The 2015 South American Youth Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20『Juventud de América』Uruguay 2015, Brazilian Portuguese: Campeonato Sulamericano Sub-20『Juventude da América』Uruguai 2015) was the 27th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by CONMEBOL for the men's under-20 national teams of South America. It was held in Uruguay from 14 January to 7 February 2015.[1][2]
| Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 "Juventud de America" Uruguay 2015 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Uruguay |
| Dates | 14 January – 7 February |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Colombia |
| Third place | Uruguay |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Goals scored | 99 (2.83 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Giovanni Simeone (9 goals) |
← 2013 2017 → | |
The tournament served as qualifier for several competitions.[3] The top four teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World CupinNew Zealand as the CONMEBOL representatives. Brazil, as hosts, and the champion team qualified directly for the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament while the runner-up team advanced to a play-off against a CONCACAF team for the final berth in the Olympics. Finally, the four teams ranked third to sixth qualified for the 2015 Pan American Games men's football tournamentinCanada.
Argentina won their fifth title. defending champions Colombia finished second, Uruguay finished third, while Brazil finished fourth.
All ten CONMEBOL member national teams entered the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
25th | Champions (4 times, most recent 2003) |
 Bolivia |
22nd | Fourth place (2 times, most recent 1983) |
| Brazil |
26th | Champions (11 times, most recent 2011) |
 Chile |
27th | Runners-up (1 time, 1975) |
| Colombia (holders) |
25th | Champions (3 times, most recent 2013) |
 Ecuador |
22nd | Third place (3 times, most recent 2011) |
 Paraguay |
25th | Champions (1 time, 1971) |
 Peru |
26th | Third place (2 times, most recent 1971) |
| Uruguay (hosts) |
26th | Champions (7 times, most recent 1981) |
 Venezuela |
23rd | Third place (1 time, most recent 1954) |
Uruguay was chosen as host country of the tournament on 23 May 2012 at the CONMEBOL Executive Committee meeting held in Budapest, Hungary, prior to the 62nd FIFA Congress.[1][4] The matches were held in 4 venues in 3 host cities, Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici, Colonia del Sacramento (group A) and Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado (group B) for the first stage while the final stage took place at Estadio Gran Parque Central and Estadio CentenarioinMontevideo.[5][6]
| Colonia | Maldonado |
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| Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici | Estadio Domingo Burgueño | |
| Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 22,000 | |
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| Montevideo | ||
| Estadio Gran Parque Central | Estadio Centenario | |
| Capacity: 28,000 | Capacity: 65,235 | |
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Each team could register a squad of 23 players (three of whom had to be goalkeepers).[3]
The referees and assistants referees were:[7]
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The draw was held on 29 September 2014, 20:15 UYT (UTC−3), at the Hipódromo Nacional de MaroñasinMontevideo.[8] The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five. Argentina and Brazil were seeded into Group A and Group B respectively and assigned to position 1 in their group. Paraguay and Uruguay were also seeded into Group A and Group B respectively but assigned to position 2 within their group (As host, Uruguay decided to play in group B). The remaining teams were placed into "pairing pots" (Colombia–Ecuador, Chile–Peru, Bolivia–Venezuela) and drawn to determine their group as well as the position within it.[6]
The top three teams in each group qualified for the final stage.
