1981 South American U-20 Championship

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1981 South American Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEcuador
Dates15 February - 8 March
Teams9
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay (7th title)
Runners-upFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Third placeFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Fourth placeFlag of Bolivia (state).svg  Bolivia
1979
1983

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.

Guayaquil City in Guayas, Ecuador

Guayaquil, officially Santiago de Guayaquil is the second largest city in Ecuador, with 2,578,201 people in its metropolitan area. It is also the nation's main port. The city is the capital of Guayas Province and the seat of Guayaquil canton.

Quito Capital city in Pichincha, Ecuador

Quito is the capital and the largest city of Ecuador, and at an elevation of 2,850 metres (9,350 ft) above sea level, it is the second-highest official capital city in the world, after La Paz, and the one which is closest to the equator. It is located in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains.

Ecuador Republic in South America

Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) west of the mainland. The capital city is Quito, which is also the largest city.

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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).

(Peru withdrew due the Paquisha War)

First round

Group A

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 421185+35
Flag of Bolivia (state).svg  Bolivia 413043+15
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 412176+14
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 41216604
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 402238–52


15 February Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–1Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg1–1Flag of Bolivia (state).svg  Bolivia
18 February Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia (state).svg2–1Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg3–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
20 February Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia (state).svg1–1Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg2–1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
22 February Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg0–0Flag of Bolivia (state).svg  Bolivia
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg2–1Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
25 February Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg4–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg2–2Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay

Group B

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 321072+55
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 321072+55
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 310254+12
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 3003112–110


15 February Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
17 February Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg5–1Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
19 February Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–0Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
22 February Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
26 February Chile  Flag of Chile.svg4–0Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

Final round

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 330093+66
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 311163+33
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3102410–62
Flag of Bolivia (state).svg  Bolivia 301236–31


1 March Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–1Flag of Bolivia (state).svg  Bolivia
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg2–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
5 March Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg4–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg2–1Flag of Bolivia (state).svg  Bolivia
8 March Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–1Flag of Bolivia (state).svg  Bolivia
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg5–1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
 1981 South American Youth Championship 
Flag of Uruguay.svg
Uruguay
Seventh title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The two best performing teams qualified directly for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.

1981 FIFA World Youth Championship

The 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, the third edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Australia from 3 to 18 October 1981. The tournament took place in six venues—where a total of 32 matches were played. Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Newcastle and Sydney—The winner was West Germany, who beat surprise packet Qatar by 4–0, in a final held at Sydney Cricket Ground.

Argentina also qualified, after winning an intercontinental play-off against New Zealand and Israel. [1] Matches were played in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Buenos Aires Place in Argentina

Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the South American continent's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds”, but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre". The Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, which also includes several Buenos Aires Province districts, constitutes the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas, with a population of around 15.6 million.

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 440070+78
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 411225–33
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 401315–41


18 March New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–0Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
20 March Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–0Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
22 March Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
25 March Israel  Flag of Israel.svg1–2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
27 March Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
29 March Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg2–0Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
  1. "Intercontinental play-off results by RSSSF" . Retrieved 5 August 2012.

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