2003 South American U-20 Championship
# 2003 South American U-20 Championship

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.

## Venues

| City / Town | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - |
| Montevideo | Estadio Centenario | 66,500 |
| Colonia del Sacramento | Estadio Suppici | 12,000 |
| Maldonado, Uruguay | Estadio Domingo Burgueño | 22,000 |

## Format

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:

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

## 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 |

### 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 |

## 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 |

## Winners

* 2003 South American Youth Championship winners
* Argentina Fourth title

## Qualifiers for 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Paraguay
* Colombia
