2011 South American U-20 Championship

2011 South American U-20 Championship
Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20
“Juventud de America” Perú 2011
Tournament details
Host country Peru
Dates 16 January–12 February
Teams 10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Brazil (11th title)
Runners-up  Uruguay
Third place  Argentina
Fourth place  Ecuador
Tournament statistics
Matches played 35
Goals scored 94 (2.69 per match)
Top scorer(s) Brazil Neymar (9 goals)
Best player Colombia Pedro Franco

The 2011 South American Youth Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 “Juventud de America” Perú 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

Squads

First stage

When teams finished level of points, the final order was determined according to:

  1. superior goal difference in all matches
  2. greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  3. better result in matches between the tied teams
  4. 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 431084+410
 Chile 420268−26
 Uruguay 411265+14
 Peru 411245−14
 Venezuela 403146−23
Argentina  2–1  Uruguay
Hoyos  58'
Iturbe  90'		 Report Polenta  37'
Peru  0–2  Chile
Report Reyes  52'
Martínez  60'
Chile  0–4  Uruguay
Report Cepellini  10', 44'
Luna  73'
Polenta  77'
Referee: Omar Ponce (Ecuador)
Chile  1–3  Argentina
Márquez  69' Report Ferreyra  58', 67'
Mosca  73'
Peru  1–1  Venezuela
Noronha  15' Report Orozco  78'
Attendance: 5,000
Chile  3–1  Venezuela
Pinto  24'
Gallegos  45'
Márquez  86'		 Report Meza  14'
Peru  2–0  Uruguay
Ojeda  15'
Donayre  71'		 Report
Referee: Omar Ponce (Ecuador)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 431094+510
 Ecuador 421153+27
 Colombia 412178−15
 Paraguay 411268−24
 Bolivia 401337−41
Colombia  1–1  Ecuador
Cardona  71' (pen.) Report Cazares  29' (pen.)
Brazil  4–2  Paraguay
Neymar  25' (pen.), 33', 60', 63' Report Viera  51'
Montenegro  84'
Bolivia  0–1  Paraguay
Report Torres  23'
Referee: Marlon Escalante (Venezuela)
Colombia  1–3  Brazil
Cardona  65' (pen.) Report Casemiro  55'
Willian José  63'
Neymar  86'
Referee: Dario Ubriaco (Uruguay)
Brazil  1–1  Bolivia
Henrique  41' Report Rios  76'
Referee: Jorge Osorio (Chile)
Ecuador  1–0  Paraguay
Montaño  60' Report
Referee: Dario Ubriaco (Uruguay)
Colombia  2–1  Bolivia
Franco  21'
Escobar  37'		 Report Rios  57'
Ecuador  0–1  Brazil
Report Henrique  24'
Ecuador  3–1  Bolivia
Chalá  51'
Caicedo  61'
Montaño  83'		 Report Ríos  42'
Referee: Marlon Escalante (Venezuela)
Colombia  3–3  Paraguay
Cardona  39', 87'
Ortega  68'		 Report Correa  32'
Ruiz  37', 57'
Referee: Jorge Osorio (Chile)

Final stage

Team qualified for both the 2012 Olympics and 2011 U-20 World Cup
Team qualified for the U-20 World Cup but not the Olympics
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 5401153+1212
 Uruguay 531147–310
 Argentina 530275+29
 Ecuador 522132+18
 Chile 5104611−53
 Colombia 501418−71
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
Carrasco  19' Report Neymar  17', 47'
Lucas  65'
Diego Maurício  81'
Willian José  89'
Referee: Omar Ponce (Ecuador)
Chile  2–3  Argentina
Carrasco  15'
Gallegos  90+1'		 Report Ferreyra  50' (pen.)
Iturbe  62'
Tagliafico  72'
Uruguay  1–0  Chile
Luna  37' Report
Colombia  0–0  Ecuador
Report
Referee: Marlon Escalante (Venezuela)
Colombia  1–3  Chile
Magaña  2' (o.g.) Report Gallegos  23'
Bustos  42'
Carrasco  47'
Colombia  0–2  Argentina
Report Ferreyra  14' (pen.)
Zuculini  32'
Referee: Marlon Escalante (Venezuela)
Ecuador  1–0  Chile
Arroyo  72' Report
Uruguay  0–6  Brazil
Report Lucas  40', 42', 80'
Danilo  51'
Neymar  57', 62'

Winners

 2011 South American Youth Championship Winners 

Brazil
Eleventh title

Goalscorers

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Joseph Blatter prestigió el cónclave sudamericano en Bahamas". Archived from the original on 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
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