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Deutsch1983 South American U-20 Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Bolivia |
| Dates | 22 January – 13 February |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Uruguay |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Bolivia |
← 1981 1985 → | |
The South American Youth Championship 1983 was held in Cochabamba, La Paz and Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It also served as qualification for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams
[edit]The following teams entered the tournament:
First round
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 8 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
 Chile | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 2 |
 Ecuador | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | –4 | 2 |
 Colombia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | –4 | 2 |
| 22 January | Colombia | 2–1 | Chile |
| Brazil | 3–0 | Ecuador | |
| 24 January | Uruguay | 1–0 | Chile |
| Brazil | 3–0 | Colombia | |
| 26 January | Chile | 3–2 | Ecuador |
| Uruguay | 3–2 | Colombia | |
| 28 January | Ecuador | 2–1 | Colombia |
| Brazil | 3–1 | Uruguay | |
| 31 January | Uruguay | 3–2 | Ecuador |
| Brazil | 1–0 | Chile |
Group B
[edit]| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 8 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 4 |
 Paraguay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
 Peru | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 2 |
 Venezuela | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | –12 | 2 |
| 22 January | Argentina | 2–0 | Peru |
| Bolivia | 4–0 | Venezuela | |
| 24 January | Argentina | 2–0 | Paraguay |
| Bolivia | 3–1 | Peru | |
| 26 January | Paraguay | 4–2 | Peru |
| Argentina | 2–1 | Venezuela | |
| 28 January | Peru | 8–0 | Venezuela |
| Paraguay | 3–1 | Bolivia | |
| 31 January | Venezuela | 1–0 | Paraguay |
| Argentina | 3–1 | Bolivia |
Final round
[edit]| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | –5 | 0 |
| 5 February | Brazil | 3–0 | Bolivia |
| 6 February | Argentina | 3–3 | Uruguay |
| 9 February | Brazil | 0–0 | Uruguay |
| Argentina | 3–2 | Bolivia | |
| 13 February | Uruguay | 3–2 | Bolivia |
| Brazil | 3–2 | Argentina |
| 1983 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
 Brazil Second title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
[edit]The three best performing teams qualified for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.