2011 South American U-20 Championship

The 2011 South 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.

2011 South American U-20 Championship
Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20
“Juventud de America” Perú 2011
Tournament details
Host countryPeru
Dates16 January – 12 February
Teams10 (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 played35
Goals scored94 (2.69 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Neymar (9 goals)
Best player(s)Colombia Pedro Franco
2009
2013

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 edit

Venues edit

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 edit

First stage edit

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 edit

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
Argentina  2–1  Uruguay
Hoyos   58'
Iturbe   90'
Report Polenta   37'
Peru  0–2  Chile
Report Reyes   52'
Martínez   60'

Peru  1–2  Argentina
Callens   65' Report Funes Mori   2'
Zuculini   86'

Argentina  1–1  Venezuela
Araujo   55' Report Orozco   65'
Chile  0–4  Uruguay
Report Cepellini   10', 44'
Luna   73'
Polenta   77'

Chile  1–3  Argentina
Márquez   69' Report Ferreyra   58', 67'
Mosca   73'
Peru  1–1  Venezuela
Noronha   15' Report Orozco   78'

Chile  3–1  Venezuela
Pinto   24'
Gallegos   45'
Márquez   86'
Report Meza   14'
Peru  2–0  Uruguay
Ojeda   15'
Donayre   71'
Report

Group B edit

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
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 edit

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[1] 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).
Uruguay  1–0  Colombia
Luna   42' Report
Chile  1–5  Brazil
Carrasco   19' Report Neymar   17', 47'
Lucas   65'
Diego Maurício   81'
Willian José   89'

Uruguay  1–1  Ecuador
Mayada   17' Report Montaño   59'
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

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'
Ecuador  1–0  Chile
Arroyo   72' Report
Uruguay  0–6  Brazil
Report Lucas   40', 42', 80'
Danilo   51'
Neymar   57', 62'

Winners edit

 2011 South American Youth Championship winners 
 
Brazil

Eleventh title

Goalscorers edit

See also edit

References edit

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

External links edit