2011 South American Youth Championship

The 2011 South American Youth Championship
South American Youth Championship
The South American Youth Championship, also known as U-20 South American Championship and Juventud de América is a South American football tournament organized by the CONMEBOL , for South American national teams of men under age 20.-History:The first South American Youth Championship was hosted by...

was a football competition for U-20 national teams in the South America (CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL

The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...

). The tournament was held in Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

from 16 January to 12 February.

The top 4 teams qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

The 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the eighteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. Colombia hosted the tournament between 29 July and 20 August 2011, with matches being played in eight cities...

in Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

. In addition, the top 2 teams qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics

Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in London and several other cities in the United Kingdom, from 25 July to 11 August. The finals will be played at Wembley Stadium. Associations affiliated with FIFA are invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23...

, to be held in London

London

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, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

. As hosts of the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Colombia

Colombia national under-20 football team

The Colombia national under-20 football team, is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol and represents Colombia in international under-20 football competitions.-Current squad:The following players are participating in the 2011 U-20 FIFA World Cup....

automatically qualified.

Venues

Arequipa Arequipa Arequipa is the capital city of the Arequipa Region in southern Peru. With a population of 836,859 it is the second most populous city of the country...	\|
Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi de la UNSA
Capacity: 40,000

Moquegua Moquegua Moquegua is a city in southern Peru, located in the Moquegua Region, of which it is the regional capital. It is also capital of Mariscal Nieto Province and Moquegua District. It is located 1144 kilometers south from the capital city of Lima.-History:...
Estadio 25 de Noviembre Estadio 25 de Noviembre Estadio 25 de Noviembre is a multi-purpose stadium in Moquegua, Peru. It is currently used by football team Cobresol FBC. The stadium holds 21,000 people and was built in 2009.-External links:*...
Capacity: 21,000

Tacna Tacna - Rail :Tacna is served by a cross-border standard gauge railway to Arica, Chile.It is also the location of the National Railway Museum of Peru.-Air:Tacna is served by the Crnl. FAP...
Estadio Jorge Basadre Estadio Jorge Basadre The Estadio Jorge Basadre, previously known as the Estadio Modelo, is a multi-purpose stadium in Tacna, Peru named after historian Jorge Basadre. It is currently used as a football stadium in the Primera Division Peruana by Coronel Bolognesi. The stadium holds 19,850 people and has 277 individual...
Capacity: 19,850

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 Peruvian time
Time in Peru
Peru has one time zone, Peru Time , which is located in the UTC-5 zone, 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time . Its standard time zone abbreviation is PET. Peru does not observe daylight saving time....

(UTC−05:00).

Group A

4
Team
	4	3	1	0	8	4
10
	4	2	0	2	6	8	−2	6
	4	1	1	2	6	5
4
	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	4
	4	0	3	1	4	6	−2	3

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Group B

5
Team
	4	3	1	0	9	4
10
	4	2	1	1	5	3
7
	4	1	2	1	7	8	−1	5
	4	1	1	2	6	8	−2	4
	4	0	1	3	3	7	−4	1

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Final stage

Team qualified for both the 2012 Olympics and 2011 U-20 World Cup
Team qualified for the U-20 World Cup but not the Olympics

12
Team
	5	4	0	1	15	3
12
	5	3	1	1	4	7	–3	10
	5	3	0	2	7	5
9
	5	2	2	1	3	2
8
	5	1	0	4	6	11	−5	3
	5	0	1	4	1	8	−7	1

1.As hosts of the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

, Colombia

Colombia national under-20 football team

automatically qualified and did not need to finish in the top four to advance.

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Goalscorers

9 goals Neymar

4 goals Facundo Ferreyra

Facundo Ferreyra

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Lucas

Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva

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Edwin Cardona

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Edson Montaño

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3 goals Juan Manuel Iturbe

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Casemiro

Carlos Henrique Casimiro

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Willian

Willian José

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Darwin Rios

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Bryan Carrasco

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Luis Felipe Gallegos

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Adrián Luna

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2 goals Rogelio Funes Mori

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Bruno Zuculini Henrique

Henrique Almeida Caixeta Nascentes

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Diego Maurício

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Alejandro Márquez

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Óscar Ruiz Pablo Cepellini

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Diego Polenta

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Yohandry Orozco

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1 goal Sergio Araujo

Sergio Araujo

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Michael Hoyos

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Claudio Mosca Nicolás Tagliafico

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Danilo

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Ramsés Bustos

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José Martínez

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Yashir Pinto

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Lorenzo Reyes

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Andrés Escobar Pedro Franco

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Michael Ortega

1 goal (cont.) Dixon Arroyo Marcos Caicedo

Marcos Caicedo

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Juan Cazares

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Walter Chala

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Claudio Correa Brian Montenegro

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Iván Torres

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Diego Viera Alexander Callens Diego Donayre Osnar Noronha Montani

Osnar Noronha

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Angel Ojeda Camilo Mayada

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Federico Martín Rodríguez

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Matias Vecino

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José Alí Meza José Miguel Reyes
Own goal Cristian Magaña

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(for Colombia)

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