| 2001 Sudamericano Sub-20 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ecuador |
| Dates | 12 January – 4 February |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (8th title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Paraguay |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Top scorer(s) | AdrianoEwerthon (6 goals) |
←1999 2003 → | |
The2001South American U-20 Championship (Sudamericana sub-20) was afootball competition contested by all ten U-20 national football teams ofCONMEBOL. The tournament was held inEcuador between 12 January and 4 February 2003, it was the 20th time the competition has been held and the 2nd to take place in Ecuador. Brazil won their 8th trophy.
The teams are separated in two groups of five, and each team plays four matches in a pureround-robin stage. The three top competitors advance to a single final group of six, wherein each team plays five matches. The top four teams in the final group qualify to the2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.
For a list of all the players in the final tournament, see2001 South American U-20 Championship squads.
The following teams entered the tournament:
When teams finish level of points, the final order determined according to:
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Brazil | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
 Ecuador | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
 Peru | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
 Venezuela | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 |
| Chile | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
 Colombia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 |
 Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
 Bolivia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
| 14 January | Uruguay | 0–1 | Colombia |
| Bolivia | 0–2 | Argentina | |
| 16 January | Uruguay | 2–1 | Chile |
| Argentina | 4–1 | Colombia | |
| 18 January | Colombia | 1–0 | Bolivia |
| Argentina | 1–0 | Chile | |
| 20 January | Chile | 2–1 | Colombia |
| Uruguay | 1–3 | Bolivia | |
| 22 January | Chile | 3–1 | Bolivia |
| Argentina | 1–1 | Uruguay |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 13 |
| Argentina | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
| Chile | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 5 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 |
| 24 January | Ecuador | 0–1 | Argentina |
| Paraguay | 3–1 | Colombia | |
| Brazil | 6–0 | Chile | |
| 26 January | Brazil | 4–2 | Colombia |
| Paraguay | 1–1 | Ecuador | |
| Argentina | 2–2 | Chile | |
| 28 January | Ecuador | 0–1 | Colombia |
| Paraguay | 1–2 | Chile | |
| Brazil | 1–0 | Argentina | |
| 31 January | Paraguay | 1–1 | Brazil |
| Argentina | 1–0 | Colombia | |
| Chile | 1–3 | Ecuador | |
| 4 February | Paraguay | 1–1 | Argentina |
| Brazil | 3–0 | Ecuador | |
| Colombia | 0–0 | Chile |
| 2001 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
 Brazil Eighth title |
Excluding Argentina, who had qualified automatically as host, the four best performing teams qualified for the2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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