South American U-20 Women's Championship Explained

CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub20 Femenino
Organiser:	CONMEBOL
Region:	South America
Number Of Teams:	10
Related Comps:	Copa América Femenina
Current Champions:	Brazil (10th title)
Most Successful Team:	Brazil (10 titles)
Current:	2024 CONMEBOL Sub20 Femenina
American:	yes

The South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 Femenino), officially the CONMEBOL Sub20 Femenina, is an international association football competition for women's national teams. It is held every two years for South American players under the age of 20 and serves as a qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In its inaugural year, 2004, it was played by U-19 players.

The last edition was held in 2022 in Chile.^[1] Brazil has won all the competitions with 9 titles in total.

For the 2002 and 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, South America was given one qualification spot. In 2002 Brazil and Peru played a two legged play-off for one spot allocated to South America. Brazil won 12–0 on aggregate.^[2] Since 2006 South America has been given two spots for the now-renamed FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In this tournament, Brazil has reached the third-place match three times and Colombia reached the third-place match in 2010. Argentina has been eliminated from the group stage for all three of their appearances; Paraguay and Chile were eliminated from the group stage in their only appearance.

Results

	Year	Host	First place match			Third place match
width= 100px	Champions	width=	Score	width= 100px	Runners-up	width= 100px	Third place	width=	Score	width= 100px	Fourth place
1	2004								4
2	2006								10
3	2008								10
4	2010			2–0			6–0		10
5	2012	^[3]							10
6	2014								10
7	2015								10
8	2018								10
9									10
10									10

Notes

Performances by countries

Titles	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place
10 (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2024)
	4 (2004, 2014, 2018, 2024)	3 (2006, 2008, 2010)	1 (2012)
	3 (2006, 2008, 2012)		2 (2015, 2024)
	2 (2010, 2022)	5 (2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2024)
	1 (2015)		2 (2018, 2022)
		1 (2004)
		1 (2022)
			2 (2004, 2014)
			2 (2008, 2010)
			1 (2006)

Participating nations

Legend

– Champions
– Runners-up
– Third place
– Fourth place
GS – Group stage
Fin4 – Final four (the final stage of the 2020 tournament was suspended and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
- Hosts

width=150	Team	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2015	2018	2020	2022	2024	Total
	GS	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	GS	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	GS	bgcolor=#9acdff	4th	GS	GS	GS	bgcolor=#9acdff	4th	11
	bgcolor=#9acdff	4th	GS	GS	GS	GS	bgcolor=#9acdff	4th	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	11
	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	Fin4	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	11
	GS	GS	bgcolor=#9acdff	4th	bgcolor=#9acdff	4th	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	11
	GS	GS	GS	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	Fin4	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	3rd	11
	3rd	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	11
	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	bgcolor=#9acdff	4th	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	GS	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	GS	GS	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	11
	GS	bgcolor=#9acdff	4th	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	6th	11
	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	Fin4	3rd	GS	11
	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	bgcolor=#9acdff	4th	Fin4	bgcolor=#9acdff	4th	5th	11