2007 South American U-20 Championship
| 2007 Sudamericano Sub-20 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Paraguay |
| Dates | January 7 to 28 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Brazil (9th title) |
| Runners-up |
 Argentina |
| Third place |
 Uruguay |
| Fourth place |
 Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Goals scored | 101 (2.89 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Edinson Cavani (7 goals) |
The 2007 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 Paraguay between 7 January and 28 January 2007. It was the 23rd time the competition has been held and the fourth to take place in Paraguay. Brazil finished undefeated, winning their ninth trophy.
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 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, while the top two also qualify for the 2008 Olympic tournament (U-23).
Squads
For a list of all the squads in the final tournament, see 2007 South American Youth Championship squads.
The following teams entered the tournament:
First group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 10 |
 Paraguay |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 8 |
| Chile |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 6 |
 Bolivia |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 4 |
 Peru |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | –7 | 0 |
13 January 2007 19:50 |
| Chile |
4–2 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
Medina  9', 70' (pen.) Vidal 64', 79' |
Report | Elías 34' Larrondo 86' (o.g.) |
15 January 2007 19:50 |
| Bolivia |
4–1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Pinedo 34' Campos 75' (pen.), 76' (pen.) Fierro 78' |
Report | Quiñónez 18' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colombia |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 |
| Uruguay |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| Argentina |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 5 |
 Ecuador |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
 Venezuela |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | –8 | 3 |
January 14, 2007 22:00 |
| Argentina |
6–0 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Mouche 11', 27', 62' Moralez 43'Sosa 86'Di Santo 90' |
January 16, 2007 22:00 |
| Argentina |
3–3 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Di María 27', 42' Sosa 45+1' |
Cavani 6', 60' (pen.) Laens 77' |
Final group
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 |
| Argentina |
9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Uruguay |
7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| Chile |
6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 |
| Paraguay |
6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 |
| Colombia |
1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -10 |
Fixtures
Winners
| 2007 South American Youth Championship Winners |
|---|
Brazil Ninth title |
Qualifiers for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Qualifiers for the 2008 Olympics Games of Beijing
Topscorers
- Edison Cavani 7
- Arturo Vidal 6
- Nicolás Medina 5
- Alexandre Pato 5
- Lucas 4
- Pablo Mouche 3
- Ismael Sosa 3
- Tchô 3
- Nicolás Larrondo 3
- Javier Acuña 3
- Cristian Bogado 3
Notes
- Argentina and Brazil were looking to finish in the top 4 in order to qualify for the World Youth Championship, a competition which the two sides have thoroughly dominated, having won 9 of the 16 World Youth titles between them.
- The hosts Paraguay were also hoping to do well, they had finished in the top two every time they have hosted the event before, but they had a disappointing campaign, finishing fifth, missing out on a place in the World Youth Championship altoghther.
- Colombia were the defending champions and the only team other than Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay to have won the tournament on more than one occasion.
- Chile were looking to qualify for the world Youth Championship, they managed to qualify in 2005 with only 5 points from 5 games, this time around they qualified with 6 points from 5 games.
- The club teams that contributed the most players to the tournament are:
- 8: Alianza Lima, Peru
- 7: Sporting Cristal, Peru
- 6: Racing Club, Argentina
- 5: Boca Juniors, Argentina
- 5: Colo-Colo, Chile
- 5: Club Sport Emelec, Ecuador
- 5: Club Libertad, Paraguay
- 5: Danubio, Uruguay
- 5: Caracas FC, Venezuela
- 8:
- Only two clubs from outside South America contributed more than one player to the tournament:
