Host country Uruguay Champions Argentina (5th title) | Venue(s) 4 (in 3 host cities) Runners-up Colombia | |
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Dates 14 January – 7 February 2015 Teams 10 (from 1 confederation) | ||
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 players aged 20 and below. It was held in Uruguay from 14 January to 7 February 2015.
Contents
Teams
Venues
A total of three cities hosted the tournament.
Match officials
The referees were:
Squads
Each team may register a squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers).
First stage
The draw was held on September 29, 2014. Each group contains one team from each of the five "pairing pots": Argentina–Brazil, Paraguay–Uruguay, Colombia–Ecuador, Chile–Peru, Bolivia–Venezuela.
The top three teams in each group qualified for the final 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 Uruguay Summer Time (UTC−02:00).
Final stage
When teams finished level of points, the final order was determined according to the same criteria as the first stage, taking into account only matches in the final stage.
Qualification for other tournaments
The tournament served as CONMEBOL's qualifier for the following tournaments:
Qualified teams for Olympics
The following three teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the Olympic football tournament.