The South American Youth Championship 1981 was held in Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador. It also served as qualification for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Ecuador |
| Dates | 15 February – 8 March |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (7th title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Bolivia |
← 1979 1983 → | |
Teams
editThe following teams entered the tournament:
(Peru withdrew due to the Paquisha War)
First round
editGroup A
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 |
| Bolivia
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
 Ecuador
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
 Paraguay
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
 Colombia
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 2 |
| 15 February | Colombia
|
1–1 | Paraguay
|
| Uruguay
|
1–1 | Bolivia
| |
| 18 February | Bolivia
|
2–1 | Paraguay
|
| Ecuador
|
3–1 | Colombia
| |
| 20 February | Bolivia
|
1–1 | Ecuador
|
| Paraguay
|
2–1 | Uruguay
| |
| 22 February | Colombia
|
0–0 | Bolivia
|
| Uruguay
|
2–1 | Ecuador
| |
| 25 February | Uruguay
|
4–1 | Colombia
|
| Ecuador
|
2–2 | Paraguay
|
Group B
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
| Argentina
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
 Chile
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 2 |
 Venezuela
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | –11 | 0 |
| 15 February | Argentina
|
3–1 | Chile
|
| 17 February | Brazil
|
5–1 | Venezuela
|
| 19 February | Argentina
|
3–0 | Venezuela
|
| 22 February | Brazil
|
1–0 | Chile
|
| 26 February | Chile
|
4–0 | Venezuela
|
| Brazil
|
1–1 | Argentina
|
Final round
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
| Brazil
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 |
| Argentina
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 2 |
| Bolivia
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 |
| 1 March | Argentina
|
3–1 | Bolivia
|
| Uruguay
|
2–1 | Brazil
| |
| 5 March | Brazil
|
4–0 | Argentina
|
| Uruguay
|
2–1 | Bolivia
| |
| 8 March | Brazil
|
1–1 | Bolivia
|
| Uruguay
|
5–1 | Argentina
|
| 1981 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
 Uruguay Seventh title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
editThe two best performing teams qualified directly for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Argentina also qualified, after winning an intercontinental play-off against New Zealand and Israel.[1] Matches were played in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 8 |
 New Zealand
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 3 |
 Israel
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 1 |
| 18 March | New Zealand
|
0–0 | Israel
|
| 20 March | Argentina
|
1–0 | Israel
|
| 22 March | Argentina
|
1–0 | New Zealand
|
| 25 March | Israel
|
1–2 | New Zealand
|
| 27 March | Argentina
|
3–0 | New Zealand
|
| 29 March | Argentina
|
2–0 | Israel
|
External links
edit- ^ "Intercontinental play-off results by RSSSF". Retrieved 5 August 2012.