1995 South American U-20 Championship

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1995 South American Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host country Bolivia
Dates10 January - 29 January
Teams9
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (7th title)
Runners-upFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Third placeFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
Fourth placeFlag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
1992
1997

The South American Youth Championship 1995 was held in Cochabamba, La Paz and Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It also served as qualification for the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Contents

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

(Uruguay were banned by the FIFA due to misbehaviour at the previous World Youth Championship)

Venues

First round

Group A

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 431050+510
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 430172+59
Flag of Bolivia (state).svg  Bolivia 421142+27
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 410347–33
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 4004110–90


Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia (state).svg2–0Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg0–2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg0–1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg1–2Flag of Bolivia (state).svg  Bolivia
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg2–0Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg1–2Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg1–2Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia (state).svg0–1Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg4–0Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg0–0Flag of Bolivia (state).svg  Bolivia

Group B

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 320184+46
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 31117704
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 31114404
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 302148–42


Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg5–1Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg2–3Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg2–2Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–1Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–3Flag of Chile.svg  Chile

Final round

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 330090+99
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 320153+26
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 301226–41
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 301218–71


Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg5–0Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg2–0Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg1–1Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
 1995 South American Youth Championship 
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
Seventh title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The three best performing teams qualified for the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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