1988 South American U-20 Championship

The South American Youth Championship 1988 was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It also served as qualification for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:


 * (host)
 * (invited)
 * (invited)
 * (invited)
 * (invited)
 * (invited)
 * (invited)

Qualification to World Youth Championship
The three best performing teams qualified for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.