2023 South American U-20 Championship

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2023 South American U-20 Championship
CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-20 Colombia 2023
Tournament details
Host countryColombia
Dates19 January – 12 February
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (12th title)
Runners-upFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Third placeFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Fourth placeFlag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored78 (2.23 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Brazil.svg Vitor Roque
Flag of Brazil.svg Andrey Santos
(6 goals each)
2021
2019
2025

The 2023 South American U-20 Championship was the 30th edition of the South American U-20 Championship (Spanish : CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-20, Portuguese : CONMEBOL Sul-Americano Sub-20), the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the men's under-20 national teams of South America. It was held in Colombia between 19 January and 12 February 2023. [1] [2]

Contents

The South American U-20 Championship returned after 4 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic forcing CONMEBOL to cancel the tournament in 2021. [3]

The tournament served as qualifier for two international events. The top four teams qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup as the CONMEBOL representatives. [4] The top three teams also qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games men's football tournament, in addition to Chile who automatically qualified as hosts. [5]

After twelve years, Brazil won the tournament again after finishing first in the final stage's group, which meant the twelfth title in their history. Champions Brazil, runners-up Uruguay and the hosts and third place Colombia qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2023 Pan American Games. Defending champions Ecuador managed to reach the last berth for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup after finishing in fourth place. [6]

Subsequently, Argentina qualified for the 2023 U-20 World Cup as hosts after FIFA awarded the country the rights to organize the tournament in place of the original hosts Indonesia. [7] Argentina had failed to qualify for the World Cup after being eliminated in the first stage. [8]

Uruguay would go on to win the 2023 U-20 World Cup that year.

Teams

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

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 28thChampions (5 times, most recent 2015)
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 25thFourth place (2 times, most recent 1983)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 29thChampions (11 times, most recent 2011)
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 30thRunners-up (1 time, 1975)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia (hosts)28thChampions (3 times, most recent 2013)
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador (holders)25thChampions (1 time, 2019)
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 28thChampions (1 time, 1971)
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 29thFourth place (5 times, most recent 1975)
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 29thChampions (8 times, most recent 2017)
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 26thThird place (2 times, most recent 2017)

Venues

Colombia had been originally chosen to host the South American U-20 Championship that was to be held in 2021. [9] That tournament ended up being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, Colombia maintained its right to hold the South American U-20 Championship but in 2023. [10] This was the fifth time that Colombia hosts the tournament having previously done so in 1964, 1987, 1992 and 2005. [11]

Cali and Bogotá were selected as host cities. [11] Cali hosted the first stage's matches in two venues, the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero and the Estadio Deportivo Cali. The final stage's matches were played in Bogotá also in two venues, the Estadio El Campín and the Estadio Metropolitano de Techo. [12] [13]

Cali Bogotá
Estadio
Pascual Guerrero
Estadio Deportivo Cali Estadio El Campín Estadio Metropolitano
de Techo
Capacity: 35,405Capacity: 42,000Capacity: 36,343Capacity: 8,000
Pascual Guerrero U-20WC 2011 CMR-NZL.JPG Estadio Deportivo Cali1.jpg El campin - 13 September 2011.jpg EstadioTecho2015.JPG

Match officials

On 9 December 2022, CONMEBOL announced a total of 11 referees and 22 assistant referees appointed for the tournament, included a Portuguese refereeing team. [14] For the first time, a UEFA refereeing team will participate in the South American U-20 Championship as part of the UEFA–CONMEBOL memorandum of understanding signed in February 2020, which included a referee exchange programme. [15]

Portuguese referee João Pinheiro was replaced by his fellow countryman António Nobre. [16]

Squads

Players born between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2007 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 23 and a minimum of 19 players, including at least 3 goalkeepers (Regulations Articles 46 and 49). [4]

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 21 December 2022, 14:00 PYT (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay. [17] The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five. The hosts Colombia and defending champions Ecuador were seeded into Group A and Group B respectively and assigned to position 1 in their group, while the remaining teams were placed into four "pairing pots" according to their results in the 2019 South American U-20 Championship (shown in brackets). [18]

SeededPot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
  • Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia (4) (Hosts, assigned to A1)
  • Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador (1) (Title holders, assigned to B1)

From each pot, the first team drawn was placed into Group A and the second team drawn was placed into Group B. In both groups, teams from pot 1 were allocated in position 2, teams from pot 2 in position 3, teams from pot 3 in position 4 and teams from pot 4 in position 5. [19]

The draw resulted in the following groups: [20]

Group A
PosTeam
A1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
A2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
A3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
A4Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
A5Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Group B
PosTeam
B1Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
B2Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
B3Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
B4Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
B5Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia

First stage

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

Tiebreakers

In the first stage, teams were ranked according to points earned (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order (Regulations Article 21): [4]

  1. Head-to-head result between tied teams;
    • Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
    • Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
    • Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Fewest red cards received;
  5. Fewest yellow cards received;
  6. Drawing of lots.

