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2018 South American U-20 Women's Championship

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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]

2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub-20
Ecuador 2018
Tournament details
Host countryEcuador
Dates13–31 January
Teams10 (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 played26
Goals scored103 (3.96 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Geyse (12 goals)
Fair play award Brazil
← 2015
2020 →

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.

Teams

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All ten CONMEBOL member national teams are eligible to enter the tournament.

Team Appearance Previous best top-4 performance
  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)

Venues

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The matches were played in three venues in three cities.

Draw

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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]

Squads

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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]

Match officials

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A total of 10 referees, 20 assistant referees, and two support referees were selected for the tournament.[6]

First stage

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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]

  1. Goal difference;
  2. Goals scored;
  3. Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
  4. Drawing of lots.

The top two teams of each group advance to the final stage.

All times are local, ECT (UTC−5).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Paraguay 4 4 0 0 15 2 +13 12 Final stage
2   Colombia 4 3 0 1 17 8 +9 9
3   Ecuador (H) 4 1 0 3 4 8 −4 3
4   Argentina 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 3
5   Peru 4 1 0 3 3 16 −13 3
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
Colombia  1–6  Paraguay
  • Castañeda   19'
 Report
Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)
Ecuador  1–2  Argentina
 Report
Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)
Argentina  1–2  Peru
 Report
Referee: Nadia Fuques (Uruguay)
Ecuador  1–4  Colombia
 Report
Referee: Sirley Cornejo (Bolivia)
Colombia  9–0  Peru
 Report
Referee: Rejane Caetano (Brazil)
Ecuador  0–2  Paraguay
Report
Referee: Nadia Fuques (Uruguay)
Paraguay  4–1  Peru
 Report
Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)
Colombia  3–1  Argentina
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Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)
Argentina  0–3  Paraguay
Report
Referee: Rejane Caetano (Brazil)
Peru  0–2  Ecuador
Report
Referee: Sirley Cornejo (Bolivia)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 4 4 0 0 13 0 +13 12 Final stage
2   Venezuela 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 7
3   Chile 4 2 0 2 9 4 +5 6
4   Uruguay 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6 3
5   Bolivia 4 0 1 3 2 14 −12 1
Source: CONMEBOL
Venezuela  1–0  Uruguay
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Referee: María Daza (Colombia)
Brazil  3–0  Chile
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Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)
Chile  5–0  Bolivia
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Referee: Priscila Vásquez (Peru)
Brazil  2–0  Venezuela
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Venezuela  1–1  Bolivia
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Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)
Brazil  3–0  Uruguay
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Referee: María Cornejo (Ecuador)
Uruguay  3–1  Bolivia
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  • Andía   38'
Referee: María Daza (Colombia)
Venezuela  1–0  Chile
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Referee: María Cornejo (Ecuador)
Chile  4–0  Uruguay
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Referee: Priscila Vásquez (Peru)
Bolivia  0–5  Brazil
Report

Final stage

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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]

  1. Goal difference;
  2. Goals scored;
  3. Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
  4. Fair play points (first yellow card: minus 1 point; second yellow card / red card: minus 3 points; direct red card: minus 4 points; yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points);
  5. Drawing of lots.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: CONMEBOL
Paraguay  3–1  Venezuela
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Brazil  4–0  Colombia
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Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)
Brazil  5–0  Venezuela
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Referee: Sirley Cornejo (Bolivia)
Paraguay  4–2  Colombia
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Referee: Nadia Fuques (Uruguay)
Colombia  2–0  Venezuela
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Referee: Priscila Vásquez (Peru)
Paraguay  1–8  Brazil
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Winners

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 2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship 
 
Brazil
Eighth title

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

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The following two teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[7]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup1
  Brazil 28 January 2018 8 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
  Paraguay 28 January 2018 1 (2014)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

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12 goals
10 goals
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References

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  1. ^ "Paraguay, Chile, Ecuador y Argentina realizarán torneos sudamericanos femeninos". CONMEBOL.com. 25 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Circular #1565 - FIFA women's tournaments 2018-2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Sorteo de grupos del CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-20 Femenino 2018". CONMEBOL.com. 13 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Definidos los grupos del Sudamericano Sub-20 Femenino - Ecuador 2018". CONMEBOL.com. 15 December 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "Reglamento – Sudamericano Femenino Sub-20 Ecuador 2018" (PDF). Ecuador Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  6. ^ "Árbitras para el Sudamericano Sub-20 Femenino". CONMEBOL.com. 10 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Paraguay, Brazil scoop up tickets to France 2018". FIFA.com. 29 January 2018. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018.
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