1985 South American U-20 Championship
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The South American Youth Championship 1985 was held in Asunción, Paraguay. It also served as qualification for the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Paraguay |
| Dates | 8–30 January |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Paraguay |
| Third place |  Colombia |
| Fourth place |  Uruguay |
← 1983 1987 → | |
Teams
editThe following teams entered the tournament:
First round
editGroup A
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 7 |
| Uruguay
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
 Ecuador
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 3 |
 Peru
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 2 |
 Venezuela
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | –11 | 1 |
| 8 January | Ecuador
|
1–1 | Peru
|
| 9 January | Paraguay
|
6–0 | Venezuela
|
| 11 January | Uruguay
|
2–0 | Peru
|
| 13 January | Paraguay
|
4–1 | Ecuador
|
| 14 January | Uruguay
|
3–0 | Venezuela
|
| 16 January | Paraguay
|
3–0 | Peru
|
| 17 January | Uruguay
|
2–1 | Ecuador
|
| 19 January | Peru
|
1–1 | Venezuela
|
| 20 January | Paraguay
|
1–1 | Uruguay
|
| 22 January | Ecuador
|
2–0 | Venezuela
|
Group B
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| Colombia
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
 Argentina
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
 Chile
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | –4 | 2 |
 Bolivia
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 1 |
| 8 January | Brazil
|
3–0 | Bolivia
|
| 9 January | Argentina
|
0–0 | Chile
|
| 11 January | Colombia
|
2–1 | Bolivia
|
| 13 January | Brazil
|
1–0 | Chile
|
| 14 January | Colombia
|
1–1 | Argentina
|
| 16 January | Chile
|
0–0 | Bolivia
|
| 17 January | Brazil
|
0–0 | Colombia
|
| 19 January | Argentina
|
3–0 | Bolivia
|
| 20 January | Colombia
|
3–0 | Chile
|
| 22 January | Brazil
|
2–1 | Argentina
|
Final round
editParaguay finished second in this group based on a better performance in the first round.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| Paraguay
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
| Colombia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
| Uruguay
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 0 |
| 25 January | Brazil
|
1–0 | Uruguay
|
| Paraguay
|
1–1 | Colombia
| |
| 27 January | Brazil
|
2–1 | Colombia
|
| Paraguay
|
4–1 | Uruguay
| |
| 30 January | Brazil
|
2–1 | Paraguay
|
| Colombia
|
4–1 | Uruguay
|
| 1985 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
 Brazil Third title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
editThe three best performing teams qualified for the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship.