| CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-20 Colombia 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Colombia |
| Dates | 19 January – 12 February |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (12th title) |
| Runners-up |  Uruguay |
| Third place |  Colombia |
| Fourth place |  Ecuador |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Goals scored | 78 (2.23 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Vitor Roque Andrey Santos (6 goals each) |
2025 → | |
The 2023 South American U-20 Championship was the 30th edition of the South American U-20 Championship (Spanish: CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-20, Portuguese: CONMEBOL Sul-Americano Sub-20), the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the men's under-20 national teams of South America. It was held in Colombia between 19 January and 12 February 2023.[1][2]
The South American U-20 Championship returned after 4 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic forcing CONMEBOL to cancel the tournament in 2021.[3]
The tournament served as qualifier for two international events. The top four teams qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup as the CONMEBOL representatives.[4] The top three teams also qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games men's football tournament, in addition to Chile who automatically qualified as hosts.[5]
After twelve years, Brazil won the tournament again after finishing first in the final stage's group, which meant the twelfth title in their history. Champions Brazil, runners-up Uruguay and the hosts and third place Colombia qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2023 Pan American Games. Defending champions Ecuador managed to reach the last berth for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup after finishing in fourth place.[6]
Subsequently, Argentina qualified for the 2023 U-20 World Cup as hosts after FIFA awarded the country the rights to organize the tournament in place of the original hosts Indonesia.[7] Argentina had failed to qualify for the World Cup after being eliminated in the first stage.[8]
Uruguay would go on to win the 2023 U-20 World Cup that year.
- ^ "Calendario de torneos de la CONMEBOL 2023" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Fechas y Sedes de los Torneos CONMEBOL 2023" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Información sobre torneos de selecciones juveniles 2021" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Reglamento CONMEBOL Sub20 2023" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Santiago 2023 Qualification Systems Manual – Football" (PDF). www.santiago2023.org. Santiago 2023. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Brasil conquista su título 12° en la CONMEBOL Sub20" [Brazil wins their 12th CONMEBOL U20 title] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 12 February 2023.
- ^ "FIFA confirms Argentina as host nation for FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023". FIFA. 17 April 2023.
- ^ "FIFA confirms Argentina as host of U20 World Cup". Buenos Aires Times. 17 April 2023.