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1981 South American U 20 Championship

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Host country
  
Ecuador

Teams
  
9

Runners-up
  
Brazil

Dates
  
15 February - 8 March

Champions
  
Uruguay (7th title)

Third place
  
Argentina

The South American Youth Championship 1981 was held in Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador. It also served as qualification for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Contents

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

  •  Argentina
  •  Bolivia
  •  Brazil
  •  Chile
  •  Colombia
  •  Ecuador (host)
  •  Paraguay
  •  Uruguay
  •  Venezuela

    • Qualification to World Youth Championship

    The two best performing teams qualified directly for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.

  •  Brazil
  •  Uruguay

    • Argentina also qualified, after winning an intercontinental play-off against New Zealand and Israel. Matches were played in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

    References

    1981 South American U-20 Championship Wikipedia
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