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.

1981 South American Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEcuador
Dates15 February - 8 March
Teams9
Final positions
Champions Uruguay (7th title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Bolivia

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

(Peru withdrew due to the Paquisha War)

First round

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 421185+35
 Bolivia 413043+15
 Ecuador 412176+14
 Paraguay 41216604
 Colombia 402238–52


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

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 321072+55
 Argentina 321072+55
 Chile 310254+12
 Venezuela 3003112–110


15 February Argentina  3–1  Chile
17 February Brazil  5–1  Venezuela
19 February Argentina  3–0  Venezuela
22 February Brazil  1–0  Chile
26 February Chile  4–0  Venezuela
Brazil  1–1  Argentina

Final round

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 330093+66
 Brazil 311163+33
 Argentina 3102410–62
 Bolivia 301236–31


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 440070+78
 New Zealand 411225–33
 Israel 401315–41


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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