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.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

Ecuador (host)

Paraguay

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

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

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