The South American Youth Championship 1977 was held in Caracas, Mérida and Valencia, Venezuela. It also served as qualification for the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Venezuela |
| Dates | 16 April – 6 May |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Paraguay |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
Teams edit
The following teams entered the tournament:
First round edit
Group A edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
| Chile
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
 Colombia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 2 |
 Bolivia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 0 |
| 16 April | Colombia
|
2–1 | Bolivia
|
| 18 April | Chile
|
2–0 | Colombia
|
| 21 April | Brazil
|
3–0 | Bolivia
|
| 24 April | Chile
|
2–0 | Bolivia
|
| Brazil
|
2–0 | Colombia
| |
| 27 April | Brazil
|
4–1 | Chile
|
Group B edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
| Uruguay
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
 Peru
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 3 |
 Argentina
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 |
 Venezuela
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 2 |
| 16 April | Paraguay
|
5–3 | Peru
|
| Argentina
|
1–1 | Uruguay
| |
| 18 April | Paraguay
|
2–1 | Argentina
|
| Peru
|
1–1 | Venezuela
| |
| 21 April | Peru
|
2–1 | Argentina
|
| Uruguay
|
3–0 | Venezuela
| |
| 24 April | Uruguay
|
0–0 | Paraguay
|
| Argentina
|
0–0 | Venezuela
| |
| 27 April | Uruguay
|
2–1 | Peru
|
| Paraguay
|
1–0 | Venezuela
|
Final round edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 5 |
| Brazil
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
| Paraguay
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 1 |
| Chile
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 1 |
| 30 April | Chile
|
1–1 | Paraguay
|
| Brazil
|
0–0 | Uruguay
| |
| 4 May | Brazil
|
1–0 | Chile
|
| Uruguay
|
1–0 | Paraguay
| |
| 6 May | Brazil
|
3–1 | Paraguay
|
| Uruguay
|
4–0 | Chile
|
| 1977 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
 Uruguay Fifth title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship edit
The three best performing teams qualified for the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship.