1979 South American U-20 Championship
International football competition
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The South American Youth Championship 1979 was held in Montevideo and Paysandú, Uruguay. It also served as qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams
First round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Uruguay |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 | Advance to Final round |
| 2 |  Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Peru |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Ecuador |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| 12 January | Uruguay |
5–0 | Ecuador |
| 13 January | Argentina |
4–0 | Peru |
| 18 January | Argentina |
5–0 | Ecuador |
| Uruguay |
3–0 | Peru | |
| 22 January | Peru |
2–0 | Ecuador |
| Uruguay |
1–0 | Argentina |
Group B
Source: RSSSF
| 12 January | Paraguay  |
6–0 |  Chile |
Colombia  |
2–1 |  Brazil | |
| 14 January | Colombia |
5–1 |  Bolivia |
| Brazil |
1–0 | Chile | |
| 17 January | Paraguay |
5–0 | Colombia |
| Brazil |
1–0 | Bolivia | |
| 19 January | Chile |
2–0 | Colombia |
| Paraguay |
1–0 | Bolivia | |
| 22 January | Chile |
5–1 | Bolivia |
| Brazil |
1–1 | Paraguay |
Fifth-place match
Final round
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Qualification for 1979 FIFA Youth World Cup |
| 2 | Argentina |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Paraguay |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Advance to Inter-continental qualification |
| 4 | Brazil |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
Matches
Winner
| 1979 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
 Uruguay Sixth title |
Inter-continental qualification
The two best performing teams qualified directly for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Paraguay also qualified, after winning an intercontinental play-off against Israel and Australia.[1] Matches were played in Asunción, Paraguay.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 8 | Qualification for 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship |
| 2 |  Israel |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Australia |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 2 |
Source: RSSSF
| 7 February | Paraguay |
2–0 | Australia |
| 9 February | Israel |
0–0 | Australia |
| 11 February | Paraguay |
3–0 | Israel |
| 14 February | Australia |
0–0 | Israel |
| 16 February | Paraguay |
3–0 | Australia |
| 18 February | Paraguay |
2–1 | Israel |
