The 2003
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 f ...
(Sudamericana sub-20) is a
football competition contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of
CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
between 4 January and 28 January 2003, it was the 21st time the competition has been held and the second to take place in Uruguay. Argentina won their fourth trophy.
Venues
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
2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in United Arab Emirates between 27 November and 19 December 2003. U20 Brazil claimed their fourth title. The 2003 championship was the 14th contested. The tournament was originally planned to be ...
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Squads
For a list of all the squads in the final tournament, see
2003 South American Youth Championship squads.
The following teams entered the tournament:
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First group stage
When teams finish level of points, the final order determined according to:
# superior goal difference in all matches
# greater number of goals scored in all group matches
# better result in matches between tied teams
# drawing of lots
Group A
Results
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Group B
Results
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Final group
Results
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Winners
Qualifiers for
2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in United Arab Emirates between 27 November and 19 December 2003. U20 Brazil claimed their fourth title. The 2003 championship was the 14th contested. The tournament was originally planned to be ...
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Top scorers
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Fernando Cavenaghi
Fernando Ezequiel Cavenaghi (; born 21 September 1983) is a retired Argentine professional footballer. He played as a striker who was efficient in front of goal with either foot and from any range.
He spent most of his career with River Plate ...
;4 goals
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Dagoberto
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Jaime Ruiz
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Dante López
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Erwin Ávalos
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Daniel Carvalho
Daniel da Silva Carvalho (born 1 March 1983 in Jaguarão, Rio Grande do Sul), more commonly known as Daniel Carvalho, is a Brazilian football attacking midfielder for Pelotas.
Career
Club
Carvalho started his career in his native state of ...
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Felipe Melo
Felipe Melo de Carvalho (born 26 June 1983), known as Felipe Melo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Fluminense.
He began his career with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A teams Flamengo, Cruzeiro a ...
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William
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...
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Abel Aguilar
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Jhonny Acosta
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Víctor Montaño
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Marcelo Guerrero
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Jorge Martínez
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Emanuel Benito Rivas
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Juan Carlos Arce
Juan Carlos Arce Justiniano (born 10 April 1985) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Always Ready and the Bolivia national team.
Club career Oriente Petrolero
Born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Arce sta ...
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Carlos Alberto
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Cleiton Xavier
Cleiton Ribeiro Xavier ( uk, Клейтон Шав'єр; born 23 March 1983) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He is known by his powerful and accurate free kicks, dribbling skills and passes.
C ...
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Dudu Cearense
Alexandro Silva de Sousa (born 15 April 1983), known as Dudu Cearense or simply Dudu, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who last played for Botafogo.
He is known for his passing, aerial ability and tackling. He was a central midfi ...
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Roberto Mina
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Félix Borja
Félix Alexander Borja Valencia (born April 2, 1983) is an Ecuadorian footballer, who last played for El Nacional in the Ecuadorian Serie A. He is nicknamed the "kangaroo", or "the cobra of Ecuador", for the spring in his jump. His height make ...
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Blas López
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Ángel Martínez
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Jefferson Farfán
Jefferson Agustín Farfán Guadalupe (; born 26 October 1984) is a Peruvian former professional footballer who mainly played as a winger. Commonly known as Farfán or the nickname ''Foquita'' (Spanish for ''Little Seal''), he is known for his ...
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Rubén Olivera
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Guillermo Rodríguez
External links
2003 South American Youth Championshipat Conmebol official website
at the RSSSF
{{South American Youth Championship
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South American Youth Championship
International association football competitions hosted by Uruguay
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