1967 South American U-20 Championship

The South American Youth Championship 1967 was held in Asunción, Paraguay.[1]

1967 South American Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryParaguay
Dates3–29 March
Teams9
Final positions
Champions Argentina (1st title)
Runners-up Paraguay
1964
1971

Teams edit

The following teams entered the tournament:

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Paraguay 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 4
  Argentina 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
  Colombia 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
  Venezuela 3 1 0 2 4 8 –4 2


5 March Paraguay   4–0   Venezuela
6 March Argentina   1–1   Colombia
8 March Venezuela   3–1   Colombia
12 March Paraguay   3–1   Argentina
19 March Colombia   3–1   Paraguay
Argentina   3–1   Venezuela

Tie-breaker edit

Argentina  0–0  Colombia

Note:Argentina qualified after the result was decided by tossing a coin

Group B edit

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Brazil 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 6
  Peru 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 5
  Chile 4 2 0 2 5 7 –2 4
  Uruguay 4 1 1 2 5 7 –2 3
  Ecuador 4 1 0 3 4 7 –3 2


3 March Peru   2–2   Uruguay
6 March Ecuador   2–1   Brazil
8 March Peru   3–1   Chile
11 March Brazil   3–1   Uruguay
Peru   3–1   Ecuador
14 March Uruguay   1–0   Ecuador
Brazil   2–0   Chile
17 March Chile   2–1   Ecuador
18 March Brazil   1–0   Peru
19 March Chile   2–1   Uruguay

Semifinals edit

Argentina  2–0  Brazil
Paraguay  2–1  Peru

Final edit

1967 South American U-20 Championship Final
Paraguay  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Argentina
Yugovich   59'
Ramírez   60'
Report 1
Report 2
Pasternak   50'
Ricciardi   67'
Referee: César Orozco (Peru)

Note: Argentina won the championship after the result was decided by tossing a coin.[2]

Squads edit

Argentina edit

José Alberto Pérez (River Plate), Jorge D'Alessandro (San Lorenzo), Jorge Eduardo Dominici (River Plate), José Gómez (Gimnasia y Esgrima LP), Horacio Tocalini (Chacarita Juniors), Carlos Siciliano (Racing Club), Eduardo Commisso (River Plate), Jorge Teijón (Deportivo Morón), Marcos Ricciardi (Chacarita Juniors), José Martínez (San Lorenzo), Francisco Cibeyra (River Plate), Héctor Martínez (Racing Club), José Pasternak (Gimnasia y Esgrima LP), Antonio García (San Lorenzo), Enrique Wolff (Racing Club), Juan Loyola (Chacarita Juniors), Miguel Converti (Banfield), Carlos García Cambón (Chacarita Juniors)
Managers: Juan Carlos Giménez and Mario Imbelloni.[3]


 1967 South American Youth Championship 
 
Argentina
First title

References edit

  1. ^ IV Sudamericano Juvenil 1967 (Paraguay) by Fernando Espinoza Añazco on the RSSSF
  2. ^ La fatídica moneda del 67 on Diario Hoy, 29 Mar 2020
  3. ^ Los primeros festejos on AFA