| Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 Juventud de América Argentina 2013 | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Argentina | 
| Dates | 9 January – 3 February | 
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Colombia (3rd title) | 
| Runners-up |  Paraguay | 
| Third place |  Uruguay | 
| Fourth place |  Chile | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 35 | 
| Goals scored | 100 (2.86 per match) | 
| Attendance | 89,500 (2,557 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Nicolás López (6 goals) | 
| Best player(s) |  Juan Fernando Quintero | 
The 2013 South American Youth Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 Juventud de América Argentina 2013, Brazilian Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-20 Juventude da América Argentina 2013) was an association football competition for national under-20 teams in the South America (CONMEBOL). The tournament was held in Argentina from 9 January to 3 February 2013 and was won by Colombia, with Paraguay as runners-up.
Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile, which were the first four teams of this tournament qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in Turkey.
Host selection
Argentina was chosen as host country at a meeting of the CONMEBOL Executive Committee on 18 March 2011 at CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay. At the meeting, it was decided to make Argentina the host nation for both the South American Under-20 and Under-17 tournaments in 2013.[1]
Teams
Venues
A total of two cities hosted the tournament.
| Mendoza | |
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| Estadio Malvinas Argentinas | |
| Capacity: 40,268 | |
|  | |
| San Juan | |
| Estadio del Bicentenario | |
| Capacity: 25,000 | |
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Match officials
The referees were:
 Patricio Loustau Patricio Loustau- Assistant: Diego Bonfá
 
.svg.png.webp) Raúl Orosco Raúl Orosco- Assistant: Wilson Arellano
 
 Sandro Ricci Sandro Ricci- Assistant: Marcelo Van Gasse
 
 Julio Bascuñán Julio Bascuñán- Assistant: Carlos Astroza
 
 José Hernando Buitrago José Hernando Buitrago- Assistant: Wilmar Navarro
 
 Carlos Vera Carlos Vera- Assistant: Byron Romero
 
 Enrique Cáceres Enrique Cáceres- Assistant: Darío Gaona
 
 Víctor Hugo Carrillo Víctor Hugo Carrillo- Assistant: Raúl López
 
 Daniel Fedorczuk Daniel Fedorczuk- Assistant: Nicolás Tarán
 
 Marlon Escalante Marlon Escalante- Assistant: Carlos López
 
Squads
First stage
When teams finished level of points, the final order was determined according to:
- superior goal difference in all matches
- greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- better result in matches between the tied teams
- drawing of lots
All match times are in local Argentine time (UTC−03:00).
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Chile | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 12 | 
|  Colombia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | 
|  Paraguay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | 
|  Argentina | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | 
|  Bolivia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 1 | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) Peru | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | 
|  Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | 
|  Ecuador | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Venezuela | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | 
|  Brazil | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | 
| Brazil  | 1–0 | .svg.png.webp) Venezuela | 
|---|---|---|
| Felipe Anderson  45' (pen.) | Report | 
Final stage
The final stage was scheduled to take place between 20 January and 3 February.[2]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Colombia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 12 | 
|  Paraguay | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | 
|  Uruguay | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 | 
|  Chile | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Peru | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | 
|  Ecuador | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 | 
| Paraguay  | 1–0 |  Ecuador | 
|---|---|---|
| Villamayor  86' | 
| Paraguay  | 1–0 |  Uruguay | 
|---|---|---|
| Alonso  59' | 
| 2013 South American Youth Football champions | 
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|  Colombia Third title | 
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
 Agustín Allione Agustín Allione
 Juan Iturbe Juan Iturbe
 Lucas Melano Lucas Melano
 Alan Ruiz Alan Ruiz
.svg.png.webp) Danny Bejarano Danny Bejarano
 Felipe Anderson Felipe Anderson
 Fred Fred
 Marcos Júnior Marcos Júnior
 Alejandro Contreras Alejandro Contreras
 Claudio Baeza Claudio Baeza
 Diego Rojas Diego Rojas
 Diego Rubio Diego Rubio
 Felipe Mora Felipe Mora
 Igor Lichnovsky Igor Lichnovsky
 Nicolás Maturana Nicolás Maturana
 Bryan Rabello Bryan Rabello
 Brayan Perea Brayan Perea
 Jherson Vergara Amú Jherson Vergara Amú
 Carlos Armando Grueso Carlos Armando Grueso
 José Francisco Cevallos José Francisco Cevallos
 Rodrigo Alborno Rodrigo Alborno
 Ángel Cardozo Ángel Cardozo
 Cecilio Domínguez Cecilio Domínguez
 Gustavo Gómez Gustavo Gómez
 Jorge Rojas Jorge Rojas
 Jean Deza Jean Deza
 Miguel Araujo Miguel Araujo
 Edwuin Gómez Edwuin Gómez
 Andy Polo Andy Polo
 Rodrigo Aguirre Rodrigo Aguirre
 Diego Laxalt Diego Laxalt
 Rubén Bentancourt Rubén Bentancourt
 Mauricio Formiliano Mauricio Formiliano
 Juan Pablo Añor Juan Pablo Añor
- Own goal
 Luis León (for Brazil) Luis León (for Brazil)
See also
References
- ↑ "Argentina will host the South American U-20 and U-17 Tournaments in 2013". Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
- ↑ "Acta no 05/2012" (pdf). conmebol.com. p. 6. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
External links
- Tournament at CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish)

