The 2005 South American Youth Championship (Sudamericana sub-20) was a football competition contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Colombia between 13 January and 6 February 2005, it was the 22nd time the competition has been held and the third to take place in Colombia. Colombia finished undefeated, winning their second trophy.
2005 South American U-20 Championship 2005 Sudamericano Sub-20 Tournament details Host country Colombia Dates 13 January – 6 February Teams 10 (from 1 confederation) Venue 3 (in 3 host cities) Final positions Champions Colombia (2nd title) Runners-up Brazil Third place Argentina Fourth place Chile Tournament statistics Matches played 35 Goals scored 114 (3.26 per match) Top scorer Hugo Rodallega (11 goals)
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 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
Squads For a list of all the squads in the final tournament, see 2005 South American U-20 Championship squads.
The following teams entered the tournament:
First group stage
Group A
Results Estadio Centenario, Armenia
Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil)
Estadio Centenario, Armenia
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)
Estadio Palogrande, Manizales
Referee: Mauricio Reinoso (Ecuador)
Estadio Palogrande, Manizales
Referee: Ricardo Grance (Paraguay)
Bolivia 3–3 Venezuela Fierro 30' Sossa 45' , 69' Ramírez 42' (pen.) , 59' , 84' (pen.)
Estadio Palogrande, Manizales
Referee: Ricardo Grance (Paraguay)
Argentina 6–0 Peru Torres 5' , 13' Barrientos 31' Abraham 35' Messi 43' Sosa 79'
Estadio Palogrande, Manizales
Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira, Colombia
Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil)
Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira, Colombia
Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
Estadio Palogrande, Manizales
Referee: Mauricio Reinoso (Ecuador)
Estadio Palogrande, Manizales
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)
Group B
Results Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira, Colombia
Referee: Gabriel Brazenas (Argentina)
Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira, Colombia
Referee: Manuel Garay (Peru)
Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira, Colombia
Referee: Juan Paniagua (Bolivia)
Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira, Colombia
Referee: Carlos López (Colombia)
Chile 3–2 Paraguay Fernández 37' Fuenzalida 52' Lorca 69' Acuña 15' Bogado 59'
Estadio Centenario, Armenia
Referee: Manuel Garay (Peru)
Uruguay 6–0 Ecuador Albín 2' , 6' C. Rodríguez 29' , 57' Peinado 71' J. Rodríguez 84'
Estadio Centenario, Armenia
Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela)
Brazil 4–2 Chile Sóbis 15' , 78' Filipe Luís 46' Quirino 66' Montesinos 11' Canales 47'
Estadio Centenario, Armenia
Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela)
Paraguay 4–2 Ecuador Bogado 25' Achilier 38' (o.g.) Segovia 51' Acuña 57' Valencia 2' Arroyo 21'
Estadio Centenario, Armenia
Referee: Juan Paniagua (Bolivia)
Chile 5–1 Ecuador Canales 30' , 51' , 71' Fernández 37' Morales 75' Valencia 80'
Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira, Colombia
Referee: Carlos López (Colombia)
Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira, Colombia
Referee: Gabriel Brazenas (Argentina)
Final group
Results Estadio Centenario, Armenia
Referee: Carlos López (Colombia)
Uruguay 2–4 Brazil C. Rodríguez 39' (pen.) Ezquerra 45' Report[permanent dead link ] Fernandinho 25' (pen.) , 43' Renato 50' , 90'
Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira, Colombia
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)
Chile 3–4 Colombia Meneses 1' (pen.) Montesinos 6' Fuenzalida 64' Report[permanent dead link ] Rodallega 20' (pen.) , 67' Aguilar 47' Toja 75'
Estadio Centenario, Armenia
Referee: Juan Paniagua (Bolivia)
Estadio Palogrande, Manizales
Referee: Ricardo Grance (Paraguay)
Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira, Colombia
Referee: Gabriel Brazenas (Argentina)
Uruguay 1–3 Colombia Albín 85' Report[permanent dead link ] Rentería 31' , 68' Aguilar 43'
Estadio Palogrande, Manizales
Referee: Mauricio Reinoso (Ecuador)
Venezuela 2–3 Chile Vargas 42' , 67' Report[permanent dead link ] Fuenzalida 59' Montesinos 76' Canales 78'
Estadio Centenario, Armenia
Referee: Manuel Garay (Peru)
Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira, Colombia
Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil)
Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira, Colombia
Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
Brazil 2–1 Chile Evandro 52' (pen.) Sóbis 90+2' Report[permanent dead link ] Lorca 83'
Estadio Palogrande, Manizales
Referee: Carlos López (Colombia)
Venezuela 1–2 Uruguay Ramírez 59' Report[permanent dead link ] Albín 46' Navarro 77'
Estadio Centenario, Armenia
Referee: Gabriel Brazenas (Argentina)
Estadio Centenario, Armenia
Referee: Ricardo Grance (Paraguay)
Chile 2–2 Uruguay Fernández 24' , 62' Report[permanent dead link ] Ezquerra 37' C. Rodríguez 78'
Estadio Centenario, Armenia
Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil)
Estadio Palogrande, Manizales
Referee: Mauricio Reinoso (Ecuador)
Argentina 2–1 Brazil Zabaleta 66' Messi 75' Report[permanent dead link ] Evandro 52'
Estadio Palogrande, Manizales
Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
Winners 2005 South American Youth Championship winners Colombia Second title
Top scorers 11 goals 5 goals Lionel Messi Nicolás Canales 4 goals Evandro Matías Fernández Cristian Rodríguez Juan Albín Paul Ramírez 3 goals Pablo Barrientos Rafael Sóbis Thiago Quirino Juan Lorca Sebastián Montecinos José Pedro Fuenzalida Cristian Bogado 2 goals Juan Manuel Torres Nelson Sossa Fernandinho Filipe Luís Renato Ribeiro Abel Aguilar Cristian Marrugo Juan Carlos Toja Wason Rentería Antonio Valencia Carlos Javier Acuña Leandro Ezquerra Miku Ronald Vargas