2021 South American U-20 Championship

The 2021 South American U-20 Championship will be the 30th edition of the South American U-20 Championship (Spanish: CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-20), the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the men's under-20 national teams of South America. On 6 August 2020, CONMEBOL confirmed that the tournament will be held in Colombia between 2–27 February 2021.[1]

2021 South American U-20 Championship
CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-20 Colombia 2021
Tournament details
Host countryColombia
Dates2–27 February 2021
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)TBC (in TBC host cities)

The top four teams will qualify for the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia as the CONMEBOL representatives. Ecuador are the defending champions.

Teams

All ten CONMEBOL member national teams are eligible to enter the tournament.

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Argentina28thChampions (5 times, most recent 2015)
 Bolivia25thFourth place (2 times, most recent 1983)
 Brazil29thChampions (11 times, most recent 2011)
 Chile30thRunners-up (1 time, 1975)
 Colombia (hosts)28thChampions (3 times, most recent 2013)
 Ecuador (holders)25thChampions (1 time, 2019)
 Paraguay28thChampions (1 time, 1971)
 Peru29thThird place (2 times, most recent 1971)
 Uruguay29thChampions (8 times, most recent 2017)
 Venezuela26thThird place (2 times, most recent 2017)

Venues

To be confirmed.

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2001 are eligible to compete.

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup

The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualify for the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup1
TBDFebruary 2021
TBDFebruary 2021
TBDFebruary 2021
TBDFebruary 2021
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References
  1. "Fechas y sedes para cuatro torneos juveniles 2020 y 2021". CONMEBOL.com. 6 August 2020.
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