1954 South American U-20 Championship

1954 South American Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host country Venezuela
Dates 22 March - 13 April
Teams 9
Final positions
Champions  Uruguay (1st title)
Runners-up  Brazil
Third place  Venezuela
Fourth place  Peru
Tournament statistics
Matches played 19
Goals scored 64 (3.37 per match)
Top scorer(s) Paraguay Juan Agüero (7)

The South American Youth Championship 1954 was held in Caracas, Venezuela. It was the first time the tournament was organised.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

Argentina did not participate in this tournament. They were the only non-European team to play in the 1954 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18.

First Round

Host Venezuela automatically qualified for the final round.

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 321072+55
 Colombia 312032+14
 Chile 302124–22
 Ecuador 301226–41


22 March Colombia  1–1  Uruguay
23 March Chile  1–1  Ecuador
25 March Uruguay  4–1  Ecuador
26 March Chile  1–1  Colombia
29 March Colombia  1–0  Ecuador
30 March Uruguay  2–0  Chile

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Brazil 3210103+75
 Peru 312075+24
Paraguay Paraguay 3111125+73
 Panama 3003420–160


23 March Brazil Brazil 7–1  Panama
Paraguay Paraguay 2–2  Peru
26 March Paraguay Paraguay 9–1  Panama
27 March Brazil Brazil 1–1  Peru
31 March Peru  4–2  Panama
Brazil Brazil 2–1 Paraguay Paraguay

Second Place Play-off

2 April 1954
Peru  1 – 0  Colombia
Natteri  20' Report

Final Round

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 321072+55
Brazil Brazil 312042+24
Venezuela Venezuela 310236–32
 Peru 301226–41


3 April Brazil Brazil 2–0 Venezuela Venezuela
5 April Uruguay  3–0  Peru
7 April Uruguay  3–1 Venezuela Venezuela
9 April Brazil Brazil 1–1  Peru
11 April Venezuela Venezuela 2–1  Peru
13 April Brazil Brazil 1–1  Uruguay
 1954 South American Youth Championship 

Uruguay
First title

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