1987 South American U-20 Championship

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1987 South American Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host country Colombia
Dates 23 January - 8 February
Teams 9
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Third placeFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Fourth placeFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
1985
1988

The South American Youth Championship 1987 was held in Armenia, Manizales and Pereira, Colombia. It also served as qualification for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Armenia, Colombia "Miracle City" in Andes Region, Colombia

Armenia is the capital of Quindio Department. It is one of the main centers of the national economy and of the Colombian coffee growing axis. Armenia is a medium-sized city and part of the "coffee triangle" with Pereira and Manizales.

Manizales City in Andean Region, Colombia

Manizales is a city and municipality in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano.

Pereira, Colombia City in Risaralda, Colombia

Pereira is the capital city of the Colombian department of Risaralda. It is located in the foothills of the Andes in a coffee-producing area of Colombia officially known as the "Coffee Axis". Pereira, alongside the rest of the Coffee Axis, form part of UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia". It is the most populated city in the Coffee Axis and the second-most populated city in the Paisa region, after Medellín. Pereira is also part of the Central West Metropolitan Area, which has 709,322 residents and is composed of Pereira and the neighboring cities of Dosquebradas and La Virginia.

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 Argentina.svg  Argentina 321042+25
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 320172+54
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 311123–13
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 3003410–60


23 January Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–0Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
24 January Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–2Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
26 January Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg0–0Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
28 January Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg2–1Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
30 January Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1 February Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg5–1Flag of Peru.svg  Peru

Group B

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 4400103+78
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 420282+64
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 42029904
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 420279–24
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 4004415–110


24 January Chile  Flag of Chile.svg3–1Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
25 January Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg0–1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
27 January Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg3–1Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg2–1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
29 January Chile  Flag of Chile.svg5–3Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg5–0Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
31 January Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg2–4Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg0–1Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
2 February Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg3–0Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg3–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile

Final round

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 321030+35
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 312042+24
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 310257–22
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 301236–31


4 February Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg2–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg1–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
6 February Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–0Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
8 February Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg4–2Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg0–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
 1987 South American Youth Championship 
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Colombia
First title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The two best performing teams qualified for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.

The 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Chile from 10 October to 25 October 1987. The 1987 championship was the 6th contested and won for the first time by Yugoslavia. Remarkably, in the course of the tournament the Yugoslavs defeated each of the three other semi-finalists, and eliminated the defending champions Brazil. The tournament took place in four venues: Antofagasta, Valparaíso, Concepción and Santiago.

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