2018 South American U-20 Women's Championship
8th edition of the South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
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The 2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship was the eighth edition of the South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship (Spanish: CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub-20), the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the women's under-20 national teams of South America. The tournament was held in Ecuador between 13 and 31 January 2018.[1]
| CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub-20 Ecuador 2018 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ecuador |
| Dates | 13–31 January |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venues | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (8th title) |
| Runners-up |  Paraguay |
| Third place |  Colombia |
| Fourth place |  Venezuela |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 103 (3.96 per match) |
| Top scorer | Geyse (12 goals) |
| Fair play award | Brazil |
← 2015 2020 → | |
The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France as the CONMEBOL representatives.[2]
Brazil were crowned champions and maintained their streak of winning all eight editions so far.
Teams
All ten CONMEBOL member national teams are eligible to enter the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best top-4 performance |
|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 8th | Runners-up (2006, 2008, 2012) |
 Bolivia | 8th | Fourth place (2004, 2014) |
| Brazil (holders) | 8th | Champions (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015) |
 Chile | 8th | Fourth place (2008, 2010) |
| Colombia | 8th | Runners-up (2010) |
 Ecuador (hosts) | 8th | Third place (2004) |
| Paraguay | 8th | Runners-up (2004, 2014) |
 Peru | 8th | Fourth place (2006) |
 Uruguay | 8th | None |
| Venezuela | 8th | Runners-up (2015) |
Venues
The matches were played in three venues in three cities.
Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 14 December 2017, 19:00 ECT (UTC−5), at the Casa de la Selección in Quito.[3] The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams. The hosts Ecuador and the defending champions Brazil were seeded into Groups A and B respectively, while the remaining teams were placed into four "pairing pots" according to their results in the 2015 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship: Venezuela–Colombia, Argentina–Chile, Paraguay–Uruguay, Bolivia–Peru.[4]
Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 22 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers).[5]
Match officials
A total of 10 referees, 20 assistant referees, and two support referees were selected for the tournament.[6]
First stage
In the first stage, the teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order (Regulations Article 18.1):[5]
- Goal difference;
- Goals scored;
- Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
- Drawing of lots.
The top two teams of each group advance to the final stage.
All times are local, ECT (UTC−5).
Group A
Group B
| Venezuela | 1–0 | Uruguay |
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| Venezuela | 1–1 | Bolivia |
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| Venezuela | 1–0 | Chile |
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Final stage
In the final stage, the teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order, taking into account only matches in the final stage (Regulations Article 18.2):[5]
- Goal difference;
- Goals scored;
- Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
- Fair play points (first yellow card: minus 1 point; second yellow card / red card: minus 3 points; direct red card: minus 4 points; yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points);
- Drawing of lots.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 9 | 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| 2 | Paraguay |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Colombia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Venezuela |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
Winners
| 2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship |
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 Brazil Eighth title |
Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The following two teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[7]
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
- 12 goals
- 10 goals
- 7 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
Brenda
Lice Chamorro
Deyna Castellanos
- 3 goals
Juliana Berardo- Kerolin
Ignacia Vásquez
Natalia Acuña- Fanny Godoy
- 2 goals
- Ana Vitória
- Isabella
- Valéria
- Javiera Grez
- Isidora Olave
- Nelly Córdoba
- Maireth Pérez
- Dahiana Bogarín
Esperanza Pizarro
- 1 goal
- Justina Morcillo
- Ariadina
- Juliana
- Thais Reiss
- Victória
Ana Paola Andia- Leonela Cruz
- Rosario Balmaceda
- Yastin Jiménez
- Vivian Acosta
- Laura Barreto
- Melissa Rivas
- Manuela Vanegas
Marthina Aguirre- Justin Cuadra
- Josselyn Espinales
- Luisa Espinoza
- Rosa Miño
- Jessica Sánchez
Sandra Arévalo- Esthefany Espino
- Michelle Paredes
- Karol Bermúdez
- 1 own goal
- Martha Andrada (playing against Brazil)
