1997 South American U-20 Championship

The South American Youth Championship 1997 was held in Coquimbo, Iquique and La Serena, Chile. It also served as qualification for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Teams The following teams entered the tournament:

(host)

Venues Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez, Santiago Estadio Municipal Presidente Salvador Allende, Calama Estadio La Portada, La Serena Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, Coquimbo Estadio Tierra de Campeones, Iquique

First round Group 1 TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts4400174+13124211915–6742028806 402237–42 401314–31

10–23–12–13–40–12–02–21–00–01–3

Group 2 TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts431073+410421185+3742028806 412168–25 4004510–50

4–35–23–11–12–11–12–00–10–32–1

Final round TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts5320102+811522196+38522156–18 513175+26 5113711–44 5023513–82

3–03–02–22–11–12–40–32–00–02–21–20–30–01–11–4

Qualification to World Youth Championship The four best performing teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Broadcasting rights

Americas Chile: UCV Televisión, Universidad Católica de Chile Televisión, Megavisión and La Red (some matches); VTR, Metrópolis Intercom, Cable Express, TeleRed, Metrópolis TV Cable, TV Cable Intercom & Multicanal (all matches) Brazil: Rede Bandeirantes

External links Results by RSSSF