The 2003 South American Youth Championship (Sudamericana sub-20) is a football competition contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Uruguay between 4 and 28 January 2003, it was the 21st time the competition has been held and the second to take place in Uruguay. Argentina won their fourth trophy.
2003 South American U-20 Championship 2003 Sudamericano Sub-20 Tournament details Host country Uruguay Dates 4–28 January Teams 10 (from 1 confederation) Venue 3 (in 3 host cities) Final positions Champions Argentina (4th title) Runners-up Brazil Third place Paraguay Fourth place Colombia Tournament statistics Matches played 35 Goals scored 104 (2.97 per match) Top scorer Fernando Cavenaghi (8 goals)
Venues City / Town Stadium Capacity Montevideo Estadio Centenario 66,500 Colonia del Sacramento Estadio Suppici 12,000 Maldonado, Uruguay Estadio Domingo Burgueño 22,000
The teams are separated in two groups of five, and each team plays four matches in a pure round-robin stage. The three top competitors advance to a single final group of six, wherein each team plays five matches. The top four teams in the final group qualify to the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup .
Squads For a list of all the squads in the final tournament, see 2003 South American Youth Championship squads.
The following teams entered the tournament:
First group stage When teams finish level of points, the final order determined according to:
superior goal difference in all matches greater number of goals scored in all group matches better result in matches between tied teams drawing of lots
Group A Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Brazil 12 4 4 0 0 15 0 Uruguay 9 4 3 0 1 10 4 Ecuador 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 Bolivia 3 4 1 0 3 3 14 Peru 0 4 0 0 4 3 11
Results Brazil 3-0 Peru Carvalho 23' André Bahia 66' Dudu 67'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Bolivia 0–7 Brazil Carlos Alberto 8' Felipe Melo 11' , 18' Dagoberto 20' (pen.) , 70' Dudu 72' William 89'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Alberto Duque (Colombia)
Peru 1–4 Uruguay Farfán 29' (pen.) G. Rodríguez 3' Martínez 14' , 50' Carlos Diogo 44'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Atilio Invernizzi (Paraguay)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Alberto Duque (Colombia)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Atilio Invernizzi (Paraguay)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Uruguay 4–1 Bolivia López 11' A. Rodríguez 34' Guerrero 45+1' Porta 64' J. L. Ortiz 37'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Alberto Duque (Colombia)
Group B Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Argentina 9 4 3 0 1 7 3 Colombia 9 4 3 0 1 7 3 Paraguay 6 4 2 0 2 7 10 Chile 3 4 1 0 3 4 6 Venezuela 3 4 1 0 3 1 4
Results Paraguay 4–2 Chile B. López 39' Ávalos 48' D. López 63' , 65' Rubio 16' Corrales 51'
Estadio Suppici (Colonia del Sacramento)
Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
Estadio Suppici (Colonia del Sacramento)
Referee: Wagner Tardelli (Brazil)
Estadio Suppici (Colonia del Sacramento)
Referee: Mauricio Reinoso (Ecuador)
Chile 0–1 Argentina Cavenaghi 25'
Estadio Suppici (Colonia del Sacramento)
Referee: Víctor Rivera (Peru)
Estadio Suppici (Colonia del Sacramento)
Referee: Hebert Aguilera (Bolivia)
Estadio Suppici (Colonia del Sacramento)
Referee: Mauricio Reinoso (Ecuador)
Estadio Suppici (Colonia del Sacramento)
Referee: Wagner Tardelli (Brazil)
Estadio Suppici (Colonia del Sacramento)
Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
Estadio Suppici (Colonia del Sacramento)
Referee: Mauricio Reinoso (Ecuador)
Estadio Suppici (Colonia del Sacramento)
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
Final group Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Dif Argentina 11 5 3 2 0 8 2 +6 Brazil 10 5 3 1 1 8 5 +3 Paraguay 9 5 2 3 0 8 6 +2 Colombia 7 5 2 1 2 9 7 +2 Uruguay 4 5 1 1 3 6 8 -2 Ecuador 0 5 0 0 5 4 15 -11
Results Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Wilson Souza Mendonça (Brazil)
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
Referee: Alberto Duque (Colombia)
Colombia 2–3 Brazil Alves 51' (o.g.) Aguilar 90' Melo 35' William 62' Jean 91'
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Wilson Souza Mendonça (Brazil)
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
Referee: Wilson Souza Mendonça (Brazil)
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
Ecuador 2–3 Paraguay Borja 28' Bolaños 81' (pen.) B. López 44' (pen.) Barreto 73' Rotela 88'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
Winners 2003 South American Youth Championship winners Argentina Fourth title
Top scorers 8 goals 4 goals Dagoberto Jaime Ruiz Dante López Erwin Ávalos 3 goals Daniel Carvalho Felipe Melo William Abel Aguilar Jhonny Acosta Víctor Montaño Marcelo Guerrero Jorge Martínez 2 goals Emanuel Benito Rivas Juan Carlos Arce Carlos Alberto Cleiton Xavier Dudu Cearense Roberto Mina Félix Borja Blas López Ángel Martínez Jefferson Farfán Rubén Olivera Guillermo Rodríguez