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The 2025 South American U-20 Championship will be the 31st edition of the South American U-20 Championship (Spanish: CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-20, Portuguese: CONMEBOL Sul-Americano Sub-20), the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the men's under-20 national teams of South America. It will be held in Arequipa, Peru.
CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-20 2025 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Peru |
City | Arequipa |
Dates | TBD |
Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 1 host city) |
The top four teams will qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile as the CONMEBOL representatives besides Chile who automatically qualified as host. If Chile reaches the semi-finals, the two teams that finish 3rd in the group stage will play a play-off game for the spot instead.[1]
Brazil are the defending champions.
Teams edit
All ten CONMEBOL member national teams are eligible to enter the tournament.
Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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Argentina | 29th | Champions (5 times, most recent 2015) |
Bolivia | 26th | Fourth place (2 times, most recent 1983) |
Brazil (holders) | 30th | Champions (12 times, most recent 2023) |
Chile | 31st | Runners-up (1 time, 1975) |
Colombia | 29th | Champions (3 times, most recent 2013) |
Ecuador | 26th | Champions (1 time, 2019) |
Paraguay | 29th | Champions (1 time, 1971) |
Peru (hosts) | 30th | Fourth place (5 times, most recent 1975) |
Uruguay | 30th | Champions (8 times, most recent 2017) |
Venezuela | 27th | Third place (2 times, most recent 2017) |
Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup edit
The following five teams from CONMEBOL will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup, including Chile which qualified as hosts.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup1 |
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Chile | 17 December 2023 | 6 (1987, 1995, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2013) |
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Venues edit
On 10 April 2024, the Peruvian Football Federation revealed the four venues that will host the tournament.[2]
Arequipa | ||
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Estadio Monumental de la UNSA | Estadio Mariano Melgar | |
Capacity: 60,370 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
Estadio Municipal de Cayma | Estadio Municipal de Sachaca | |
Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 6,000 | |
References edit
- ^ "FIFA Council appoints Chile and Poland as hosts of FIFA youth competitions". FIFA.com. 17 December 2023.
- ^ "¡LOS 4 ESTADIOS PARA EL SUDAMERICANO DE AREQUIPA!".