2018 South American U-20 Women's Championship

The 2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship was the eighth edition of the South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship (Spanish: CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub-20), the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the women's under-20 national teams of South America. The tournament was held in Ecuador between 13 and 31 January 2018.[1]

2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub-20
Ecuador 2018
Tournament details
Host countryEcuador
Dates13–31 January
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (8th title)
Runners-up Paraguay
Third place Colombia
Fourth place Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored103 (3.96 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Geyse (12 goals)
Fair play award Brazil
2015
2020

The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France as the CONMEBOL representatives.[2]

Brazil were crowned champions and maintained their streak of winning all eight editions so far.

Teams

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All ten CONMEBOL member national teams are eligible to enter the tournament.

Team Appearance Previous best top-4 performance
  Argentina 8th Runners-up (2006, 2008, 2012)
  Bolivia 8th Fourth place (2004, 2014)
  Brazil (holders) 8th Champions (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015)
  Chile 8th Fourth place (2008, 2010)
  Colombia 8th Runners-up (2010)
  Ecuador (hosts) 8th Third place (2004)
  Paraguay 8th Runners-up (2004, 2014)
  Peru 8th Fourth place (2006)
  Uruguay 8th None
  Venezuela 8th Runners-up (2015)

Venues

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The matches were played in three venues in three cities.

Draw

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The draw of the tournament was held on 14 December 2017, 19:00 ECT (UTC−5), at the Casa de la Selección in Quito.[3] The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams. The hosts Ecuador and the defending champions Brazil were seeded into Groups A and B respectively, while the remaining teams were placed into four "pairing pots" according to their results in the 2015 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship: Venezuela–Colombia, Argentina–Chile, Paraguay–Uruguay, Bolivia–Peru.[4]

Squads

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Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 22 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers).[5]

Match officials

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A total of 10 referees, 20 assistant referees, and two support referees were selected for the tournament.[6]

First stage

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In the first stage, the teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order (Regulations Article 18.1):[5]

  1. Goal difference;
  2. Goals scored;
  3. Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
  4. Drawing of lots.

The top two teams of each group advance to the final stage.

All times are local, ECT (UTC−5).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Paraguay 4 4 0 0 15 2 +13 12 Final stage
2   Colombia 4 3 0 1 17 8 +9 9
3   Ecuador (H) 4 1 0 3 4 8 −4 3
4   Argentina 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 3
5   Peru 4 1 0 3 3 16 −13 3
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
Colombia  1–6  Paraguay
  • Castañeda   19'
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Ecuador  1–2  Argentina
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Argentina  1–2  Peru
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Ecuador  1–4  Colombia
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Colombia  9–0  Peru
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Ecuador  0–2  Paraguay
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Paraguay  4–1  Peru
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Colombia  3–1  Argentina
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Argentina  0–3  Paraguay
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Peru  0–2  Ecuador
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 4 4 0 0 13 0 +13 12 Final stage
2   Venezuela 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 7
3   Chile 4 2 0 2 9 4 +5 6
4   Uruguay 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6 3
5   Bolivia 4 0 1 3 2 14 −12 1
Source: CONMEBOL
Venezuela  1–0  Uruguay
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Brazil  3–0  Chile
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Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)

Chile  5–0  Bolivia
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Referee: Priscila Vásquez (Peru)
Brazil  2–0  Venezuela
Report

Venezuela  1–1  Bolivia
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Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)
Brazil  3–0  Uruguay
Report
Referee: María Cornejo (Ecuador)

Uruguay  3–1  Bolivia
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  • Andía   38'
Venezuela  1–0  Chile
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Referee: María Cornejo (Ecuador)

Chile  4–0  Uruguay
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Referee: Priscila Vásquez (Peru)
Bolivia  0–5  Brazil
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Final stage

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In the final stage, the teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order, taking into account only matches in the final stage (Regulations Article 18.2):[5]

  1. Goal difference;
  2. Goals scored;
  3. Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
  4. Fair play points (first yellow card: minus 1 point; second yellow card / red card: minus 3 points; direct red card: minus 4 points; yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points);
  5. Drawing of lots.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 3 3 0 0 17 1 +16 9 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
2   Paraguay 3 2 0 1 8 11 −3 6
3   Colombia 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
4   Venezuela 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: CONMEBOL
Paraguay  3–1  Venezuela
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Brazil  4–0  Colombia
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Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)

Brazil  5–0  Venezuela
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Referee: Sirley Cornejo (Bolivia)
Paraguay  4–2  Colombia
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Referee: Nadia Fuques (Uruguay)

Colombia  2–0  Venezuela
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Referee: Priscila Vásquez (Peru)
Paraguay  1–8  Brazil
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Winners

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 2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship 
 
Brazil
Eighth title

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

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The following two teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[7]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup1
  Brazil 28 January 2018 8 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
  Paraguay 28 January 2018 1 (2014)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

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12 goals
10 goals
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References

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  1. ^ "Paraguay, Chile, Ecuador y Argentina realizarán torneos sudamericanos femeninos". CONMEBOL.com. 25 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Circular #1565 - FIFA women's tournaments 2018-2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Sorteo de grupos del CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-20 Femenino 2018". CONMEBOL.com. 13 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Definidos los grupos del Sudamericano Sub-20 Femenino - Ecuador 2018". CONMEBOL.com. 15 December 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "Reglamento – Sudamericano Femenino Sub-20 Ecuador 2018" (PDF). Ecuador Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  6. ^ "Árbitras para el Sudamericano Sub-20 Femenino". CONMEBOL.com. 10 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Paraguay, Brazil scoop up tickets to France 2018". FIFA.com. 29 January 2018. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018.
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