2007 South American U-20 Championship
International football competition
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The 2007 South American Youth Championship (Sudamericano Sub-20) was the 23rd edition of the competition. It was played in Paraguay between 7 and 28 January 2007, and was contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL. This was the fourth time Paraguay hosted the competition. Brazil finished undefeated and won their ninth title, beating rivals Argentina in the final.
| 2007 Sudamericano Sub-20 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Paraguay |
| Dates | 7–28 January |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venues | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (9th title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Uruguay |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Goals scored | 101 (2.89 per match) |
| Top scorer | Edinson Cavani (7 goals) |
← 2005 2009 → | |
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 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, while the top two also qualify for the 2008 Olympic tournament (U-23).
Squads
First group stage
Final group
Fixtures
Paraguay  | 1–3 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
Bogado  64' (pen.) |
Kagelmacher 3' Vonder Putten 14' Cavani 26' |
Winners
| 2007 South American Youth Championship winners |
|---|
 Brazil Ninth title |
Qualifiers for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Qualifiers for the 2008 Olympic Games of Beijing
Topscorers
Notes
- Argentina and Brazil were looking to finish in the top 4 in order to qualify for the World Youth Championship, a competition which the two sides have thoroughly dominated, having won 9 of the 16 World Youth titles between them.
- The hosts Paraguay were also hoping to do well, they had finished in the top two every time they have hosted the event before, but they had a disappointing campaign, finishing fifth, missing out on a place in the World Youth Championship altogether.
- Colombia were the defending champions and the only team other than Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay to have won the tournament on more than one occasion.
- Chile were looking to qualify for the world Youth Championship, they managed to qualify in 2005 with only 5 points from 5 games, this time around they qualified with 6 points from 5 games.
- The club teams that contributed the most players to the tournament are:
- 8:
Alianza Lima, Peru - 7: Sporting Cristal, Peru
- 6:
Racing Club, Argentina - 5: Boca Juniors, Argentina
- 5:
Colo-Colo, Chile - 5:
Club Sport Emelec, Ecuador - 5:
Club Libertad, Paraguay - 5:
Danubio, Uruguay - 5:
Caracas FC, Venezuela
- 8:
- Only two clubs from outside South America contributed more than one player to the tournament:
