2017 South American Youth Football Championship

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2017 South American Youth Football Championship
Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20
“Juventud de America” Ecuador 2017
2017 South American Youth Football Championship.png
Tournament details
Host country Ecuador
Dates18 January – 11 February 2017
Teams 10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay (8th title)
Runners-upFlag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Third placeFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Fourth placeFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played 35
Goals scored 91 (2.6 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Uruguay.svg Rodrigo Amaral
Flag of Ecuador.svg Bryan Cabezas
Flag of Argentina.svg Lautaro Martínez
Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Torres
(5 goals each)
2015
2019

The 2017 South American Youth Football Championship Spanish : Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 Juventud de América Ecuador 2017), Portuguese : Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-20 Juventude da América Ecuador 2017) was the 28th edition of the South American Youth Football Championship, a football competition for the under-20 national teams in South America organized by CONMEBOL. It was held in Ecuador from 18 January to 11 February 2017. [1]

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The South American Youth Football Championship, also known as U-20 South American Championship and Juventud de América is a South American association football tournament organized by the CONMEBOL, for South American national teams of men under age of 20.

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Uruguay were crowned champions, and together with Ecuador, Venezuela and Argentina, which were the top four teams of this tournament, qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea. [2]

Uruguay national under-20 football team represents Uruguay in international football competitions such as FIFA U-20 World Cup and the South American Youth Football Championship.

The Ecuadorian national under-20 football team represents Ecuador in international under-20 football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation.

Venezuela national under-20 football team national association football team

Venezuela national under-20 football team represents Venezuela in international football competitions such as South American Youth Championship. The team became runners-up in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Teams

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).

Squads

Each team may register a squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers). [3]

Venues

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A total of eight venues were announced in July 2016. [1] The tournament was originally to played in five venues, but Estadio La Cocha in Latacunga was dropped as refurbishment work was not completed in time. [4]

Estadio Municipal La Cocha is a multi-use stadium in Latacunga, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club Deportivo Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi of the Serie B de Ecuador, and of Club Social y Deportivo Cotopaxi and Sociedad Deportiva Flamengo of the Segunda Categoría. The stadium holds 15,200 spectators and opened on 1 April 1982.

Latacunga City in Cotopaxi, Ecuador

Latacunga is a plateau town of Ecuador, capital of the Cotopaxi Province, 89 km (55 mi) south of Quito, near the confluence of the Alaquez and Cutuchi rivers to form the Patate, the headstream of the Pastaza. At the time of census 2010 Latacunga had 98,355 inhabitants, largely mestizo and indigenous.

Ambato Ibarra Quito Riobamba
Estadio Olímpico de Ibarra Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba
Estadio Bellavista.JPG En ibarra.jpg Nacionalcampeon.JPG
EC Riobamba EstadioOlimpico 2012.jpg
1°14′41″S78°37′24″W / 1.244610°S 78.623205°W / -1.244610; -78.623205 (Estadio Bellavista) 0°21′35″N78°07′06″W / 0.359607°N 78.118313°W / 0.359607; -78.118313 (Estadio Olímpico de Ibarra) 0°10′39″S78°28′36″W / 0.177508°S 78.476683°W / -0.177508; -78.476683 (Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa) 1°39′59″S78°39′38″W / 1.666265°S 78.660430°W / -1.666265; -78.660430 (Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba)
Capacity:16,467 Capacity:17,260 Capacity:35,258 Capacity:14,400

Match officials

The referees were: [5]

First stage

The draw was held on 7 December 2016, 11:00 local time, at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay. [6] The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five. Ecuador (hosts) and Argentina (title holders) were seeded into Group A and Group B respectively, while the other four seeding pots, based on the results of the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship, were Colombia–Uruguay, Brazil–Peru, Paraguay–Venezuela, and Bolivia–Chile. [7]

