The South American Youth Championship 1981 was held in Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador. It also served as qualification for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Ecuador |
Dates | 15 February – 8 March |
Teams | 9 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Teams
editThe following teams entered the tournament:
(Peru withdrew due to the Paquisha War)
First round
editGroup A
editTeams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Uruguay | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 |
Bolivia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
Ecuador | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
Paraguay | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Colombia | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 2 |
15 February | Colombia | 1–1 | Paraguay |
Uruguay | 1–1 | Bolivia | |
18 February | Bolivia | 2–1 | Paraguay |
Ecuador | 3–1 | Colombia | |
20 February | Bolivia | 1–1 | Ecuador |
Paraguay | 2–1 | Uruguay | |
22 February | Colombia | 0–0 | Bolivia |
Uruguay | 2–1 | Ecuador | |
25 February | Uruguay | 4–1 | Colombia |
Ecuador | 2–2 | Paraguay |
Group B
editTeams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 2 |
Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | –11 | 0 |
15 February | Argentina | 3–1 | Chile |
17 February | Brazil | 5–1 | Venezuela |
19 February | Argentina | 3–0 | Venezuela |
22 February | Brazil | 1–0 | Chile |
26 February | Chile | 4–0 | Venezuela |
Brazil | 1–1 | Argentina |
Final round
editTeams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
Brazil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 |
Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 2 |
Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 |
1 March | Argentina | 3–1 | Bolivia |
Uruguay | 2–1 | Brazil | |
5 March | Brazil | 4–0 | Argentina |
Uruguay | 2–1 | Bolivia | |
8 March | Brazil | 1–1 | Bolivia |
Uruguay | 5–1 | Argentina |
1981 South American Youth Championship |
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Uruguay Seventh title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
editThe two best performing teams qualified directly for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Argentina also qualified, after winning an intercontinental play-off against New Zealand and Israel.[1] Matches were played in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Argentina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 8 |
New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 3 |
Israel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 1 |
18 March | New Zealand | 0–0 | Israel |
20 March | Argentina | 1–0 | Israel |
22 March | Argentina | 1–0 | New Zealand |
25 March | Israel | 1–2 | New Zealand |
27 March | Argentina | 3–0 | New Zealand |
29 March | Argentina | 2–0 | Israel |
External links
edit- ^ "Intercontinental play-off results by RSSSF". Retrieved 5 August 2012.