2018 South American U-20 Women's Championship

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2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub-20
Ecuador 2018
Sudamericano Sub 20 Femenino 2018.png
Tournament details
Host countryEcuador
Dates13–31 January
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (8th title)
Runners-upFlag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Third placeFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Fourth placeFlag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored103 (3.96 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Brazil.svg Geyse (12 goals)
Fair play awardFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2015
2020

The 2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship was the eighth edition of the South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship (Spanish : CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub-20), the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the women's under-20 national teams of South America. The tournament was held in Ecuador between 13 and 31 January 2018. [1]

Contents

The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France as the CONMEBOL representatives. [2]

Brazil were crowned champions and maintained their streak of winning all eight editions so far.

Teams

All ten CONMEBOL member national teams are eligible to enter the tournament.

TeamAppearancePrevious best top-4 performance
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 8thRunners-up (2006, 2008, 2012)
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 8thFourth place (2004, 2014)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (holders)8thChampions (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015)
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 8thFourth place (2008, 2010)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 8thRunners-up (2010)
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador (hosts)8thThird place (2004)
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 8thRunners-up (2004, 2014)
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 8thFourth place (2006)
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 8thNone
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 8thRunners-up (2015)

Venues

The matches were played in three venues in three cities.

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 14 December 2017, 19:00 ECT (UTC−5), at the Casa de la Selección in Quito. [3] The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams. The hosts Ecuador and the defending champions Brazil were seeded into Groups A and B respectively, while the remaining teams were placed into four "pairing pots" according to their results in the 2015 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship: Venezuela–Colombia, Argentina–Chile, Paraguay–Uruguay, Bolivia–Peru. [4]

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 22 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers). [5]

Match officials

A total of 10 referees, 20 assistant referees, and two support referees were selected for the tournament. [6]

First stage

In the first stage, the teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order (Regulations Article 18.1): [5]

  1. Goal difference;
  2. Goals scored;
  3. Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
  4. Drawing of lots.

The top two teams of each group advance to the final stage.

All times are local, ECT (UTC−5).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 4400152+1312 Final stage
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 4301178+99
3Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador (H)41034843
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 41034953
5Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 4103316133
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–6Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
  • Castañeda Soccerball shade.svg19'
Report
Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba, Riobamba
Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg1–2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report
Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba, Riobamba
Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–2Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Report
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg1–4Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report
Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba, Riobamba
Referee: Sirley Cornejo (Bolivia)

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg9–0Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Report
Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba, Riobamba
Referee: Rejane Caetano (Brazil)
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg0–2Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Report

Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg4–1Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Report
Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba, Riobamba
Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg3–1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report
Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba, Riobamba
Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg0–3Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Report
Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba, Riobamba
Referee: Rejane Caetano (Brazil)
Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg0–2Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Report
Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba, Riobamba
Referee: Sirley Cornejo (Bolivia)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4400130+1312 Final stage
2Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 42113307
3Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 420294+56
4Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 41033963
5Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 4013214121
Source: CONMEBOL
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg1–0Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Report
Estadio Olímpico de Ibarra, Ibarra
Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)

Chile  Flag of Chile.svg5–0Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Report
Estadio Olímpico de Ibarra, Ibarra
Referee: Priscila Vásquez (Peru)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–0Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Report

Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg1–1Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Report
Estadio Olímpico de Ibarra, Ibarra
Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report
Estadio Olímpico de Ibarra, Ibarra
Referee: María Cornejo (Ecuador)

Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg3–1Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Report
  • Andía Soccerball shade.svg38'
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg1–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Report
Estadio Olímpico de Ibarra, Ibarra
Referee: María Cornejo (Ecuador)

Chile  Flag of Chile.svg4–0Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report
Estadio Olímpico de Ibarra, Ibarra
Referee: Priscila Vásquez (Peru)
Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg0–5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report

Final stage

In the final stage, the teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order, taking into account only matches in the final stage (Regulations Article 18.2): [5]

  1. Goal difference;
  2. Goals scored;
  3. Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
  4. Fair play points (first yellow card: minus 1 point; second yellow card / red card: minus 3 points; direct red card: minus 4 points; yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points);
  5. Drawing of lots.
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3300171+169 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
2Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 320181136
3Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 31024843
4Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 300311090
Source: CONMEBOL
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg3–1Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Report
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg4–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report
Estadio Bellavista, Ambato
Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg5–0Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Report
Estadio Bellavista, Ambato
Referee: Sirley Cornejo (Bolivia)
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg4–2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report
Estadio Bellavista, Ambato
Referee: Nadia Fuques (Uruguay)

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg2–0Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Report
Estadio Bellavista, Ambato
Referee: Priscila Vásquez (Peru)
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg1–8Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report

Winners

 2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship 
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
Eighth title

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The following two teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [7]

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 28 January 20188 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 28 January 20181 (2014)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

12 goals
10 goals
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

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