| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Chile |
| Dates | 13 March – 2 April |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Peru |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 68 (4.53 per match) |
| Top scorer | Norberto Raffo (5) |
←1954 1964 → | |
TheSouth American Youth Championship 1958 was held inSantiago andValparaíso,Chile.
The following teams entered the tournament:
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 7 |
| Argentina | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 6 |
| Brazil | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 |
| Peru | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 |
 Chile | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | –3 | 3 |
 Venezuela | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | –11 | 2 |
| 13 March | Chile | 4–2 | Venezuela |
| 15 March | Argentina | 6–1 | Venezuela |
| Uruguay | 4–2 | Peru | |
| 18 March | Argentina | 5–5 | Peru |
| Brazil | 2–2 | Uruguay | |
| 20 March | Argentina | 2–2 | Uruguay |
| Peru | 3–2 | Chile | |
| 23 March | Brazil | 4–0 | Venezuela |
| Argentina | 3–1 | Chile | |
| 26 March | Peru | 2–1 | Brazil |
| Uruguay | 3–1 | Chile | |
| 30 March | Venezuela | 1–1 | Peru |
| Brazil | 1–0 | Argentina | |
| 2 April | Venezuela | 2–2 | Uruguay |
| Chile | 2–2 | Brazil |
| 1958 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
 Uruguay Second title |