1997 South American U-20 Championship Explained

Tourney Name:	South American Youth Championship
Year:	1997
Size:	250px
Country:	Chile
Dates:	16 January – 7 February
Num Teams:	10
Champion:	ARG
Count:	3
Second:	BRA
Third:	PAR
Fourth:	URU
Top Scorer:	Adaílton (8 goals)
Prevseason:	1995
Nextseason:	1999

The South American Youth Championship 1997 was held in Coquimbo, Iquique and La Serena, Chile. It also served as qualification for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

• • • • (host)

Venues

• Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez, Santiago
  • • Estadio Municipal Presidente Salvador Allende, Calama Estadio La Portada, La Serena Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, Coquimbo
• Estadio Tierra de Campeones, Iquique

First round

Group 1

width=165	Teams	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD	width=20	Pts
	4	4	0	0	17	4	+13	12
	4	2	1	1	9	15	–6	7
	4	2	0	2	8	8	0	6
	4	0	2	2	3	7	–4	2
	4	0	1	3	1	4	–3	1

width=25%		width=30%		width=15%		width=30%
		10–2
		3–1
		2–1
		3–4
		0–1
		2–0
		2–2
		1–0
		0–0
		1–3

Group 2

width=165	Teams	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD	width=20	Pts
	4	3	1	0	7	3	+4	10
	4	2	1	1	8	5	+3	7
	4	2	0	2	8	8	0	6
	4	1	2	1	6	8	–2	5
	4	0	0	4	5	10	–5	0

width=25%		width=30%		width=15%		width=30%
		4–3
		5–2
		3–1
		1–1
		2–1
		1–1
		2–0
		0–1
		0–3
		2–1

Final round

width=165	Teams	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD	width=20	Pts
	5	3	2	0	10	2	+8	11
	5	2	2	1	9	6	+3	8
	5	2	2	1	5	6	–1	8
	5	1	3	1	7	5	+2	6
	5	1	1	3	7	11	–4	4
	5	0	2	3	5	13	–8	2

width=25%		width=30%		width=15%		width=30%
		3–0
		3–0
		2–2
		2–1
		1–1
		2–4
		0–3
		2–0
		0–0
		2–2
		1–2
		0–3
		0–0
		1–1
		1–4

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The four best performing teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Broadcasting rights

Americas

• Chile: UCV Televisión, Universidad Católica de Chile Televisión, Megavisión and La Red (some matches); VTR, Metrópolis Intercom, Cable Express, TeleRed, Metrópolis TV Cable, TV Cable Intercom & Multicanal (all matches)
• Brazil: Rede Bandeirantes

External links

• Results by RSSSF