The 2013

South American Youth Football Championship The South American Youth Football Championship, also known as U-20 South American Championship and es, Torneo Juventudes de América, "Campeonato Sudamericano Sub 20" or pt, Juventude da América (English: "America's Youth") is a South American f ...

( es, ''Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 ''Juventud de América'' Argentina 2013'', italic=unset, pt, ''Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-20 ''Juventude da América'' Argentina 2013'', italic=unset, region=BR) was an

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competition for national under-20 teams in the South America (

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). The tournament was held in

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from 9 January to 3 February 2013 and was won by Colombia, with Paraguay as runners-up. Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile, which were the first four teams of this tournament qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in

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Host selection

was chosen as host country at a meeting of the

Executive Committee on 18 March 2011 at CONMEBOL headquarters in

Luque Luque () is a city in Central Department of Paraguay, part of the Gran Asunción metropolitan area. Both 1635 and 1750 have been recorded as dates of its founding. It was temporarily the capital of Paraguay in 1868 during the Paraguayan War be ...

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

. At the meeting, it was decided to make Argentina the host nation for both the South American Under-20 and Under-17 tournaments in 2013.

Teams

* (hosts) * * (holder and world champions) * * (winner) * * * * *

Venues

A total of two cities hosted the tournament.

Match officials

The referees were: *

Patricio Loustau Patricio Loustau (born April 15, 1975) is an Argentine former football referee who officiated primarily in Primera División since 2009, as well as for FIFA as a FIFA international referee since 2011, until his retirement on the 2022 season ...

*:Assistant: Diego Bonfá *

Raúl Orosco Raúl Orosco Delgadillo (born 25 March 1979 in Cochabamba) is a Bolivian football referee. He became an International FIFA referee in 2009 and has since been appointed in the Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, U-15 South American Champion ...

*:Assistant: Wilson Arellano *

Sandro Ricci Sandro Meira Ricci (born 19 November 1974) is a retired Brazilian football referee and currently serves as a TV refereeing analyst for Globo Network. He refereed at 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, beginning with the match between Ecuador and ...

*:Assistant: Marcelo Van Gasse *

Julio Bascuñán Julio Alberto González Bascuñán (born 11 June 1978) is a Chilean football referee. He has refereed matches in the 2015 and 2016 Copa América. Bascuñán served as an arbitrator for the final stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup The 20 ...

*:Assistant: Carlos Astroza * José Hernando Buitrago *:Assistant: Wilmar Navarro *

Carlos Vera Carlos Alfredo Vera Rodríguez (born 25 June 1976) is an Ecuadorian football referee. Career Vera has been an international referee since 2006. He has officiated matches in FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the Copa Libertadores, the Copa Sudameri ...

*:Assistant: Byron Romero *

Enrique Cáceres Enrique Patricio Cáceres Villafañe (; born 20 March 1974) is an international football referee from Paraguay. He has been a FIFA listed referee since 2010 and has taken charge of a number of major matches in Copa Libertadores and Copa Am ...

*:Assistant: Darío Gaona *

Víctor Hugo Carrillo Víctor Hugo Carrillo Casanova (born 30 October 1975) is a Peruvian football referee who is a listed international referee for FIFA since 2005. Career Víctor Hugo is a referee in Peruvian Primera División, Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudameric ...

*:Assistant: Raúl López *

Daniel Fedorczuk Daniel Adán Fedorczuk Betancour (born 2 May 1976) is a Uruguayan professional football referee. He has been a full international for FIFA since 2011. He refereed some matches in Copa Libertadores. Fedorczuk was initially named as one of three ...

*:Assistant: Nicolás Tarán *

Marlon Escalante Marlon Escalante (born February 19, 1974) is a Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting ...

*:Assistant: Carlos López

Squads

First stage

When teams finished level of points, the final order was determined according to: # superior goal difference in all matches # greater number of goals scored in all group matches # better result in matches between the tied teams # drawing of lots ''All match times are in local Argentine time ( UTC−03:00).''

Group A

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Group B

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Final stage

The final stage was scheduled to take place between 20 January and 3 February. ---- ---- ---- ----

Goalscorers

;6 goals * Nicolás López ;5 goals *

Juan Fernando Quintero Juan Fernando Quintero Paniagua (born 18 January 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Atlético Junior and the Colombia national team. He has been mentioned among the more coveted young player ...

* Nicolás Castillo *

Yordy Reyna José Yordy Reyna Serna (; born 17 September 1993) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC. Early life Born in the city of Chiclayo, he moved to Lima at the age of 14. He gave ...