All match times are in COT (UTC−5), as listed by CONMEBOL. [21] [22]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 431093+610 Final stage
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia (H)422053+28
3Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 421154+17
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 41033633
5Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 40041760
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg0–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–1Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Luna Soccerball shade.svg46' Report Wlk Soccerball shade.svg6' (pen.)

Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg2–1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report Perrone Soccerball shade.svg34'
Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg1–2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Vásquez Soccerball shade.svg37' Report Cortés Soccerball shade.svg45', 74'

Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg1–0Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
D. González Soccerball shade.svg33' Report
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
González Soccerball shade.svg90' Report

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–0Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Infantino Soccerball shade.svg41' Report
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Andrey Santos Soccerball shade.svg44' Report Puerta Soccerball shade.svg31'

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
J. Fuentes Soccerball shade.svg75' Report
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–1Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Report

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 4310112+910 Final stage
2Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 42022426
3Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 41213305
4Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 41122534
5Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 41032643
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg1–0Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Nava Soccerball shade.svg52' Report
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg1–1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Cuero Soccerball shade.svg33' Report Conelli Soccerball shade.svg25'

Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg0–1Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Report Durán Soccerball shade.svg79' (o.g.)
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg0–3Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report

Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg3–0Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Report
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg1–0Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Assadi Soccerball shade.svg19' Report

Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg4–1Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Report Luján Soccerball shade.svg5' (pen.)
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg1–0Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Alcócer Soccerball shade.svg15' (pen.) Report

Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg1–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Alcócer Soccerball shade.svg48' (pen.) Report
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg1–1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Cuero Soccerball shade.svg13' Report Chagas Soccerball shade.svg15'

Final stage

If teams finished level on points, the final rankings would be determined according to the same criteria as the first stage, taking into account only matches in the final stage.

All match times are in COT (UTC−5), as listed by CONMEBOL. [23]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (C)5410101+913 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup &
2023 Pan American Games
2Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 540184+412
3Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia (H)531162+410
4Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 51135834 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
5Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 502341172
6Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 50142971
Source: CONMEBOL GloboEsporte
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg1–1Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Flores Soccerball shade.svg50' Report Alcócer Soccerball shade.svg77' (pen.)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–1Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Report González Soccerball shade.svg76'
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg1–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Fa. González Soccerball shade.svg78' Report

Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg2–1Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Report Medina Soccerball shade.svg13'
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Report
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg3–0Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Report

Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg1–4Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Alcócer Soccerball shade.svg34' (pen.) Report
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg0–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–0Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Córdova Soccerball shade.svg21' (o.g.) Report

Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg1–1Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Report
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg1–0Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Report
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg0–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report

Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg2–1Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Cuero Soccerball shade.svg12', 73' Report D. González Soccerball shade.svg81'
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg1–2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Cova Soccerball shade.svg64' Report
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–0Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report

Goalscorers

There were 78 goals scored in 35 matches, for an average of 2.23 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Qualification for international tournaments

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup

The following five teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, including Argentina which qualified as hosts.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup 1
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 6 February 2023 [24] 15 (1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 6 February 2023 [24] 18 (1977, 1981, 1983 , 1985 , 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993 , 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 , 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 , 2015)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 9 February 2023 [25] 10 (1985, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019)
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 12 February 2023 [25] 4 (2001, 2011, 2017, 2019)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 17 April 2023 [7] 16 ( 1979 , 1981, 1983, 1989, 1991, 1995 , 1997 , 1999, 2001 , 2003, 2005 , 2007 , 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Qualified teams for Pan American Games

The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games men's football tournament, including Chile which qualified as hosts.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in Pan American Games 2
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 4 November 20175 (1951, 1963, 1983, 1987, 1995)
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 6 February 20237 (1963, 1975, 1983 , 1999, 2011, 2015 , 2019)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 6 February 202311 (1959, 1963 , 1975 , 1979 , 1983, 1987 , 1995, 2003, 2007 , 2011, 2015)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 9 February 20236 (1967, 1971 , 1987, 1995, 2003, 2007)
2Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

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