1981 South American U-20 Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Ecuador |
| Dates | 15 February - 8 March |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (7th title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Bolivia |
The South American Youth Championship 1981 was held in Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador. It also served as qualification for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Contents
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:
First Round
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 |
| Bolivia |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
 Ecuador |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
 Paraguay |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
 Colombia |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 2 |
| 15 February | Colombia |
1–1 | Paraguay |
| Uruguay |
1–1 | Bolivia |
|
| 18 February | Bolivia |
2–1 | Paraguay |
| Ecuador |
3–1 | Colombia |
|
| 20 February | Bolivia |
1–1 | Ecuador |
| Paraguay |
2–1 | Uruguay |
|
| 22 February | Colombia |
0–0 | Bolivia |
| Uruguay |
2–1 | Ecuador |
|
| 25 February | Uruguay |
4–1 | Colombia |
| Ecuador |
2–2 | Paraguay |
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
| Argentina |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
 Chile |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 2 |
 Venezuela |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | –11 | 0 |
| 15 February | Argentina |
3–1 | Chile |
| 17 February | Brazil |
5–1 | Venezuela |
| 19 February | Argentina |
3–0 | Venezuela |
| 22 February | Brazil |
1–0 | Chile |
| 26 February | Chile |
4–0 | Venezuela |
| Brazil |
1–1 | Argentina |
Final Round
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
| Brazil |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 |
| Argentina |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 2 |
| Bolivia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 |
| 1 March | Argentina |
3–1 | Bolivia |
| Uruguay |
2–1 | Brazil |
|
| 5 March | Brazil |
4–0 | Argentina |
| Uruguay |
2–1 | Bolivia |
|
| 8 March | Brazil |
1–1 | Bolivia |
| Uruguay |
5–1 | Argentina |
| 1981 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
 Uruguay Seventh title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The two best performing teams qualified directly for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Argentina also qualified, after winning an intercontinental play-off against New Zealand and Israel.[1] Matches were played in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 8 |
 New Zealand |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 3 |
 Israel |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 1 |
| 18 March | New Zealand |
0–0 | Israel |
| 20 March | Argentina |
1–0 | Israel |
| 22 March | Argentina |
1–0 | New Zealand |
| 25 March | Israel |
1–2 | New Zealand |
| 27 March | Argentina |
3–0 | New Zealand |
| 29 March | Argentina |
2–0 | Israel |
External links
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