2003 South American U-20 Championship
2003 Sudamericano Sub-20 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Uruguay |
Dates | 4 January to 28 January |
Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Argentina (4th title) |
Runners-up | Brazil |
Third place | Paraguay |
Fourth place | Colombia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 35 |
Goals scored | 104 (2.97 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Fernando Cavenaghi (8 goals) |
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 January and 28 January 2003, it was the 21st time the competition has been held and the 2nd to take place in Uruguay. Argentina won their 4th trophy.
Contents
Venues
City / Town | Stadium | Capacity |
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Montevideo | Estadio Centenario | 66,500 |
Colonia del Sacramento | Estadio Suppici | 12,000 |
Maldonado | 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:
- superior goal difference in all matches
- greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- better result in matches between tied teams
- drawing of lots
Group A
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Brazil | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Uruguay | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
Ecuador | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Bolivia | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Peru | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
Results
7 January
17:15 |
Bolivia | 0 - 7 | Brazil |
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Carlos Alberto 8' Felipe Melo 11', 18' Dagoberto 20' (pen.), 70' Dudu Cearense 72' William 89' |
7 January
21:00 |
Peru | 1 - 4 | Uruguay |
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Farfán 29' (pen.) | G. Rodríguez 3' Martínez 14', 50' Carlos Diogo 44' |
13 January
21:00 |
Uruguay | 4 - 1 | Bolivia |
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López 11' A. Rodríguez 34' Guerrero 45+1' Porta 64' |
J. L. Ortiz 37' |
Group B
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Argentina | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
Colombia | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
Paraguay | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
Chile | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Venezuela | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Results
Final group
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif |
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Argentina | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
Brazil | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
Paraguay | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
Colombia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
Uruguay | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
Ecuador | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -11 |
Results
20 January
22:30 |
Colombia | 2 - 3 | Brazil |
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Dani Alves 51' (o.g.) Aguilar 90' |
Felipe Melo 35' William 62' Jean 91' |
28 January
18:00 |
Ecuador | 2 - 3 | Paraguay |
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Borja 28' Bolaños 81' (pen.) |
B. López 44' (pen.) Barreto 73' Rotela 88' |
Winners
2003 South American Youth Championship Winners |
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Argentina Fourth title |
Qualifiers for 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Top scorers
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External links
- 2003 South American Youth Championship at Conmebol official website
- Sudamericano at the RSSSF