2011 South American U-20 Championship
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The 2011 South American Youth Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 “Juventud de America” Perú 2011, Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-20 “Juventude da America” Peru 2011) was a football competition for U-20 national teams in the South America (CONMEBOL). The tournament was held in Peru from 16 January to 12 February.
| Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 “Juventud de America” Perú 2011 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Peru |
| Dates | 16 January – 12 February |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (11th title) |
| Runners-up |  Uruguay |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Ecuador |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Goals scored | 94 (2.69 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Neymar (9 goals) |
| Best player(s) |  Pedro Franco |
← 2009 2013 → | |
The top 4 teams qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. In addition, the top 2 teams qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, to be held in London, United Kingdom. As hosts of the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Colombia automatically qualified.[1]
| Arequipa | |
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| Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi de la UNSA | |
| Capacity: 40,000 | |
| Moquegua | |
| Estadio 25 de Noviembre | |
| Capacity: 21,000 | |
| Tacna | |
| Estadio Jorge Basadre | |
| Capacity: 19,850 | |
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 (UTC−05:00).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Argentina | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 |
| Chile | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| Peru | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Brazil | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Brazil | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 12 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 10 |
| Argentina | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 8 |
| Chile | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 |
| Colombia[1] | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
- 1.^ As hosts of the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Colombia automatically qualified and did not need to finish in the top four to advance.
- All match times are in local Peruvian time (UTC−05:00).
| 2011 South American Youth Championship winners |
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| Brazil Eleventh title |
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- ^ "Joseph Blatter prestigió el cónclave sudamericano en Bahamas". Archived from the original on 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- Official website[permanent dead link] (in Spanish)
- Official tournament regulations[permanent dead link] (in Spanish)