When teams finished level of points, the final order was determined according to:[3]
All match times are in local Uruguay Summer Time (UTC−02:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 9 | Advance to Final stage |
| 2 | Paraguay
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Peru
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Ecuador
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | |
| 5 | Bolivia
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
| Argentina | 5–2 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
Simeone  5', 42'Correa 20'Martínez 32'Monteseirín 39' |
Report | J. Cevallos 22', 85' (pen.) |
Referee: Ricardo Marques (Brazil)
| Paraguay | 4–2 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Viera 3' Díaz 23'E. Araújo 55'Medina 90+1' |
Report | Iragua 38' A. Pinto 49' |
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
| Argentina | 0–1 | Paraguay |
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| Report | Cañete 6' |
Referee: Adrián Vélez (Colombia)
| Ecuador | 0–2 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Succar 46', 76' |
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
| Argentina | 6–2 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Prieto 23' (o.g.) Bernaola 28' (o.g.)Correa 32'Simeone 41', 89'Suárez 78' |
Report | Gonzales-Vigil 73' Da Silva 73' |
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
| Ecuador | 5–0 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| J. Cevallos 34', 40' Burbano 50'Parrales 87', 90+1' |
Report |
Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)
| Paraguay | 1–2 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Santacruz 68' |
Report | Parrales 6' Cangá 88' |
Referee: Ricardo Marques (Brazil)
| Bolivia | 0–1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Da Silva 68' |
Referee: Adrián Vélez (Colombia)
| Argentina | 3–0 | Bolivia |
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| Simeone 5', 12' Cardozo 72' |
Report |
Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)
| Paraguay | 1–1 | Peru |
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| Amarilla 29' |
Report | Succar 23' |
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay (H)
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Final stage |
| 2 | Brazil
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | Colombia
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Venezuela
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 3 | |
| 5 | Chile
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 |
| Brazil | 2–1 | Chile |
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| Marcos Guilherme 42', 46' |
Report | Cuevas 81' |
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
| Uruguay | 1–0 | Colombia |
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| Arambarri 90+1' |
Report |
Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
| Chile | 2–0 | Venezuela |
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| Echeverría 6' Cuevas 58' |
Report |
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
| Brazil | 0–2 | Uruguay |
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| Report | Pereiro 27' Arambarri 59' |
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
| Chile | 0–3 | Colombia |
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| Report | Borré 12' Lucumí 75'Otero 81' |
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
| Brazil | 2–0 | Venezuela |
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| Kenedy 72' Gabriel Barbosa 78' |
Report |
Referee: Alejandro Mancilla (Bolivia)
| Colombia | 1–0 | Venezuela |
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| Lucumí 60' |
Report |
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
| Uruguay | 6–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Acosta 20', 45+1' Echeverría 23' (o.g.)Pereiro 66'Amaral 81'Faber 88' |
Report | Echeverría 85' |
Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
| Brazil | 2–1 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Thalles 42' Marcos Guilherme 75' |
Report | Manotas 50' |
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
| Uruguay | 0–1 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Moreno 27' |
Referee: Alejandro Mancilla (Bolivia)
When teams finished level of points, the final order was determined according to the same criteria as the first stage, taking into account only matches in the final stage.[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Argentina
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 13 | 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Colombia
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup and Olympic play-off |
| 3 | Uruguay (H)
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2015 Pan American Games |
| 4 | Brazil
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2015 Pan American Games and 2016 Summer Olympics[a] |
| 5 | Peru
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 | 2015 Pan American Games |
| 6 | Paraguay
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 |
| Argentina | 2–0 | Peru |
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| Simeone 1' Correa 77' |
Report |
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
| Paraguay | 0–0 | Colombia |
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| Report |
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
| Uruguay | 0–0 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
| Paraguay | 0–2 | Brazil |
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| Report | Yuri Mamute 65' Marcos Guilherme 77' |
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
| Argentina | 1–1 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Compagnucci 88' |
Report | Barrera 50' (pen.) |
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
| Uruguay | 3–1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Acosta 27' Pereiro 55'Arambarri 77' |
Report | Ugarriza 66' |
Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
| Peru | 1–3 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Succar 23' |
Report | Lucumí 25', 90' Borré 40' |
Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)
| Argentina | 2–0 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| M. Rolón 86' Contreras 89' |
Report |
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
| Uruguay | 2–0 | Paraguay |
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| Acosta 21' Pereiro 37' |
Report |
Referee: Ricardo Marques (Brazil)
| Peru | 0–5 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nathan 47' Thalles 56', 62'Malcom 71'Léo Pereira 81' |
Referee: Adrián Vélez (Colombia)
| Argentina | 3–0 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Simeone 17', 76' L. Rolón 48' |
Report |
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
| Uruguay | 0–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
| Paraguay | 1–3 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Díaz 84' |
Report | Peña 5' Cossio 10'Ugarriza 23' |
Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
| Brazil | 0–3 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Barrera 57' Rodríguez 73', 90+1' |
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
| Argentina | 2–1 | Uruguay |
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| Driussi 35' Correa 80' |
Report | Pereiro 7' |
Referee: Ricardo Marques (Brazil)
| 2015 South American Youth Football champions |
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 Argentina Fifth title |
There were 99 goals scored in 35 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.
