1977 South American U-20 Championship

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1977 South American Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host country Venezuela
Dates 16 April - 6 May
Teams 9
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay (5th title)
Runners-upFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Third placeFlag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Fourth placeFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
1975
1979

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.

Caracas Capital City in Capital District, Venezuela

Caracas, officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and centre of the Greater Caracas Area. Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range. Terrain suitable for building lies between 760 and 1,140 m above sea level, although there is some settlement above this range. The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep 2,200-metre-high (7,200 ft) mountain range, Cerro El Ávila; to the south there are more hills and mountains. The Metropolitan Region of Caracas has an estimated population of 5,297,026.

Mérida, Mérida Place in Mérida, Venezuela

Mérida, officially known as Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida, is the capital of the municipality of Libertador and the state of Mérida, and is one of the principal cities of the Venezuelan Andes. It was founded in 1558 by Captain Juan Rodríguez Suárez, forming part of Nueva Granada, but later became part of the Captaincy General of Venezuela and played an active role in the War of Independence.

Valencia, Carabobo Place in Carabobo, Venezuela

Valencia is the capital city of Carabobo State, and the third largest city in Venezuela.

Contents

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

The Argentina national under-20 football team is the representative of Argentina in FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level.

Bolivia national under-20 football team represents Bolivia in international football competitions such as South American Youth Championship.

The Brazil national under-20 football team, also known as Brazil Sub-20 or Seleção Sub-20, represents Brazil in association football at this age level and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

First round

Group A

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 330091+86
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 320154+14
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 310225–32
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 300317–60


16 April Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg2–1Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
18 April Chile  Flag of Chile.svg2–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
21 April Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
24 April Chile  Flag of Chile.svg2–0Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
27 April Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg4–1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile

Group B

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 431084+47
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 422062+46
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 411279–23
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 402235–22
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 402215–42


16 April Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg5–3Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
18 April Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg2–1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Peru  Flag of Peru.svg1–1Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
21 April Peru  Flag of Peru.svg2–1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg3–0Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
24 April Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg0–0Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg0–0Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
27 April Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg2–1Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg1–0Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela

Final round

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 321050+55
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 321041+35
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 301225–31
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 301216–51


30 April Chile  Flag of Chile.svg1–1Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg0–0Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
4 May Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg1–0Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
6 May Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–1Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg4–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
 1977 South American Youth Championship 
Flag of Uruguay.svg
Uruguay
Fifth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The three best performing teams qualified for the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship.

The 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship was the inaugural staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship and was held in Tunisia from 27 June to 10 July 1977. The tournament took place in three venues — Tunis, Sousse and Sfax — where a total of 28 matches were played, the smallest number in its history. The winner was the USSR, who beat Mexico in a penalty shootout, in the final held at Tunis's Stade El Menzah.

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