1981 South American U-20 Championship
The South American Youth Championship 1981 was held in Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador. It also served as qualification for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Ecuador |
| Dates | 15 February – 8 March |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (7th title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Bolivia |
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First round
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 |
| Bolivia |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
 Ecuador |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
 Paraguay |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
 Colombia |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 2 |
| 15 February | Colombia |
1–1 | Paraguay |
| Uruguay |
1–1 | Bolivia | |
| 18 February | Bolivia |
2–1 | Paraguay |
| Ecuador |
3–1 | Colombia | |
| 20 February | Bolivia |
1–1 | Ecuador |
| Paraguay |
2–1 | Uruguay | |
| 22 February | Colombia |
0–0 | Bolivia |
| Uruguay |
2–1 | Ecuador | |
| 25 February | Uruguay |
4–1 | Colombia |
| Ecuador |
2–2 | Paraguay |
Final round
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
| Brazil |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 |
| Argentina |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 2 |
| Bolivia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 |
| 1 March | Argentina |
3–1 | Bolivia |
| Uruguay |
2–1 | Brazil | |
| 5 March | Brazil |
4–0 | Argentina |
| Uruguay |
2–1 | Bolivia | |
| 8 March | Brazil |
1–1 | Bolivia |
| Uruguay |
5–1 | Argentina |
| 1981 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
Uruguay Seventh title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The two best performing teams qualified directly for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Argentina also qualified, after winning an intercontinental play-off against New Zealand and Israel.[1] Matches were played in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 8 |
 New Zealand |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 3 |
 Israel |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 1 |
| 18 March | New Zealand |
0–0 | Israel |
| 20 March | Argentina |
1–0 | Israel |
| 22 March | Argentina |
1–0 | New Zealand |
| 25 March | Israel |
1–2 | New Zealand |
| 27 March | Argentina |
3–0 | New Zealand |
| 29 March | Argentina |
2–0 | Israel |
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