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2007 South American U-20 Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| other_titles | 2007 Sudamericano Sub-20 |
| image | 2007 South American U-20 Championship.svg |
| size | 250px |
| country | Paraguay |
| dates | 7–28 January |
| num_teams | 10 |
| confederations | 1 |
| venues | 4 |
| cities | 4 |
| champion_other | |
| count | 9 |
| second_other | |
| third_other | |
| fourth_other | |
| matches | 35 |
| goals | 101 |
| top_scorer | URU Edinson Cavani (7 goals) |
| prevseason | 2005 |
| nextseason | 2009 |
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.
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
For a list of all the squads in the final tournament, see 2007 South American Youth Championship squads.
The following teams entered the tournament:
- (host)
First group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 10 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 8 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | –7 | 0 |
Pato Sánchez
Vidangossy
Vidal Larrondo
Tchô
Pato
Campos
Fierro
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 5 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | –8 | 3 |
Figueroa
Quintero
Arroyo
Ayoví
Moralez Sosa Di Santo
Palomino
Sosa Laens
Final group
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | |
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -10 |
Fixtures
Vonder Putten
Cavani
Medina
Larrondo
Arenas
Lucas Cahais
Tchô
Cavani
Pino Benítez
Pato
Edgar
Acuña
Escobar
Vidal
Edgar
Winners
Qualifiers for the [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup]]
Qualifiers for the [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Olympic Games of Beijing]]
Topscorers
- URU Edinson Cavani 7
- CHI Arturo Vidal 6
- CHI Nicolás Medina 5
- BRA Alexandre Pato 5
- BRA Lucas 4
- ARG Pablo Mouche 3
- ARG Ismael Sosa 3
- BRA Tchô 3
- CHI Nicolás Larrondo 3
- PAR Javier Acuña 3
- PAR Cristian Bogado 3
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: PER Alianza Lima, Peru
- 7: PER Sporting Cristal, Peru
- 6: ARG Racing Club, Argentina
- 5: ARG Boca Juniors, Argentina
- 5: CHI Colo-Colo, Chile
- 5: ECU Club Sport Emelec, Ecuador
- 5: PAR Club Libertad, Paraguay
- 5: URU Danubio, Uruguay
- 5: VEN Caracas FC, Venezuela
- Only two clubs from outside South America contributed more than one player to the tournament:
- 2: ESP Cádiz, Spain
- 2: ITA Udinese, Italy
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