1954 South American U-20 Championship

1954 South American Youth Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Venezuela
Dates	22 March - 13 April
Teams	9
Final positions
Champions	Uruguay (1st title)
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Venezuela
Fourth place	Peru
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	64 (3.37 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Juan Agüero (7)

The South American Youth Championship 1954 was held in Caracas, Venezuela. It was the first time the tournament was organised.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

• Brazil
•  Chile
•  Colombia
•  Ecuador
•  Panama
• Paraguay
•  Peru
•  Uruguay
• Venezuela (host)

Argentina did not participate in this tournament. They were the only non-European team to play in the 1954 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18.

First Round

Host Venezuela automatically qualified for the final round.

Group A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Uruguay	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	5
Colombia	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	4
Chile	3	0	2	1	2	4	–2	2
Ecuador	3	0	1	2	2	6	–4	1

22 March	Colombia	1–1	Uruguay
23 March	Chile	1–1	Ecuador
25 March	Uruguay	4–1	Ecuador
26 March	Chile	1–1	Colombia
29 March	Colombia	1–0	Ecuador
30 March	Uruguay	2–0	Chile

Group B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	2	1	0	10	3	+7	5
Peru	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	4
Paraguay	3	1	1	1	12	5	+7	3
Panama	3	0	0	3	4	20	–16	0

23 March	Brazil	7–1	Panama
	Paraguay	2–2	Peru
26 March	Paraguay	9–1	Panama
27 March	Brazil	1–1	Peru
31 March	Peru	4–2	Panama
	Brazil	2–1	Paraguay

Second Place Play-off

Peru  v  Colombia

2 April 1954

Peru	1 – 0	Colombia
Natteri  20'	Report

Caracas

Final Round

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Uruguay	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	5
Brazil	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	4
Venezuela	3	1	0	2	3	6	–3	2
Peru	3	0	1	2	2	6	–4	1

3 April	Brazil	2–0	Venezuela
5 April	Uruguay	3–0	Peru
7 April	Uruguay	3–1	Venezuela
9 April	Brazil	1–1	Peru
11 April	Venezuela	2–1	Peru
13 April	Brazil	1–1	Uruguay

1954 South American Youth Championship
Uruguay First title

External links

• Results by RSSSF