Host country Argentina Champions Colombia (3rd title) Third place Uruguay Dates 9 Jan 2013 – 3 Feb 2013 Best player Juan Fernando Quintero Attendance 89,500 | Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Runners-up Paraguay Fourth place Chile Location Argentina Teams 10 | |
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Champion Colombia national under-20 football team Similar 2015 South American Youth Fo, 2005 FIFA World Youth Ch, 2006 FIFA World Cup qualificati, 2015 Copa América | ||
The 2013 South American Youth Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 Juventud de América Argentina 2013, Brazilian Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-20 Juventude da América Argentina 2013) was a association football competition for national under-20 teams in the South America (CONMEBOL). The tournament was held in Argentina from 9 January to 3 February 2013 and was won by Colombia, with Paraguay as runners-up.
Contents
Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile, which were the first four teams of this tournament qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in Turkey.
Host Selection
Argentina was chosen as host country at a meeting of the CONMEBOL Executive Committee on 18 March 2011 at CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay. At the meeting, it was decided to make Argentina the host nation for both the South American Under-20 and Under-17 tournaments in 2013.
Teams
Venues
A total of two cities hosted the tournament.
Match officials
The referees were:
First stage
When teams finished level of points, the final order was determined according to:
- superior goal difference in all matches
- greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- better result in matches between the tied teams
- drawing of lots
All match times are in local Argentine time (UTC−03:00).
Final stage
The final stage was scheduled to take place between 20 January and 3 February.