1991 South American U-20 Championship
# 1991 South American U-20 Championship

The South American Youth Championship 1991 was held in Puerto Ordaz and San Cristóbal, Venezuela. It also served as qualification for the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.

## Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay
* Venezuela (host)

## First round

### Group A

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brazil | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 7 |
| Argentina | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 |
| Chile | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 3 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | –5 | 3 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 2 |
| 2 February | Bolivia | 3–0 | Colombia |
| | Argentina | 3–2 | Chile |
| 4 February | Brazil | 3–0 | Bolivia |
| | Colombia | 1–1 | Chile |
| 6 February | Brazil | 1–1 | Argentina |
| | Chile | 3–2 | Bolivia |
| 8 February | Brazil | 3–1 | Chile |
| | Colombia | 3–2 | Argentina |
| 10 February | Brazil | 4–1 | Colombia |
| | Argentina | 1–0 | Bolivia |

### Group B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraguay | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 6 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Peru | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 2 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | –10 | 2 |
| 1 February | Uruguay | 3–0 | Paraguay |
| | Venezuela | 2–1 | Peru |
| 3 February | Uruguay | 1–1 | Peru |
| | Ecuador | 4–3 | Venezuela |
| 5 February | Peru | 0–0 | Ecuador |
| | Paraguay | 7–1 | Venezuela |
| 7 February | Paraguay | 5–2 | Peru |
| | Uruguay | 1–1 | Ecuador |
| 9 February | Uruguay | 5–1 | Venezuela |
| | Paraguay | 2–1 | Ecuador |

## Final round

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 0 |
| 13 February | Brazil | 0–0 | Uruguay |
| | Argentina | 3–2 | Paraguay |
| 15 February | Brazil | 1–1 | Argentina |
| | Uruguay | 2–1 | Paraguay |
| 17 February | Argentina | 1–1 | Uruguay |
| | Brazil | 3–1 | Paraguay |

* 1991 South American Youth Championship
* Brazil Fifth title

## Qualification to World Youth Championship

The three best performing teams qualified for the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Uruguay