9 goals
5 goals
4 goals
Marcos Guilherme Jeison Lucumí José Francisco Cevallos Alexander Succar Franco Acosta3 goals
Miguel Parrales Mauro Arambarri2 goals
Rodrigo Echeverría Jarlan Barrera Rafael Santos Borré Joao Rodríguez Sergio Díaz Beto da Silva Adrián Ugarriza1 goal
Lucio Compagnucci Rodrigo Contreras Sebastián Driussi Tomás Martínez Facundo Monteseirín Leonardo Rolón Maxi Rolón Leonardo Suárez Erick Iragua Alberto Pinto Gabriel Barbosa Kenedy Léo Pereira Malcom Nathan Yuri Mamute Mauro Manotas Juan Ferney Otero Robert Burbano Luis Cangá Luis Amarilla Enrique Araújo Iván Cañete Jesús Medina Danilo Santacruz Gustavo Viera Alexis Cossio Aurelio Gonzales-Vigil Sergio Peña Rodrigo Amaral Gastón Faber Jaime Moreno1 own goal
Rodrigo Echeverría (against Uruguay) Brian Bernaola (against Argentina) Daniel Prieto (against Argentina)The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World CupinNew Zealand.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearancesinFIFA U-20 World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
4 February 2015[9] | 13 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011) |
| Brazil |
4 February 2015[9] | 17 (1977, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 , 2009, 2011) |
| Uruguay |
4 February 2015[9] | 12 (1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013) |
| Colombia |
4 February 2015[9] | 8 (1985, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2013) |
The four teams which finished third to sixth, Brazil, Uruguay, Peru, and Paraguay, qualified for the 2015 Pan American Games men's football tournament in Canada.[10] This was changed from the previous set-up where the South American Under-17 Football Championship was used as qualification for the Pan American Games football tournament.
The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2015 Pan American Games men's football tournament.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Pan American Games1 |
|---|---|---|
| Peru |
4 February 2015 | 0 (Debut) |
| Paraguay |
4 February 2015 | 4 (1951, 1987, 1995, 2003) |
| Brazil |
7 February 2015 | 10 (1959, 1963, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2003, 2007, 2011) |
| Uruguay |
7 February 2015 | 5 (1963, 1975, 1983, 1999, 2011) |
Same as previous Youth Championships that were held one year prior to the Olympics, CONMEBOL used the tournament to determine which men's under-23 national teams from South America qualify for the Olympic football tournament. Since Brazil already qualified automatically as hosts of the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament, the top-ranked team other than Brazil qualified directly, while the second top-ranked team other than Brazil advanced to a play-off against the third-placed team of the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship for the final berth in the Olympics.[11] Since Brazil finished third in the tournament, Argentina qualified for the Olympics,[12] while Colombia advanced to the play-off, where they defeated the United States to become CONMEBOL's third Olympic representative.[13]
The following three teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics1 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
2 October 2009 | 12 (1952, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012) |
| Argentina |
7 February 2015[14] | 7 (1928, 1960, 1964, 1988, 1996, 2004, 2008) |
| Colombia |
29 March 2016[13] | 4 (1968, 1972, 1980, 1992) |
Argentina: TyC Sports (all matches are broadcast live) and Channel 7 (Argentina matches only) Brazil: SporTV (all matches) and SBT (all matches of Brazil and some matches) Colombia: Caracol TV (all Colombia matches live) Paraguay: Tigo Sports (all matches are broadcast live) and La Tele (all matches of Paraguay and some matches)
Peru: América Televisión (all matches are broadcast live) Uruguay: Tenfield (all matches are broadcast live on VTV, VTV Plus and GolTV Latin América)
USA: beIN Sports (all matches live on beIN Sports en Español)
United Kingdom: Bet365 online streaming (all matches live)
