The 2024 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship, officially the 2024 CONMEBOL Sub20 Femenina, will be the 11th edition of the South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship (CONMEBOL Sub20 Femenina), the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the women's under-20 national teams of South America. It will be held in Ecuador from 11 April to 5 May 2024.
| CONMEBOL Sub 20 Femenino 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ecuador |
| Dates | 11 April – 5 May |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 70 (2.69 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Gabriela Rodríguez Mariana Barreto(5 goals each) |
The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia as the CONMEBOL representatives besides Colombia who automatically qualified as host. If Colombia finished in the top four, the team that would be ranked fifth in the final stage would also qualify.[1]
Brazil are the defending champions having won the title in 2022.
Teams edit
All ten CONMEBOL member national teams are eligible to enter the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best top-4 performance |
|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
11th | Runners-up (2006, 2008, 2012) |
 Bolivia |
11th | Fourth place (2004, 2014) |
 Brazil (holders) |
11th | Champions (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2022) |
 Chile |
11th | Fourth place (2008, 2010) |
| Colombia |
11th | Runners-up (2010, 2022) |
 Ecuador (host) |
11th | Third place (2004) |
 Paraguay |
11th | Runners-up (2004, 2014, 2018) |
 Peru |
11th | Fourth place (2006) |
 Uruguay |
11th | Third place (2022) |
| Venezuela |
11th | Runners-up (2015) |
Squads edit
First stage edit
In the first stage, the teams are ranked according to points earned (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order (Regulations Article 20):
- Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
- Points in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Number of goals scored in all group matches;
- Fewest red cards received;
- Fewest yellow cards received
- Drawing of lots.
The top three teams of each group advance to the final stage.
The draw was held on 11 March 2024.[2]
All match times were in ECT (UTC−5), as listed by CONMEBOL.
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Paraguay
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 10 | Final stage |
| 2 | Peru
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Argentina
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Ecuador (H)
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 5 | Uruguay
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 12 | Final stage |
| 2 | Brazil
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 | |
| 3 | Venezuela
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Chile
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | |
| 5 | Bolivia
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
| Brazil | 5–1 | Chile |
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| Venezuela | 1–2 | Brazil |
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| Brazil | 1–2 | Colombia |
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Final stage edit
If teams finished level on points, the final rankings would be determined according to the same criteria as the first stage, taking into account only matches in the final stage.
All match times are in ECT (UTC−5), as listed by CONMEBOL.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| 2 | Colombia (Q)
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Argentina
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Paraguay
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Venezuela
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | Possible 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup[a] |
| 6 | Peru
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
- ^ If Colombia finishes top four having already qualified for the World Cup as host, the fifth place finisher will qualify instead.
| Argentina | 0–2 | Brazil |
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| Paraguay | 0–3 | Brazil |
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Goalscorers edit
There have been 57 goals scored in 23 matches, for an average of 2.48 goals per match (as of 23 April 2024).
6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Anela Nigito- Francisca Altgelt
- Julieta Romero
- Margarita Giménez
- Morena Calvo
- Verónica Acuña
Gi Fernandes- Guima
- Pamela Dos Santos
- Vi Amaral
Anaís Álvarez- Nicole Carter
Ana Milé González- Juana Ortegón
- Karla Viancha
- Laura Garavito
- Maithé López
- Stefanía Perlaza
Sheyla Macías
María Tamay- Naomi de León
Linda Espinoza- Sashenka Porras
Anna Cola- Josefina Félix
- Valentina Pereira
1 own goal
Zoraida Blanco (against Colombia)
Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup edit
The following four teams from CONMEBOL will qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup alongside hosts Colombia.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia |
23 June 2023[3] | 2 (2010, 2022) |
| 2024 | ||
| 2024 | ||
| 2024 | ||
| 2024 |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "FIFA Council appoints United States as host of new and expanded FIFA Club World Cup". FIFA. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Grupos definidos para la CONMEBOL Sub20 Femenina 2024" (in Spanish). 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Colombia will host the 2024 Women's Under-20 World Cup". 23 June 2023.
External links edit
- CONMEBOL Sub 20 Femenina, CONMEBOL.com