1997 South American U-20 Championship

1997 South American Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host country Chile
Dates 16 January - 7 February
Teams 10
Final positions
Champions  Argentina (2nd title)
Runners-up  Brazil
Third place  Paraguay
Fourth place  Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Brazil Adaílton

The South American Youth Championship 1997 was held in Coquimbo, Iquique and La Serena, Chile. It also served as qualification for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

First Round

Group 1

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 4400174+1312
 Venezuela 4211915–67
 Chile 42028806
 Peru 402237–42
 Ecuador 401314–31


Brazil  10–2  Venezuela
Chile  3–1  Peru
Brazil  2–1  Ecuador
Chile  3–4  Venezuela
Ecuador  0–1  Venezuela
Brazil  2–0  Peru
Venezuela  2–2  Peru
Chile  1–0  Ecuador
Peru  0–0  Ecuador
Chile  1–3  Brazil

Group 2

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 431073+410
 Argentina 421185+37
 Paraguay 42028806
 Colombia 412168–25
 Bolivia 4004510–50


Colombia  4–3  Bolivia
Argentina  5–2  Paraguay
Uruguay  3–1  Paraguay
Argentina  1–1  Colombia
Argentina  2–1  Bolivia
Uruguay  1–1  Colombia
Paraguay  2–0  Bolivia
Argentina  0–1  Uruguay
Colombia  0–3  Paraguay
Uruguay  2–1  Bolivia

Final Round

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 5320102+811
 Brazil 522196+38
 Paraguay 522156–18
 Uruguay 513175+26
 Venezuela 5113711–44
 Chile 5023513–82


Argentina  3–0  Venezuela
Brazil  3–0  Paraguay
Chile  2–2  Uruguay
Paraguay  2–1  Venezuela
Argentina  1–1  Uruguay
Chile  2–4  Brazil
Venezuela  0–3  Uruguay
Argentina  2–0  Brazil
Chile  0–0  Paraguay
Brazil  2–2  Venezuela
Uruguay  1–2  Paraguay
Chile  0–3  Argentina
Uruguay  0–0  Brazil
Argentina  1–1  Paraguay
Chile  1–4  Venezuela
 1997 South American Youth Championship 

Argentina
Second title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The four best performing teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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