The 2012

South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship The South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 Femenino) is an international association football competition for women's national teams. It is held every two years for South American players unde ...

was the 5th edition of the South American Under-20 Women Championship. It was held from 20 January to 5 February in

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. The winners, and the runners-up, were qualified for the

2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 6th edition of the tournament. The tournament was played in Japan from 19 August to 8 September, with sixteen national football soccer teams and mark the first hosting of a FIFA women's football tourna ...

held in Japan.

Participating teams

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First stage

Matches were played in

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and

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Group A

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Group B

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Final stage

The winner and the runner-up teams qualify for the

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Top goalscorers

''players with at least three goals'' ;9 goals *

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;7 goals *

Thaisinha Thaís Duarte Guedes (born 20 January 1993), commonly known as Thaís Guedes or Thaisinha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as either a forward or an attacking midfielder for Santos and the Brazil national team. With Brazil's youth teams sh ...

;6 goals * Betina Soriano ;4 goals * Florencia Bonsegundo ;3 goals * Beatriz * Gláucia * Jetzabeth * Cuevas

References

External links

Official Sitefutbol24South American U-20 Championship 2012 on WomensSoccerUnited.com
{{2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Qualification South American U-20 Women Championship South American U-20 Women's Championship Women U-20 Championship

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2012 in youth association football