Luque City in Central, Paraguay

Luque is a city in Central Department of Paraguay, part of the Gran Asunción metropolitan area. Both 1635 and 1750 have been recorded as dates of its founding. It was temporarily the capital of Paraguay in 1868 during the Paraguayan War before relocation to San Estanislao. It is located at around 25°16′12″S57°29′14″W. Luque is one of the most important cities in the country. The city counts as home of Paraguay's main international airport, Silvio Pettirossi International Airport and the Ñu Guasú Park, which is where the Paraguayan Olympic Committee is also located. The continental governing body of association football in South America, CONMEBOL, has its headquarters approximately 3 minutes from the Airport, consisting of the South American Football Museum and walking distance from the Bourbon CONMEBOL Asunción Convention Hotel. When it existed, ARPA – Aerolíneas Paraguayas had its headquarters in the ARPA Terminal on the grounds of the airport. It is a center of production of Guitars and Paraguayan harps as well as Filigranas, gold and silver filigree jewelry including the seven-band ring Carretón de Siete Ramales. On 27 January 2016, Paraguayan Newspaper La Nación had reported that Carlos Echeverría Estigarribia, the elected intendent of the city of Luque, states his intention of wanting Luque to be one of the most important cities.

Paraguay republic in South America

Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is one of only two landlocked countries in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the country from north to south. Due to its central location in South America, it is sometimes referred to as Corazón de Sudamérica.

The top three teams in each group advanced to the final stage.

Tiebreakers

When teams finished level of points, the final rankings were determined according to: [3]

  1. goal difference
  2. goals scored
  3. head-to-head result between tied teams (two teams only)
  4. drawing of lots

All times local, ECT (UTC−5). [8]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador (H)421176+1 7 Final stage
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 421165+1 7
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 421143+1 7
4Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 4112671 4
5Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 4022242 2
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Host.
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg 1–1 Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Ceter Soccerball shade.svg 88' Report S. Ferreira Soccerball shade.svg 80'
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg 0–1 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report Felipe Vizeu Soccerball shade.svg 51'
Referee: Jonhatan Fuentes (Uruguay)

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 0–0 Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Report
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg 4–3 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Estupiñán Soccerball shade.svg 40'
Quintero Soccerball shade.svg 51'
Cabezas Soccerball shade.svg 55' (pen.)
Caicedo Soccerball shade.svg 90+1'
Report Ceter Soccerball shade.svg 6'
Obregón Soccerball shade.svg 37'
Valencia Soccerball shade.svg 73'

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 3–2 Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Matheus Sávio Soccerball shade.svg 38'
Richarlison Soccerball shade.svg 56'
Felipe Vizeu Soccerball shade.svg 64'
Report Medina Soccerball shade.svg 79' (pen.), 90'
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg 1–1 Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Sierra Soccerball shade.svg 6' Report Sierra Soccerball shade.svg 79'
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)

Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg 2–1 Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Báez Soccerball shade.svg 32'
Paredes Soccerball shade.svg 90'
Report Jara Soccerball shade.svg 81'
Referee: Jonhatan Fuentes (Uruguay)
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg 1–0 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Valencia Soccerball shade.svg 86' Report

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg 1–0 Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Valencia Soccerball shade.svg 4' Report
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg 2–1 Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Corozo Soccerball shade.svg 19'
Lino Soccerball shade.svg 21'
Report Báez Soccerball shade.svg 46'

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 422083+5 8 Final stage
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 413095+4 6
3Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 4040110 4
4Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 4112385 4
5Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 4022264 2
Source: CONMEBOL
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg 0–0 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Report
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg 1–1 Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
La. Martínez Soccerball shade.svg 89' Report Siucho Soccerball shade.svg 11'
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)

Peru  Flag of Peru.svg 0–2 Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Report Monteiro Soccerball shade.svg 54'
Miranda Soccerball shade.svg 88'
Referee: Gustavo Murillo (Colombia)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg 3–3 Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Torres Soccerball shade.svg 23', 73'
Rogel Soccerball shade.svg 88' (o.g.)
Report Amaral Soccerball shade.svg 3'
De la Cruz Soccerball shade.svg 45+2' (pen.)
Schiappacasse Soccerball shade.svg 81'
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

