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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Uruguay |
| Dates | 12–31 January |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Paraguay |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
←1977 1981 → | |
TheSouth American Youth Championship 1979 was held inMontevideo andPaysandú,Uruguay. It also served as qualification for the1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
The following teams entered the tournament:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 | Advance toFinal round |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Peru | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
| 12 January | Uruguay | 5–0 | Ecuador |
| 13 January | Argentina | 4–0 | Peru |
| 18 January | Argentina | 5–0 | Ecuador |
| Uruguay | 3–0 | Peru | |
| 22 January | Peru | 2–0 | Ecuador |
| Uruguay | 1–0 | Argentina |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 7 | Advance toFinal round |
| 2 | Brazil | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Chile | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Colombia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Bolivia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
| 12 January | Paraguay | 6–0 | Chile |
| Colombia | 2–1 | Brazil | |
| 14 January | Colombia | 5–1 | Bolivia |
| Brazil | 1–0 | Chile | |
| 17 January | Paraguay | 5–0 | Colombia |
| Brazil | 1–0 | Bolivia | |
| 19 January | Chile | 2–0 | Colombia |
| Paraguay | 1–0 | Bolivia | |
| 22 January | Chile | 5–1 | Bolivia |
| Brazil | 1–1 | Paraguay |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Qualification for1979 FIFA World Youth Championship |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Advance toInter-continental qualification |
| 4 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
| 25 January | Argentina | 0–0 | Paraguay |
| Uruguay | 1–0 | Brazil | |
| 28 January | Paraguay | 2–1 | Brazil |
| Uruguay | 0–0 | Argentina | |
| 31 January | Argentina | 1–0 | Brazil |
| Uruguay | 2–1 | Paraguay |
| 1979 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
 Uruguay Sixth title |
The two best performing teams qualified directly for the1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Paraguay also qualified, after winning an intercontinental play-off against Israel and Australia.[1] Matches were played inAsunción,Paraguay.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 8 | Qualification for1979 FIFA World Youth Championship |
| 2 |  Israel | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Australia | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 2 |
| 7 February | Paraguay | 2–0 | Australia |
| 9 February | Israel | 0–0 | Australia |
| 11 February | Paraguay | 3–0 | Israel |
| 14 February | Australia | 0–0 | Israel |
| 16 February | Paraguay | 3–0 | Australia |
| 18 February | Paraguay | 2–1 | Israel |