| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Colombia |
| Dates | 23 January – 8 February |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Colombia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Uruguay |
← 1985 1988 → | |
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The following teams entered the tournament:
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 |
 Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
 Peru | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 0 |
| 23 January | Brazil | 2–0 | Ecuador |
| 24 January | Argentina | 3–2 | Peru |
| 26 January | Argentina | 0–0 | Ecuador |
| 28 January | Ecuador | 2–1 | Peru |
| 30 January | Argentina | 1–0 | Brazil |
| 1 February | Brazil | 5–1 | Peru |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 8 |
| Colombia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 |
 Chile | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
 Paraguay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 4 |
 Bolivia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | –11 | 0 |
| 24 January | Chile | 3–1 | Bolivia |
| 25 January | Colombia | 0–1 | Uruguay |
| 27 January | Paraguay | 3–1 | Bolivia |
| Uruguay | 2–1 | Chile | |
| 29 January | Chile | 5–3 | Paraguay |
| Colombia | 5–0 | Bolivia | |
| 31 January | Bolivia | 2–4 | Uruguay |
| Colombia | 0–1 | Paraguay | |
| 2 February | Uruguay | 3–0 | Paraguay |
| Colombia | 3–0 | Chile |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 2 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 |
| 4 February | Colombia | 2–0 | Argentina |
| Uruguay | 1–1 | Brazil | |
| 6 February | Colombia | 1–0 | Uruguay |
| Brazil | 3–1 | Argentina | |
| 8 February | Argentina | 4–2 | Uruguay |
| Colombia | 0–0 | Brazil |
| 1987 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
 Colombia First title |
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