The South American Youth Championship 1987 was held in Armenia, Manizales and Pereira, Colombia. It also served as qualification for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Colombia |
| Dates | 23 January – 8 February |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Colombia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Uruguay |
← 1985 1988 → | |
Teams
editThe following teams entered the tournament:
First round
editGroup A
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| Brazil
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 |
 Ecuador
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
 Peru
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 0 |
| 23 January | Brazil
|
2–0 | Ecuador
|
| 24 January | Argentina
|
3–2 | Peru
|
| 26 January | Argentina
|
0–0 | Ecuador
|
| 28 January | Ecuador
|
2–1 | Peru
|
| 30 January | Argentina
|
1–0 | Brazil
|
| 1 February | Brazil
|
5–1 | Peru
|
Group B
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 8 |
| Colombia
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 |
 Chile
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
 Paraguay
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 4 |
 Bolivia
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | –11 | 0 |
| 24 January | Chile
|
3–1 | Bolivia
|
| 25 January | Colombia
|
0–1 | Uruguay
|
| 27 January | Paraguay
|
3–1 | Bolivia
|
| Uruguay
|
2–1 | Chile
| |
| 29 January | Chile
|
5–3 | Paraguay
|
| Colombia
|
5–0 | Bolivia
| |
| 31 January | Bolivia
|
2–4 | Uruguay
|
| Colombia
|
0–1 | Paraguay
| |
| 2 February | Uruguay
|
3–0 | Paraguay
|
| Colombia
|
3–0 | Chile
|
Final round
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5 |
| Brazil
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| Argentina
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 2 |
| Uruguay
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 |
| 4 February | Colombia
|
2–0 | Argentina
|
| Uruguay
|
1–1 | Brazil
| |
| 6 February | Colombia
|
1–0 | Uruguay
|
| Brazil
|
3–1 | Argentina
| |
| 8 February | Argentina
|
4–2 | Uruguay
|
| Colombia
|
0–0 | Brazil
|
| 1987 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
 Colombia First title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
editThe two best performing teams qualified for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.