;4 goals *

Derlis González Derlis Alberto González Galeano (born 20 March 1994) is a Paraguayan professional association football, footballer who plays for Paraguayan club Club Olimpia and the Paraguay national football team, Paraguay national team. Mainly a Forward (as ...

* Diego Rolán *

Jhon Córdoba Jhon Andrés Córdoba Copete (; born 11 May 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Russian Premier League club Krasnodar. He is well known for his strength and his powerful shots. His skills and talents have led ...

* Ely Esterilla ;3 goals * Miguel Borja * Matías Pérez ;2 goals *

Luciano Vietto Luciano Darío Vietto (; born 5 December 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal. Club career Early career Vietto was born in the small town of Balnearia in the Province of Córdoba. He joi ...

* Rodrigo Vargas *

Cristian Cuevas Cristian is the Romanian and Spanish form of the male given name Christian. In Romanian, it is also a surname. Cristian may refer to: People * Cristian (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian footballer * Cristian Adomniței (born 1975), Romanian en ...

* Juan Nieto * Miguel Parrales *

Cristian Benavente Cristian Benavente Bristol (born 19 May 1994) is a professional footballer who plays for Alianza Lima, as an attacking midfielder. Born in Spain, he represents the Peru national team. Club career Real Madrid Born in Alcalá de Henares, to ...

Edison Flores Edison Michael Flores Peralta (born 14 May 1994), is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Atlas and the Peru national team. Flores began his career with Lima Universitario de Deportes. In 2011, at the ag ...

Josef Martínez Josef Alexander Martínez Mencia (born 19 May 1993) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United and the Venezuela national team. Josef Martínez began his career with Caracas. ...

* Junior Alonso ;1 goal *

Agustín Allione Agustín Lionel Allione (born 28 October 1994) is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Club career Allione made his debut in the Argentine Primera División playing for Vélez Sarsfield, entering the field in a 2–1 ...

Juan Iturbe Juan Manuel Iturbe Arévalo (born 4 June 1993) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League club Aris and the Paraguay national team. Iturbe represented the Paraguay national team in a friendly match ...

Lucas Melano Lucas Santiago Melano (born 1 March 1993) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Newell's Old Boys. Club career Belgrano Lucas made his debut for Belgrano on 17 March 2012 where he played 13 minutes as a substitute in a match ...

* Alan Ruiz * Danny Bejarano * Felipe Anderson *

Fred Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Ro ...

* Marcos Júnior * Alejandro Contreras * Claudio Baeza * Diego Rojas *

Diego Rubio Diego Iván Rubio Köstner (born 15 May 1993) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids. Club career Early career Rubio began his football career with Universidad Católica. However, when h ...

Felipe Mora Felipe Andrés Mora Aliaga (born 2 August 1993) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers and the Chile national team. International career Mora was selected for the Chile nation ...

* Igor Lichnovsky * Nicolás Maturana * Bryan Rabello *

Brayan Perea Brayan Andrés Perea Vargas (born 25 February 1993), nicknamed ''El Coco,'' is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian First League club Botev Vratsa. Club career Deportivo Cali Perea began his career playi ...

* Jherson Vergara Amú * Carlos Armando Grueso *

José Francisco Cevallos José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

* Rodrigo Alborno * Ángel Cardozo *

Cecilio Domínguez Cecilio Andrés Domínguez Ruiz (born 11 August 1994) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Santos Laguna and the Paraguay national team. Club career Sol de América Born in Asunción, Domínguez was ...

* Gustavo Gómez * Jorge Rojas * Jean Deza * Miguel Araujo * Edwuin Gómez *

Andy Polo Andy Jorman Polo Andrade (born 29 September 1994), commonly known as La Joya (The Jewel), is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Universitario and the Peru national team. Polo made his professional debut with Peruvian ...

* Rodrigo Aguirre * Diego Laxalt *

Rubén Bentancourt Rubén Daniel Bentancourt Morales (born 2 March 1993) is a Uruguayan professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), striker for Club Nacional de Football, Nacional. Career Bentancourt made his pro ...

* Mauricio Formiliano * Juan Pablo Añor ;Own goal * Luis León (for Brazil)

References

External links

Tournament at CONMEBOL.com
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2013 South American Youth Championship

South American Youth Championship The South American Youth Football Championship, also known as U-20 South American Championship and es, Torneo Juventudes de América, "Campeonato Sudamericano Sub 20" or pt, Juventude da América (English: "America's Youth") is a South American ...

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