | Chile |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Paraguay |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | |
| 5 | Peru |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0 |
| Paraguay | 3–2 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
Bravo  29' (o.g.)Martínez 32'Godoy 80' |
Report | Quesada 15' Cisneros 19' |
| Brazil | 2–1 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer 50' Gabriela 90+2' (pen.) |
Report | Giménez 68' |
| Venezuela | 4–1 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Moreno 25' García 45+1', 70'Marcano 90' |
Report | Martínez 77' |
| Paraguay | 2–2 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Martínez 42' López 90+3' |
Report | Jennifer 48' Gabriela 64' (pen.) |
| Venezuela | 3–1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Zambrano 9' García 45+1'Cañas 55' |
Report | Ramos 77' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | Final stage |
| 2 | Colombia |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 | Ecuador |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | |
| 4 | Uruguay |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | |
| 5 | Bolivia |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
| Argentina | 3–1 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez 15' Benítez 38'Cabrera 90+2' |
Report | Aguilar 6' |
Final stage
If teams finished level of points, the final order would be determined according to the same criteria as the first stage, taking into account only matches in the final stage.[5]
This was the first time Venezuela reached the top four in the tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil (H) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| 2 | Venezuela |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Colombia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Argentina |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| Argentina | 2–2 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez 82' (pen.), 90+3' |
Report | Giménez 35' Díaz 42' |
Winners
| 2015 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship |
|---|
Brazil Seventh title |
Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The following two teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3 December 2015 | 7 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Venezuela | 3 December 2015 | 0 (Debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- Jennifer Westendorf
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Geyse Ferreira
- Kélen Bender
- Katya Ponce
- Juliana Ocampo
- Valentina Restrepo
- Leicy Santos
- Mariela Jácome
Alejandra Ramos
Vimarest Díaz- Yenifer Giménez
- Idalys Pérez
- 1 goal
- Lorena Benítez
- Juana Bilos
- Rocío Correa
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María Aguilar- Marcela Ortiz
- Marjorie Castro
- Pamela Peñaloza
- Laura Rentería
- Maylin Arreaga
- Diana Ganan
- Kerlly Real
- Lice Chamorro
- Fanny Godoy
- Griselda López
- Amara Suafán
- Geraldine Cisneros
- Carmen Quesada
- Daiana Farías
- Ana Laura Millan
- Alexyar Cañas
- Tahicelis Marcano
- Kika Moreno
- Yosneidy Zambrano
- Own goal
- Laurie Cristaldo (playing against Chile)
- Vannia Bravo (playing against Paraguay)
Source:[7]
References
- "El Sudamericano Sub-20 Femenino se disputará en noviembre y otorgará dos plazas para el Mundial de Nueva Guinea". CONMEBOL.com. 22 September 2015.
- "Decisions taken by the FIFA Executive Committee concerning women's competitions in 2016" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2014.
- "Brazil remain perfect, Venezuela make history". FIFA.com. 4 December 2015. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016.
- "El Sudamericano Femenino Sub-20 con calendario establecido". CONMEBOL.com. 30 October 2015.
- "Reglamento – Sudamericano Femenino Sub-20 Brasil 2015" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
- "Se realizó el sorteo de grupos de la Copa Libertadores Femenina, Sudamericano Femenino Sub-20 y Sudamericano Masculino Sub-15" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 17 October 2015.
- "Sudamericano Femenino Sub 20 Brasil 2015 — Goleadores" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.