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1999 South American U-20 Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| other_titles | 1999 Sudamericano Sub-20 |
| country | Argentina |
| dates | 5–25 January |
| num_teams | 10 |
| confederations | 1 |
| venues | 2 |
| cities | 2 |
| champion_other | |
| count | 3 |
| second_other | |
| third_other | |
| fourth_other | |
| matches | 35 |
| goals | 115 |
| attendance | 228113 |
| top_scorer | ARG Luciano Galletti (9 goals) |
| prevseason | 1997 |
| nextseason | 2001 |
The 1999 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 Argentina between 5 and 25 January 1999, the 23rd time the competition had been held and the 2nd to take place in the country. Argentina finished undefeated, winning their 3rd trophy.
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 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Squads
For a list of all the squads in the final tournament, see 1999 South American Youth Championship squads.
The following teams entered the tournament:
- (host)
First group stage
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Results
Farías Galletti Aimar |stadium=Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata| attendance = 11.656| referee = Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)}}
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
Results
Final group
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 1–0 |
|---|
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The four best performing teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Goalscorers
;9 goals
- Argentina Luciano Galletti
;7 goals
- Brazil Rodrigo Gral
;5 goals
- Chile Nicolás Córdova
- Brazil Edu
;4 goals
- Uruguay Javier Chevantón
- Chile Patricio Neira
;3 goals
- Chile Gamadiel García
- Chile David Pizarro
- Brazil Ronaldinho
- Paraguay Roque Santa Cruz
;2 goals
- Uruguay Omar Pouso
- Chile Rodolfo Moya
- Argentina Aldo Duscher
- Argentina Pablo Aimar
- Argentina Daniel Montenegro
- Argentina Germán Rivarola
- Argentina Ernesto Farías
- Venezuela Juan Arango
- Venezuela Leandro Sequera
- Ecuador Marco Bonito
- Peru Luis Cordero
- Uruguay Fernando Carreño
- Paraguay Salvador Cabañas
- Paraguay Nelson Vera
;1 goal
- Peru Rubén Alamanza
- Argentina Fernando Crosa
- Ecuador Líder Mejía
- Venezuela Gerzon Chacón
- Brazil Eriberto
- Brazil Cassio Lincoln
- Brazil Fábio Aurélio
- Bolivia Ronald García
- Brazil Matuzalém
- Colombia Mauricio Molina
- Uruguay César Pellegrín
- Uruguay Diego Forlán
- Bolivia Marcos Aguilera
- Uruguay Fabián Canobbio
- Uruguay Carlos Bueno
- Paraguay Paulo da Silva
- Colombia Cristian Gil
;1 goal (cont.)
- Peru Oswaldo Carrión
- Paraguay Nelson Cuevas
- Brazil Marcio Carioca
- Paraguay Rubén Maldonado
- Brazil Marcinho
- Brazil Marcio Carioca
- Argentina Esteban Cambiasso
- Chile Milovan Mirosevic
- Brazil Marcio Carioca
- Paraguay Sergio Fernandez
- Brazil Maricá
- Peru Piero Alva
- Peru Pedro Ascoy
- Uruguay Gonzalo Sorondo
- Colombia Gustavo Victoria
- Bolivia Ronald Gutiérrez
- Bolivia Ferdy Apuri
- Colombia Jeffrey Díaz
Notes
- Argentina and Uruguay 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.
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