The South American Youth Championship 1983 was held in Cochabamba, La Paz and Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It also served as qualification for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Bolivia |
| Dates | 22 January – 13 February |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Uruguay |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Bolivia |
Teams edit
The following teams entered the tournament:
First round edit
Group A edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 8 |
| Uruguay
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
 Chile
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 2 |
 Ecuador
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | –4 | 2 |
 Colombia
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | –4 | 2 |
| 22 January | Colombia
|
2–1 | Chile
|
| Brazil
|
3–0 | Ecuador
| |
| 24 January | Uruguay
|
1–0 | Chile
|
| Brazil
|
3–0 | Colombia
| |
| 26 January | Chile
|
3–2 | Ecuador
|
| Uruguay
|
3–2 | Colombia
| |
| 28 January | Ecuador
|
2–1 | Colombia
|
| Brazil
|
3–1 | Uruguay
| |
| 31 January | Uruguay
|
3–2 | Ecuador
|
| Brazil
|
1–0 | Chile
|
Group B edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 8 |
| Bolivia
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 4 |
 Paraguay
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
 Peru
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 2 |
 Venezuela
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | –12 | 2 |
| 22 January | Argentina
|
2–0 | Peru
|
| Bolivia
|
4–0 | Venezuela
| |
| 24 January | Argentina
|
2–0 | Paraguay
|
| Bolivia
|
3–1 | Peru
| |
| 26 January | Paraguay
|
4–2 | Peru
|
| Argentina
|
2–1 | Venezuela
| |
| 28 January | Peru
|
8–0 | Venezuela
|
| Paraguay
|
3–1 | Bolivia
| |
| 31 January | Venezuela
|
1–0 | Paraguay
|
| Argentina
|
3–1 | Bolivia
|
Final round edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| Uruguay
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| Argentina
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Bolivia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | –5 | 0 |
| 5 February | Brazil
|
3–0 | Bolivia
|
| 6 February | Argentina
|
3–3 | Uruguay
|
| 9 February | Brazil
|
0–0 | Uruguay
|
| Argentina
|
3–2 | Bolivia
| |
| 13 February | Uruguay
|
3–2 | Bolivia
|
| Brazil
|
3–2 | Argentina
|
| 1983 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
 Brazil Second title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship edit
The three best performing teams qualified for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.