| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Bolivia |
| Dates | 22 January – 13 February |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Uruguay |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Bolivia |
← 1981 1985 → | |
The South American Youth Championship 1983 was held in Cochabamba, La Paz and Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It also served as qualification for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.
The following teams entered the tournament:
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 8 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
 Chile | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 2 |
 Ecuador | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | –4 | 2 |
 Colombia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | –4 | 2 |
| 22 January | Colombia | 2–1 | Chile |
| Brazil | 3–0 | Ecuador | |
| 24 January | Uruguay | 1–0 | Chile |
| Brazil | 3–0 | Colombia | |
| 26 January | Chile | 3–2 | Ecuador |
| Uruguay | 3–2 | Colombia | |
| 28 January | Ecuador | 2–1 | Colombia |
| Brazil | 3–1 | Uruguay | |
| 31 January | Uruguay | 3–2 | Ecuador |
| Brazil | 1–0 | Chile |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 8 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 4 |
 Paraguay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
 Peru | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 2 |
 Venezuela | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | –12 | 2 |
| 22 January | Argentina | 2–0 | Peru |
| Bolivia | 4–0 | Venezuela | |
| 24 January | Argentina | 2–0 | Paraguay |
| Bolivia | 3–1 | Peru | |
| 26 January | Paraguay | 4–2 | Peru |
| Argentina | 2–1 | Venezuela | |
| 28 January | Peru | 8–0 | Venezuela |
| Paraguay | 3–1 | Bolivia | |
| 31 January | Venezuela | 1–0 | Paraguay |
| Argentina | 3–1 | Bolivia |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | –5 | 0 |
| 5 February | Brazil | 3–0 | Bolivia |
| 6 February | Argentina | 3–3 | Uruguay |
| 9 February | Brazil | 0–0 | Uruguay |
| Argentina | 3–2 | Bolivia | |
| 13 February | Uruguay | 3–2 | Bolivia |
| Brazil | 3–2 | Argentina |
| 1983 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
 Brazil Second title |
The three best performing teams qualified for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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