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2003 South American U-20 Championship

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The 2003 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 Uruguay between 4 and 28 January 2003, it was the 21st time the competition has been held and the second to take place in Uruguay. Argentina won their fourth trophy.

2003 South American U-20 Championship
2003 Sudamericano Sub-20
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
Dates4–28 January
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (4th title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Paraguay
Fourth place Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored104 (2.97 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Fernando Cavenaghi (8 goals)
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Venues edit

City / Town Stadium Capacity
Montevideo Estadio Centenario 66,500
Colonia del Sacramento Estadio Suppici 12,000
Maldonado, Uruguay Estadio Domingo Burgueño 22,000

Format edit

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 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Squads edit

For a list of all the squads in the final tournament, see 2003 South American Youth Championship squads.

The following teams entered the tournament:

First group stage edit

When teams finish level of points, the final order determined according to:

  1. superior goal difference in all matches
  2. greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  3. better result in matches between tied teams
  4. drawing of lots

Group A edit

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Brazil 12 4 4 0 0 15 0
  Uruguay 9 4 3 0 1 10 4
  Ecuador 6 4 2 0 2 4 6
  Bolivia 3 4 1 0 3 3 14
  Peru 0 4 0 0 4 3 11

Results edit

Brazil  7–1  Peru
Carvalho   23'
André Bahia   66'
Dudu   67'
Uruguay  2–0  Ecuador
Valdez   41'
G. Rodríguez   88'
Bolivia  0–7  Brazil
Carlos Alberto   8'
Felipe Melo   11', 18'
Dagoberto   20' (pen.), 70'
Dudu   72'
William   89'
Peru  1–4  Uruguay
Farfán   29' (pen.) G. Rodríguez   3'
Martínez   14', 50'
Carlos Diogo   44'
Bolivia  0–2  Ecuador
Jáuregui   22' (o.g.)
Guerrón   29'
Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela
Brazil  2–0  Uruguay
Carvalho   25', 76'
Ecuador  0–3  Brazil
Dagoberto   29' (pen.)
William   44'
Wendel   80'
Bolivia  2–1  Peru
Arce   9', 61' Guevara   68'
Ecuador  2–1  Peru
Miña   78'
Borja   90'		 Farfán   89' (pen.)
Uruguay  4–1  Bolivia
López   11'
A. Rodríguez   34'
Guerrero   45+1'
Porta   64'		 J. L. Ortiz   37'

Group B edit

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Argentina 9 4 3 0 1 7 3
  Colombia 9 4 3 0 1 7 3
  Paraguay 6 4 2 0 2 7 10
  Chile 3 4 1 0 3 4 6
  Venezuela 3 4 1 0 3 1 4

Results edit

Paraguay  4–2  Chile
B. López   39'
Ávalos   48'
D. López   63', 65'		 Rubio   16'
Corrales   51'
Argentina  2–1  Colombia
Cavenaghi   45+2', 82' (pen.) Montaño   90+1' (pen.)
Venezuela  0–1  Paraguay
Ávalos   37'
Chile  0–1  Argentina
Cavenaghi   25'
Referee: Víctor Rivera (Peru)
Argentina  0–1  Venezuela
Estévez   38'
Colombia  1–0  Chile
Montaño   45' (pen.)
Venezuela  0–2  Chile
Rodríguez   75' (o.g.)
Pinilla   89'
Colombia  4–1  Paraguay
Ruiz   15'
Acosta   26', 57', 74'		 D. López   90'
Venezuela  0–1  Colombia
Ruiz   55'
Paraguay  1–4  Argentina
Romero   74' Rivas   31'
Cavenaghi   41', 69'
Rodríguez   55'

Final group edit

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Dif
  Argentina 11 5 3 2 0 8 2 +6
  Brazil 10 5 3 1 1 8 5 +3
  Paraguay 9 5 2 3 0 8 6 +2
  Colombia 7 5 2 1 2 9 7 +2
  Uruguay 4 5 1 1 3 6 8 -2
  Ecuador 0 5 0 0 5 4 15 -11

Results edit

Uruguay  1–1  Argentina
Olivera   32' Pisculichi   82'
Ecuador  1–4  Colombia
Miña   7' Montaño   4'
Aguilar   9', 28'
Araújo   91'
Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela
Brazil  1–1  Paraguay
Carlos Alberto   20' Ávalos   14'
Paraguay  2–1  Uruguay
D. López   51'
Martínez   91'		 Olivera   24' (pen.)
Argentina  4–0  Ecuador
Rivas   23'
Zabaleta   33'
Cavenaghi   63', 75'
Colombia  2–3  Brazil
Alves   51' (o.g.)
Aguilar   90'		 Melo   35'
William   62'
Jean   91'
Uruguay  2–1  Ecuador
Guerrero   40', 62' Barre   65'
Colombia  1–1  Paraguay
Ruiz   40' Ávalos   2'
Brazil  0–1  Argentina
Carrusca   70'
Paraguay  1–1  Argentina
Dos Santos   75' (pen.) Pinola   51'
Colombia  2–1  Uruguay
Ruiz   20'
Anchico   87' (pen.)		 Fernández   8'
Ecuador  0–2  Brazil
Cleiton Xavier   66', 83'
Ecuador  2–3  Paraguay
Borja   28'
Bolaños   81' (pen.)		 B. López   44' (pen.)
Barreto   73'
Rotela   88'
Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela
Brazil  2–1  Uruguay
Dagoberto   16'
Jussiê   89'		 Martínez   64'
Argentina  1–0  Colombia
Cavenaghi   75'

Winners edit

 2003 South American Youth Championship winners 
 
Argentina
Fourth title

Qualifiers for 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup edit

Top scorers edit

External links edit

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