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
Champions Argentina (4th title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Paraguay
Fourth place Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored104 (2.97 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina 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[edit]

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

Format[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 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 14
 Peru 0 4 0 0 4 3 11

Results[edit]

Brazil 7–1 Peru
Carvalho 23'
André Bahia 66'
Dudu 67'

Bolivia 0–7 Brazil
Carlos Alberto 8'
Felipe Melo 11', 18'
Dagoberto 20' (pen.), 70'
Dudu 72'
William 89'

Bolivia 0–2 Ecuador
Jáuregui 22' (o.g.)
Guerrón 29'
Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela
Brazil 2–0 Uruguay
Carvalho 25', 76'

Bolivia 2–1 Peru
Arce 9', 61' Guevara 68'

Ecuador 2–1 Peru
Miña 78'
Borja 90'
Farfán 89' (pen.)

Group B[edit]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 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[edit]

Argentina 2–1 Colombia
Cavenaghi 45+2', 82' (pen.) Montaño 90+1' (pen.)



Colombia 4–1 Paraguay
Ruiz 15'
Acosta 26', 57', 74'
D. López 90'

Final group[edit]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Dif
 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[edit]

Ecuador 1–4 Colombia
Miña 7' Montaño 4'
Aguilar 9', 28'
Araújo 91'


Uruguay 2–1 Ecuador
Guerrero 40', 62' Barre 65'


Ecuador 2–3 Paraguay
Borja 28'
Bolaños 81' (pen.)
B. López 44' (pen.)
Barreto 73'
Rotela 88'
Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela

Winners[edit]

 2003 South American Youth Championship winners 

Argentina

Fourth title

Qualifiers for 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

External links[edit]