2003 South American U-20 Championship

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2003 South American U-20 Championship
2003 Sudamericano Sub-20
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
Dates4–28 January
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (4th title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Third placeFile:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay
Fourth placeFile:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored104 (2.97 per match)
Top scorer(s)File:Flag of Argentina.svg Fernando Cavenaghi (8 goals)
2001
2005

The 2003 South American Youth Championship (Sudamericana sub-20) is a football competition contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Uruguay between 4 and 28 January 2003, it was the 21st time the competition has been held and the second to take place in Uruguay. Argentina won their fourth trophy.

Venues

City / Town Stadium Capacity
Montevideo Estadio Centenario 66,500
Colonia del Sacramento Estadio Suppici 12,000
Maldonado, Uruguay Estadio Domingo Burgueño 22,000

Format

The teams are separated in two groups of five, and each team plays four matches in a pure round-robin stage. The three top competitors advance to a single final group of six, wherein each team plays five matches. The top four teams in the final group qualify to the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Squads

For a list of all the squads in the final tournament, see 2003 South American Youth Championship squads. The following teams entered the tournament:

First group stage

When teams finish level of points, the final order 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 tied teams
  4. drawing of lots

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 12 4 4 0 0 15 0
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 9 4 3 0 1 10 4
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 6 4 2 0 2 4 6
File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 3 4 1 0 3 3 14
File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru 0 4 0 0 4 3 11

Results





Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 9 4 3 0 1 7 3
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 9 4 3 0 1 7 3
File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 6 4 2 0 2 7 10
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 3 4 1 0 3 4 6
File:Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Venezuela 3 4 1 0 3 1 4

Results





Final group

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Dif
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 11 5 3 2 0 8 2 +6
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 10 5 3 1 1 8 5 +3
File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 9 5 2 3 0 8 6 +2
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 7 5 2 1 2 9 7 +2
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 4 5 1 1 3 6 8 -2
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 0 5 0 0 5 4 15 -11

Results





Winners

 2003 South American Youth Championship winners 
File:Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina

Fourth title

Qualifiers for 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Top scorers

External links