2005 South American U-20 Championship

The 2005 South American Youth Championship (Sudamericana sub-20) was a football competition contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Colombia between 13 January and 6 February 2005, it was the 22nd time the competition has been held and the third to take place in Colombia. Colombia finished undefeated, winning their second trophy.

2005 South American U-20 Championship
2005 Sudamericano Sub-20
Tournament details
Host countryColombia
Dates13 January – 6 February
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Colombia (2nd title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored114 (3.26 per match)
Top scorer(s)Colombia Hugo Rodallega (11 goals)
2003
2007

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 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship

Squads edit

For a list of all the squads in the final tournament, see 2005 South American Youth Championship squads.

The following teams entered the tournament:

First group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Argentina 10 4 3 1 0 14 1
  Colombia 10 4 3 1 0 9 1
  Venezuela 4 4 1 1 2 6 8
  Bolivia 2 4 0 2 2 4 13
  Peru 1 4 0 1 3 1 11

Results edit

Argentina  3–0  Venezuela
González   32' (o.g.)
Messi   71'
Barrientos   82'
Colombia  5–0  Bolivia
Toja   8'
Rodallega   47', 83' (pen.), 86', 88'

Argentina  4–0  Bolivia
Barrientos   3'
Messi   50', 59'
Boselli   80'
Colombia  1–0  Peru
Rodallega   38'

Bolivia  3–3  Venezuela
Fierro   30'
Sossa   45', 69'
Ramírez   42' (pen.), 59', 84' (pen.)
Argentina  6–0  Peru
Torres   5', 13'
Barrientos   31'
Abraham   35'
Messi   43'
Sosa   79'

Peru  1–1  Bolivia
González   13' Saucedo   27'

Argentina  1–1  Colombia
Peirone   52' Falcao   28'
Peru  0–3  Venezuela
Miku   7', 82'
Pérez   74'

Group B edit

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Brazil 8 4 2 2 0 10 3
  Chile 7 4 2 1 1 10 7
  Uruguay 6 4 1 3 0 6 0
  Paraguay 5 4 1 2 1 7 6
  Ecuador 0 4 0 0 4 3 20

Results edit

Brazil  5–0  Ecuador
Evandro   2', 6'
Filipe Luís   29'
Quirino   46', 56'

Brazil  1–1  Paraguay
Barcelos   57' Bogado   63'

Chile  3–2  Paraguay
Fernández   37'
Fuenzalida   52'
Lorca   69'
Acuña   15'
Bogado   59'
Uruguay  6–0  Ecuador
Albín   2', 6'
C. Rodríguez   29', 57'
Peinado   71'
J. Rodríguez   84'
Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela)

Brazil  4–2  Chile
Sóbis   15', 78'
Filipe Luís   46'
Quirino   66'
Montesinos   11'
Canales   47'
Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela)
Paraguay  4–2  Ecuador
Bogado   25'
Achilier   38' (o.g.)
Segovia   51'
Acuña   57'
Valencia   2'
Arroyo   21'

Chile  5–1  Ecuador
Canales   30', 51', 71'
Fernández   37'
Morales   75'
Valencia   80'

Final group edit

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Dif
  Colombia 13 5 4 1 0 11 5 +6
  Brazil 9 5 3 0 2 8 6 +2
  Argentina 9 5 2 3 0 5 3 +2
  Chile 5 5 1 2 2 10 11 -1
  Uruguay 5 5 1 2 2 7 10 -3
  Venezuela 0 5 0 0 5 3 9 -6

Results edit

Chile  3–4  Colombia
Meneses   1' (pen.)
Montesinos   6'
Fuenzalida   64'
Report[permanent dead link] Rodallega   20' (pen.), 67'
Aguilar   47'
Toja   75'

Uruguay  1–3  Colombia
Albín   85' Report[permanent dead link] Rentería   31', 68'
Aguilar   43'

Venezuela  2–3  Chile
Vargas   42', 67' Report[permanent dead link] Fuenzalida   59'
Montesinos   76'
Canales   78'

Brazil  2–1  Chile
Evandro   52' (pen.)
Sóbis   90+2'
Report[permanent dead link] Lorca   83'

Chile  2–2  Uruguay
Fernández   24', 62' Report[permanent dead link] Ezquerra   37'
C. Rodríguez   78'

Winners edit

 2005 South American Youth Championship winners 
 
Colombia

Second title

Qualifiers for 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship edit

Top scorers edit

External links edit