2013 South American Youth Football Championship
The 2013 South American Youth Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 Juventud de América Argentina 2013, Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-20 Juventude da América Argentina 2013) was an association football competition for national under-20 teams in the South America (CONMEBOL). The tournament was held in Argentina from 9 January to 3 February 2013 and was won by Colombia, with Paraguay as runners-up.
| Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 Juventud de América Argentina 2013 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Argentina |
| Dates | 9 January – 3 February |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Goals scored | 100 (2.86 per match) |
| Attendance | 89,500 (2,557 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Best player(s) | |
Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile, which were the first four teams of this tournament qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in Turkey.
Host selection
Argentina was chosen as host country at a meeting of the CONMEBOL Executive Committee on 18 March 2011 at CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay. At the meeting, it was decided to make Argentina the host nation for both the South American Under-20 and Under-17 tournaments in 2013.[1]
Teams
Venues
A total of two cities hosted the tournament.
| Mendoza | |
|---|---|
| Estadio Malvinas Argentinas | |
| Capacity: 40,268 | |
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| San Juan | |
| Estadio del Bicentenario | |
| Capacity: 25,000 | |
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Match officials
The referees were:
- Assistant: Diego Bonfá
- Assistant: Wilson Arellano
- Assistant: Marcelo Van Gasse
- Assistant: Carlos Astroza
- Assistant: Wilmar Navarro
- Assistant: Byron Romero
- Assistant: Darío Gaona
- Assistant: Raúl López
- Assistant: Nicolás Tarán
- Assistant: Carlos López
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 Argentine time (UTC−03:00).
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 12 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 1 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 |
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
| Brazil | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Felipe Anderson  |
Report |
Final stage
The final stage was scheduled to take place between 20 January and 3 February.[2]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 12 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 |
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 |
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 |
| Paraguay | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Villamayor |
| Paraguay | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Alonso |
| 2013 South American Youth Football Champions |
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Colombia Third title |
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
See also
References
- "Argentina will host the South American U-20 and U-17 Tournaments in 2013". Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
- "Acta no 05/2012" (pdf). conmebol.com. p. 6. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
External links
- Tournament at CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish)