1999 South American U-20 Championship

1999 South American U-20 Championship
1999 Sudamericano Sub-20
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
Dates5–25 January
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (3rd title)
Runners-up Uruguay
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored115 (3.29 per match)
Attendance228,113 (6,518 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Luciano Galletti (9 goals)
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International football competition

The 1999 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 Argentina between 5 and 25 January 1999, the 23rd time the competition had been held and the 2nd to take place in the country. Argentina finished undefeated, winning their 3rd 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 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Squads

For a list of all the squads in the final tournament, see 1999 South American Youth Championship squads.

The following teams entered the tournament:

First group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Argentina 12 4 4 0 0 12 1
 Chile 9 4 3 0 1 12 4
 Peru 6 4 2 0 2 4 8
 Venezuela 3 4 1 0 3 5 14
 Ecuador 0 4 0 0 4 3 9

Results

Chile 2–0 Ecuador
Neira 27'
Moya 30'
Venezuela 1-4 Argentina
Arango 39' Duscher 64'
Farías 68'
Galletti 70'
Aimar 89'
Peru 2–1 Venezuela
Balbin 27', 90' Sequera 17'
Attendance: 2.000
Referee: Felipe Russi (Colombia)
Argentina 2–0 Ecuador
Galletti 27', 90'
Venezuela 0–6 Chile
Córdova 18', 64'
Neira 43'
Pizarro 75'
García 83'
Gutiérrez 87'
Attendance: 2.000
Referee: Juan Luna (Bolivia)
Peru 0-2 Argentina
Aimar 32'
Montenegro 80'
Ecuador 1–2 Peru
Bonito 65' Alamanza 80'
Cordero 88'
 Argentina4–0 Chile
Crosa 24'
Galletti 35', 57'
Duscher 85'
Attendance: 13.998
Referee: Felipe Russi (Colombia)
Chile 4–0 Peru
García 19', 32'
Córdova 49', 78'
Ecuador 2–3 Venezuela
Mejía 52'
Bonito 63'		 Sequera 36'
Chacón 76'
Juan Arango 90+1'
Attendance: 1.000
Referee: Juan Luna (Bolivia)

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Paraguay 10 4 3 1 0 7 3
 Brazil 8 4 2 2 0 8 2
 Uruguay 7 4 2 1 1 8 3
 Colombia 1 4 0 1 3 4 8
 Bolivia 1 4 0 1 3 4 15

Results

Uruguay 1–0 Colombia
Chevantón 9'
Attendance: 3.200
Referee: Ángel Sánchez (Argentina)
Bolivia 0–4 Brazil
Eriberto 4'
Cassio Lincoln 40'
Fábio Aurélio 76'
Edu 90'
Attendance: 2.600
Referee: Jorge Torres (Peru)
Paraguay 2–1 Bolivia
Santa Cruz 69'
Escobar 80'		 García 53'
Brazil 3–1 Colombia
Matuzalém 18'
Rodrigo Gral 43'
Ronaldinho 64'		 Molina 88'
Attendance: 3.000
Referee: Guido Aros (Chile)
Bolivia 1–7 Uruguay
Aguilera 52' Pellegrín 10'
Chevantón 21', 33'
Forlán 42'
Canobbio 78'
Carreño 79'
Bueno 88'
Attendance: 2.000
Referee: Luis Solorzáno (Venezuela)
Paraguay 1–1 Brazil
Santa Cruz 1' Rodrigo Gral 69'
Attendance: 4.000
Referee: Jorge Torres (Peru)
Uruguay 0–2 Paraguay
Cabañas 18'
Da Silva 51'
Attendance: 3.000
Referee: Ángel Sánchez (Argentina)
Colombia 2–2 Bolivia
Gil 18'
Victoria 31'		 Gutiérrez 57'
Apuri 84'
Attendance: 3.000
Referee: Jorge Torres (Peru)
Colombia 1–2 Paraguay
Díaz 17' Cabañas 11'
Gavilán 46'
Attendance: 2.100
Referee: Luis Solorzáno (Venezuela)
Brazil 0–0 Uruguay

Final group

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Argentina 12 5 4 0 1 9 2
 Uruguay 8 5 2 2 1 5 4
 Brazil 7 5 2 1 2 14 8
 Paraguay 6 5 2 0 3 6 8
 Peru 5 5 1 2 2 4 14
 Chile 4 5 1 1 3 8 10


17 January Peru  2–1  Paraguay
Brazil  2–3  Chile
Argentina  0–1  Uruguay
19 January Paraguay  1–3  Brazil
Chile  1–2  Uruguay
Peru  0–5  Argentina
21 January Chile  2–3  Paraguay
Uruguay  0–0  Peru
Argentina  2–1  Brazil
23 January Paraguay  1–0  Uruguay
Brazil  6–0  Peru
Chile  0–1  Argentina
25 January Peru  2–2  Chile
Uruguay  2–2  Brazil
Argentina  1–0  Paraguay


 1999 South American Youth Championship winners 

Argentina
Third title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The four best performing teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Goalscorers

9 goals
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 goal (cont.)

Notes

  • Argentina and Uruguay 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.

External links

  • Results by RSSSF