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.
| Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 “Juventud de America” Perú 2011 | |
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| 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) | Neymar (9 goals) |
| Best player(s) |  Pedro Franco |
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]
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 | |
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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 Peruvian time (UTC−05:00).
Group A
| 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 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
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4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| Venezuela | 1–1 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
Reyes  19' |
Report | F. Rodríguez 58' |
Group B
| 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.) |
Referee: Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)
| Brazil | 4–2 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Neymar 25' (pen.), 33', 60', 63' |
Report | Viera 51' Montenegro 84' |
Referee: Diego Abal (Argentina)
| Colombia | 1–3 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardona 65' (pen.) |
Report | Casemiro 55' Willian José 63'Neymar 86' |
Referee: Dario Ubriaco (Uruguay)
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 |
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 |
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).
| Chile | 1–5 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Carrasco 19' |
Report | Neymar 17', 47' Lucas 65'Diego Maurício 81'Willian José 89' |
| Brazil | 2–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Casemiro 3' Diego Maurício 89' |
Report |
| Argentina | 2–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Funes Mori 7' (pen.) Iturbe 68' |
Report | Willian José 55' |
| Colombia | 0–2 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ferreyra 14' (pen.) Zuculini 32' |
Referee: Marlon Escalante (Venezuela)
Winners
| 2011 South American Youth Championship winners |
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Brazil Eleventh title |
Goalscorers
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References
- "Joseph Blatter prestigió el cónclave sudamericano en Bahamas". Archived from the original on 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
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