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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]
CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub-20 Ecuador 2018 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Ecuador |
Dates | 13–31 January |
Teams | 10 (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 played | 26 |
Goals scored | 103 (3.96 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Geyse (12 goals) |
Fair play award | Brazil |
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.
All ten CONMEBOL member national teams are eligible to enter the tournament.
Team | Appearance | Previous best top-4 performance |
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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) |
The matches were played in three venues in three cities.
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]
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]
A total of 10 referees, 20 assistant referees, and two support referees were selected for the tournament.[6]
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]
The top two teams of each group advance to the final stage.
All times are local, ECT (UTC−5).
Venezuela | 1–0 | Uruguay |
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Brazil | 3–0 | Chile |
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Venezuela | 1–1 | Bolivia |
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Venezuela | 1–0 | Chile |
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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]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship |
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Brazil Eighth title |
The following two teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[7]
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