2011 South American U-20 Championship
The 2011South American Youth Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 “Juventud de America” Perú 2011, Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-20 “Juventude da America” Peru 2011) was a football competition for U-20 national teams in the South America (CONMEBOL). The tournament was held in Peru from 16 January to 12 February.
The top 4 teams qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. In addition, the top 2 teams qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, to be held in London, United Kingdom. As hosts of the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Colombia automatically qualified.[1]
Teams
Venues
| Arequipa | |
|---|---|
| Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi de la UNSA | |
| Capacity: 40,000 | |
| Moquegua | |
| Estadio 25 de Noviembre | |
| Capacity: 21,000 | |
| Tacna | |
| Estadio Jorge Basadre | |
| Capacity: 19,850 | |
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Squads
First stage
When teams finished level of points, the final order was determined according to:
- superior goal difference in all matches
- greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- better result in matches between the tied teams
- drawing of lots
All match times are in local Peruvian time (UTC−05:00).
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 |
 Chile | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 |
 Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
 Peru | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
 Venezuela | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| Venezuela | 1–1 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
Reyes 19' | Report | F. Rodríguez58' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 |
 Ecuador | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
 Colombia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 |
 Paraguay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 |
 Bolivia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
| Brazil | 4–2 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Neymar25' (pen.), 33', 60', 63' | Report | Viera51'Montenegro84' |
Referee: Diego Abal (Argentina)
| Colombia | 1–3 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardona65' (pen.) | Report | Casemiro55'Willian José63'Neymar86' |
Referee: Dario Ubriaco (Uruguay)
Final stage
| Team qualified for both the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics |
| Team qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 12 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 10 |
| Argentina | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 8 |
| Chile | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 |
| Colombia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
- 1.^As hosts of the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Colombia automatically qualified and did not need to finish in the top four to advance.
- All match times are in local Peruvian time (UTC−05:00).
| Chile | 1–5 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Carrasco19' | Report | Neymar17', 47'Lucas65'Diego Maurício81'Willian José89' |
| Argentina | 2–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Funes Mori7' (pen.)Iturbe68' | Report | Willian José55' |
Winners
| 2011 South American Youth Championship winners |
|---|
| BrazilEleventh title |
Goalscorers
See also
References
- ↑"Joseph Blatter prestigió el cónclave sudamericano en Bahamas". Archived from the original on 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
External links
- Official website(in Spanish)
- Official tournament regulations(in Spanish)
Categories:
- South American Youth Football Championship
- Youth international association football competitions hosted by Peru
- 2011 in South American youth football
- 2011 in Peruvian football
- Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
- January 2011 sports events in South America
- February 2011 sports events in South America
- Brazil at the 2012 men's Olympic football tournament
- Uruguay at the 2012 men's Olympic football tournament