South American U-20 Women's Championship
The South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 Femenino) is an international association football competition for women's national teams. It is held every two years for South American players under the age of 20 and serves as a qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In its inaugural year, 2004, it was played by U-19 players.
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| Region | CONMEBOL |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Current champions | |
| Most successful team(s) | |
| Website | Official website |
The last edition was held in 2022 in Chile.[1]
Results
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 2004[2] details |
Brazil |
Group stage | Paraguay |
Ecuador |
Group stage | Bolivia | |||
| 2006[3] details |
Brazil |
Group stage | Argentina |
Paraguay |
Group stage | Peru | |||
| 2008[4] details |
Brazil |
Group stage | Argentina |
Paraguay |
Group stage | Chile | |||
| 2010[5] details |
Brazil |
2 – 0 | Colombia |
Paraguay |
6 – 0 | Chile | |||
| 2012 details |
Brazil |
Group stage | Argentina |
Colombia |
Group stage | Paraguay | |||
| 2014[7] details |
Brazil |
Group stage | Paraguay |
Colombia |
Group stage | Bolivia | |||
| 2015 details |
Brazil |
Group stage | Venezuela |
Colombia |
Group stage | Argentina | |||
| 2018 details |
Brazil |
Group stage | Paraguay |
Colombia |
Group stage | Venezuela | |||
| 2020 details |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in South America | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in South America | |||||||
| 2022 Details |
Brazil |
Group stage | Colombia |
Uruguay |
Group stage | Venezuela | |||
Performances by countries
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2022) | ||||
| 3 (2004, 2014, 2018) | 3 (2006, 2008, 2010) | 1 (2012) | ||
| 3 (2006, 2008, 2012) | 1 (2015) | |||
| 2 (2010, 2022) | 4 (2012, 2014, 2015, 2018) | |||
| 1 (2015) | 2 (2018, 2022) | |||
| 1 (2004) | ||||
| 1 (2022) | ||||
| 2 (2004, 2014) | ||||
| 2 (2008, 2010) | ||||
| 1 (2006) |
Participating nations
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- GS – Group stage
- — Hosts
| Team | 2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2015 |
2018 |
2022 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS | 2nd | 2nd | GS | 2nd | GS | 4th | GS | GS | 8 | |
| 4th | GS | GS | GS | GS | 4th | GS | GS | GS | 8 | |
| 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 8 | |
| GS | GS | 4th | 4th | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 8 | |
| GS | GS | GS | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 8 | |
| 3rd | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 8 | |
| 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | GS | 2nd | GS | 8 | |
| GS | 4th | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 8 | |
| GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 3rd | 8 | |
| GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 8 |
Top scorers
The topscorers of the tournaments were:
| Year | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 14 | |
| 2008 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 10 |
FIFA World Cup qualification and results
For the 2002 and 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, South America was given one qualification spot. In 2002 Brazil and Peru played a two legged play-off for one spot allocated to South America. Brazil won 12–0 on aggregate.[8] Since 2006 South America has been given two spots for the now-renamed FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In this tournament, Brazil has reached the third-place match three times and Colombia reached the third-place match in 2010. Argentina has been eliminated from the group stage for all three of their appearances; Paraguay and Chile were eliminated from the group stage in their only appearance.
- QF = World Cup quarter-final
- GS = World Cup group stage
- Q = Qualified to World Cup
| World Cup | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS | GS | GS | ||||||||
| 4th | 4th | 3rd | QF | GS | GS | GS | QF | GS | Q | |
| GS | ||||||||||
| 4th | Q | |||||||||
| GS | GS | |||||||||
| GS |
References
- "Se anuncian las sedes y fechas de los torneos 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- "Women Under 19 World Cup 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- "South America - Under 19 Women's Qualifying Tournament 2006". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- "Southamerican Women U-20 Championship 2008". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- "Southamerican Women U-20 Championship 2010". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- "Sudamericana: más cupos para 8 países" (in Spanish). 24 November 2011.
La ciudad de Curitiba, estado de Paraná, en Brasil, será sede del mencionado torneo
- http://mundodelfutbolfemenino.blogspot.de/2012/06/uruguay-organizara-el-sudamericano.html
- http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/sam-wom-u19-02.html

