1954 South American U-20 Championship

The South American Youth Championship 1954 was held in Caracas, Venezuela. It was the first time the tournament was organised.

Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:


 * 🇧🇷 Brazil
 * 🇵🇾 Paraguay
 * 🇻🇪 Venezuela (host)
 * 🇵🇾 Paraguay
 * 🇻🇪 Venezuela (host)
 * 🇵🇾 Paraguay
 * 🇻🇪 Venezuela (host)
 * 🇻🇪 Venezuela (host)
 * 🇻🇪 Venezuela (host)

''Argentina did not participate in this tournament. They were the only non-European team to play in the 1954 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18.''

First round
Host Venezuela automatically qualified for the final round.