South American U-20 Women's Championship

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CONMEBOL Sudamericano
Sub20 Femenino
Sudamericano-Femenino-Sub20.png
Organizing body CONMEBOL
Founded2004;20 years ago (2004)
RegionSouth America
Number of teams10
Related competitions Copa América Femenina
Current champion(s) Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (10th title)
Most successful team(s) Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (10 titles)
Website conmebol.com/sub20femenino
Soccerball current event.svg 2024 CONMEBOL Sub20 Femenina

The South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 Femenino), officially the CONMEBOL Sub20 Femenina, is an international association football competition for women's national teams. It is held every two years for South American players under the age of 20 and serves as a qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In its inaugural year, 2004, it was played by U-19 players.

Contents

The last edition was held in 2022 in Chile. [1] Brazil has won all the competitions with 9 titles in total.

For the 2002 and 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, South America was given one qualification spot. In 2002 Brazil and Peru played a two legged play-off for one spot allocated to South America. Brazil won 12–0 on aggregate. [2] Since 2006 South America has been given two spots for the now-renamed FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In this tournament, Brazil has reached the third-place match three times and Colombia reached the third-place match in 2010. Argentina has been eliminated from the group stage for all three of their appearances; Paraguay and Chile were eliminated from the group stage in their only appearance.

Results

Ed.YearHostFirst place matchThird place matchNum.
teams
Gold medal icon.svg ChampionsScoreSilver medal icon.svg Runners-upBronze medal icon.svg Third placeScoreFourth place
1 2004
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
[n 1]
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg
Paraguay
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg
Ecuador
[n 1]
Flag of Bolivia.svg
Bolivia
4
2 2006
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
[n 1]
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg
Paraguay
[n 1]
Flag of Peru (state).svg
Peru
10
3 2008
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
[n 1]
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg
Paraguay
[n 1]
Flag of Chile.svg
Chile
10
4 2010 Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
2–0Flag of Colombia.svg
Colombia
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg
Paraguay
6–0Flag of Chile.svg
Chile
10
5 2012
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
[3]
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
[n 1]
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Colombia.svg
Colombia
[n 1]
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg
Paraguay
10
6 2014 Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
[n 1]
Flag of Paraguay.svg
Paraguay
Flag of Colombia.svg
Colombia
[n 1]
Flag of Bolivia.svg
Bolivia
10
7 2015
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
[n 1]
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg
Venezuela
Flag of Colombia.svg
Colombia
[n 1]
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
10
8 2018 Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
[n 1]
Flag of Paraguay.svg
Paraguay
Flag of Colombia.svg
Colombia
[n 1]
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg
Venezuela
10
9 2022 Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
[n 1]
Flag of Colombia.svg
Colombia
Flag of Uruguay.svg
Uruguay
[n 1]
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg
Venezuela
10
10 2024 Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
[n 1]
Flag of Paraguay.svg
Paraguay
Flag of Colombia.svg
Colombia
[n 1]
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
10
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Played under a round-robin format.
  2. The 2022 edition originally scheduled by Argentina, but withdrew from hosting on 15 March 2022 due to incomplete by geography region during 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Performances by countries

TeamTitlesRunners-upThird-placeFourth-place
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 10 (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2024)
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 4 (2004, 2014, 2018, 2024)3 (2006, 2008, 2010)1 (2012)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3 (2006, 2008, 2012)2 (2015, 2024)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2 (2010, 2022)5 (2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2024)
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 1 (2015)2 (2018, 2022)
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 1 (2004)
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1 (2022)
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 2 (2004, 2014)
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2 (2008, 2010)
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 1 (2006)

Participating nations

Legend
Team Flag of Brazil.svg
2004
Flag of Chile.svg
2006
Flag of Brazil.svg
2008
Flag of Colombia.svg
2010
Flag of Brazil.svg
2012
Flag of Uruguay.svg
2014
Flag of Brazil.svg
2015
Flag of Ecuador.svg
2018
Flag of Argentina.svg
2020
Flag of Chile.svg
2022
Flag of Ecuador.svg
2024
Total
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina GS2nd2ndGS2ndGS4thGSGSGS4th11
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 4thGSGSGSGS4thGSGSGSGSGS11
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1stFin41st1st11
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile GSGS4th4thGSGSGSGSGSGSGS11
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia GSGSGS2nd3rd3rd3rd3rdFin42nd3rd11
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 3rdGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGS11
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 2nd3rd3rd3rd4th2ndGS2ndGSGS2nd11
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru GS4thGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGS6th11
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay GSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSFin43rdGS11
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela GSGSGSGSGSGS2nd4thFin44th5th11

Top scorers

The topscorers of the tournaments were:

YearPlayerGoals
2004 Flag of Bolivia.svg Palmira Loayza 6
2006 Flag of Brazil.svg Marta 14
2008 Flag of Brazil.svg Érika
Flag of Paraguay.svg Dulce Quintana
7
2010 Flag of Brazil.svg Alanna 7
2012 Flag of Brazil.svg Ketlen 9
2014 Flag of Brazil.svg Andressa 6
2015 Flag of Argentina.svg Yamila Rodríguez 6
2018 Flag of Brazil.svg Geyse 12
2022 Flag of Uruguay.svg Belén Aquino 10
2024 Flag of Paraguay.svg Fátima Acosta
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Mariana Barreto
Flag of Colombia.svg Gabriela Rodríguez
7

FIFA World Cup qualification and results

World Cup Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
2002
Flag of Thailand.svg
2004
Flag of Russia.svg
2006
Flag of Chile.svg
2008
Flag of Germany.svg
2010
Flag of Japan.svg
2012
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
2014
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
2016
Flag of France.svg
2018
Flag of Costa Rica.svg
2022
Flag of Colombia.svg
2024
Flag of Poland.svg
2026
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina GSGSGSR16
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4th4th3rdQFGSGSGSQFGS3rdQF
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile GS
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 4thQFQF
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay GSGSGS
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela GSGS

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