| CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub-20 Ecuador 2018 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ecuador |
| Dates | 13–31 January |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (8th title) |
| Runners-up |  Paraguay |
| Third place |  Colombia |
| Fourth place |  Venezuela |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 103 (3.96 per match) |
| Top scorer | Geyse(12 goals) |
| Fair play award | Brazil |
←2015 2020 → | |
The2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship was the eighth edition of theSouth American Under-20 Women's Football Championship (Spanish:CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub-20), the biennial international youthfootball championship organised byCONMEBOL for the women's under-20 national teams of South America. The tournament was held inEcuador between 13 and 31 January 2018.[1]
The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France as the CONMEBOL representatives.[2]
Brazil were crowned champions and maintained their streak of winning all eight editions so far.
All tenCONMEBOL member national teams are eligible to enter the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best top-4 performance |
|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 8th | Runners-up (2006,2008,2012) |
 Bolivia | 8th | Fourth place (2004,2014) |
| Brazil (holders) | 8th | Champions (2004,2006,2008,2010,2012,2014,2015) |
 Chile | 8th | Fourth place (2008,2010) |
| Colombia | 8th | Runners-up (2010) |
 Ecuador (hosts) | 8th | Third place (2004) |
| Paraguay | 8th | Runners-up (2004,2014) |
 Peru | 8th | Fourth place (2006) |
 Uruguay | 8th | None |
| Venezuela | 8th | Runners-up (2015) |
The matches were played in three venues in three cities.
The draw of the tournament was held on 14 December 2017, 19:00ECT (UTC−5), at the Casa de la Selección inQuito.[3] The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams. The hosts Ecuador and the defending champions Brazil were seeded into Groups A and B respectively, while the remaining teams were placed into four "pairing pots" according to their results in the2015 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship: Venezuela–Colombia, Argentina–Chile, Paraguay–Uruguay, Bolivia–Peru.[4]
Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 22 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers).[5]
A total of 10 referees, 20 assistant referees, and two support referees were selected for the tournament.[6]
In the first stage, the teams are ranked according topoints (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order (Regulations Article 18.1):[5]
The top two teams of each group advance to the final stage.
All times are local,ECT (UTC−5).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 12 | Final stage |
| 2 | Colombia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 9 | |
| 3 | Ecuador(H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Argentina | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 5 | Peru | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 12 | Final stage |
| 2 | Venezuela | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | Chile | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | |
| 4 | Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
| 5 | Bolivia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 |
| Venezuela | 1–0 | Uruguay |
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| Venezuela | 1–0 | Chile |
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In the final stage, the teams are ranked according topoints (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order, taking into account only matches in the final stage (Regulations Article 18.2):[5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 9 | 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| 2 | Paraguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
| Paraguay | 3–1 | Venezuela |
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| Brazil | 5–0 | Venezuela |
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| Paraguay | 1–8 | Brazil |
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| 2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship |
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 Brazil Eighth title |
The following two teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[7]
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances inFIFA U-20 Women's World Cup1 |
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| Brazil | 28 January 2018 | 8 (2002,2004,2006,2008,2010,2012,2014,2016) |
| Paraguay | 28 January 2018 | 1 (2014) |
Justina MorcilloAriadinaJulianaThais ReissVictória
Ana Paola AndiaLeonela CruzRosario BalmacedaYastin JiménezVivian AcostaLaura BarretoMelissa RivasManuela VanegasMarthina AguirreJustin CuadraJosselyn EspinalesLuisa EspinozaRosa MiñoJessica Sánchez
Sandra ArévaloEsthefany EspinoMichelle ParedesKarol BermúdezMartha Andrada (playing against Brazil)
