1981 South American U-20 Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Ecuador |
Dates | 15 February – 8 March |
Teams | 9 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
The South American Youth Championship 1981 was held in Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador. It also served as qualification for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams
[edit]The following teams entered the tournament:
(Peru withdrew due to the Paquisha War)
First round
[edit]Group A
[edit]Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 2 |
15 February | Colombia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
Uruguay ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | |
18 February | Bolivia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
Ecuador ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | |
20 February | Bolivia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
Paraguay ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | |
22 February | Colombia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
Uruguay ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | |
25 February | Uruguay ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
Ecuador ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
Group B
[edit]Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 2 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | –11 | 0 |
15 February | Argentina ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
17 February | Brazil ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
19 February | Argentina ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
22 February | Brazil ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
26 February | Chile ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
Brazil ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
Final round
[edit]Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 2 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 |
1 March | Argentina ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
Uruguay ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | |
5 March | Brazil ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
Uruguay ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | |
8 March | Brazil ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
Uruguay ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
1981 South American Youth Championship |
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![]() Uruguay Seventh title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
[edit]The two best performing teams qualified directly for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Argentina also qualified, after winning an intercontinental play-off against New Zealand and Israel.[1] Matches were played in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 8 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 3 |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 1 |
18 March | New Zealand ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
20 March | Argentina ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
22 March | Argentina ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
25 March | Israel ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
27 March | Argentina ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
29 March | Argentina ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
External links
[edit]- ^ "Intercontinental play-off results by RSSSF". Retrieved 5 August 2012.