Peru  Flag of Peru.svg 1–1 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Siucho Soccerball shade.svg 55' Report Herrera Soccerball shade.svg 88'
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg 5–1 Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Torres Soccerball shade.svg 22', 42'
Mansilla Soccerball shade.svg 35'
Conechny Soccerball shade.svg 54'
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg 68'
Report R. Vaca Soccerball shade.svg 70'
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela.svg 0–0 Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Report
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg 2–0 Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Amaral Soccerball shade.svg 8' (pen.)
Schiappacasse Soccerball shade.svg 63'
Report
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg 3–0 Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Rogel Soccerball shade.svg 17'
Bentancur Soccerball shade.svg 43'
Amaral Soccerball shade.svg 82'
Report
Referee: Gustavo Murillo (Colombia)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg 0–0 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Report
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

Final stage

When teams finished level of points, the final rankings were determined according to the same criteria as the first stage, taking into account only matches in the final stage. [3]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 5401105+5 12 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador (H)5212118+3 7
3Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 521286+2 7
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 5212693 7
5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 5131660 6
6Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 5023297 2
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Host.
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg 1–1 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg 85' (pen.) Report Soteldo Soccerball shade.svg 35'
Referee: Jonhatan Fuentes (Uruguay)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg 3–0 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
De la Cruz Soccerball shade.svg 37'
Olivera Soccerball shade.svg 40'
Amaral Soccerball shade.svg 61'
Report
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg 2–2 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Jaramillo Soccerball shade.svg 69' (pen.)
Estupiñán Soccerball shade.svg 77' (pen.)
Report Guilherme Arana Soccerball shade.svg 14'
Maycon Soccerball shade.svg 24'
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg 1–2 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg 56' Report Torres Soccerball shade.svg 1'
La. Martínez Soccerball shade.svg 90'
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg 2–1 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Amaral Soccerball shade.svg 59'
Viña Soccerball shade.svg 90+1'
Report Guilherme Arana Soccerball shade.svg 23'
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg 2–4 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Estupiñán Soccerball shade.svg 87' (pen.)
Cabezas Soccerball shade.svg 90+7' (pen.)
Report Herrera Soccerball shade.svg 39'
Soteldo Soccerball shade.svg 52' (pen.)
Chacón Soccerball shade.svg 55'
Córdova Soccerball shade.svg 63'
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 1–0 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Felipe Vizeu Soccerball shade.svg 88' Report
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg 3–0 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Waller Soccerball shade.svg 40'
Schiappacasse Soccerball shade.svg 64'
De la Cruz Soccerball shade.svg 82' (pen.)
Report
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg 3–0 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Estupiñán Soccerball shade.svg 39' (pen.)
Caicedo Soccerball shade.svg 57'
Cabezas Soccerball shade.svg 62'
Report
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)

Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg 3–0 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Cabezas Soccerball shade.svg 49', 82'
Caicedo Soccerball shade.svg 62'
Report
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg 0–3 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Report Mejías Soccerball shade.svg 67'
Soteldo Soccerball shade.svg 70' (pen.)
Chacón Soccerball shade.svg 75' (pen.)
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 2–2 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Richarlison Soccerball shade.svg 9'
Felipe Vizeu Soccerball shade.svg 65' (pen.)
Report Mansilla Soccerball shade.svg 25'
La. Martínez Soccerball shade.svg 90+4'
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg 2–0 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
La. Martínez Soccerball shade.svg 42', 45' Report
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg 0–0 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg 1–2 Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Lino Soccerball shade.svg 65' Report Ardaiz Soccerball shade.svg 4', 25'
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Winners

 2017 South American Youth Football Champions 
Flag of Uruguay.svg
Uruguay
8th title

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Source: CONMEBOL.com [9]

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup

The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [10]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament 1
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
1Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

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