2015 South American U-20 Championship

2015 South American Youth Football Championship
Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20
"Juventud de America" Uruguay 2015
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay Uruguay
Dates14 January – 7 February
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (5th title)
Runners-up Colombia
Third place Uruguay
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored99 (2.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Giovanni Simeone
(9 goals)
2013
2017

The 2015 South American Youth Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 "Juventud de América" Uruguay 2015, Brazilian Portuguese: Campeonato Sulamericano Sub-20 "Juventude da América" Uruguai 2015) was the 27th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by CONMEBOL for the men's under-20 national teams of South America. It was held in Uruguay from 14 January to 7 February 2015.[1][2]

The tournament served as qualifier for several competitions.[3] The top four teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand as the CONMEBOL representatives. Brazil, as hosts, and the champion team qualified directly for the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament while the runner-up team advanced to a play-off against a CONCACAF team for the final berth in the Olympics. Finally, the four teams ranked third to sixth qualified for the 2015 Pan American Games men's football tournament in Canada.

Argentina won their fifth title. defending champions Colombia finished second, Uruguay finished third, while Brazil finished fourth.

  1. ^ "DOBLE ANFITRIÓN Uruguay sede del Sudamericano sub 20 de 2015" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 23 May 2012.
  2. ^ "El Sudamericano S20 ya tiene fechas" (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. 18 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Reglamento – Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 Juventud de América 2015" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.