2022 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship

The 2022 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship was the 10th edition of the South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship (Spanish: CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub-20), the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the women's under-20 national teams of South America. It was held in La Calera, Chile from 6 to 24 April 2022.[1][2]

2022 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
CONMEBOL Sub 20 Femenino Chile 2022
Tournament details
Host countryChile
CityLa Calera
Dates6–24 April
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (9th title)
Runners-up Colombia
Third place Uruguay
Fourth place Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored86 (3.31 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uruguay Belén Aquino (10 goals)
2020
2024

The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica as the CONMEBOL representatives.

Brazil were the defending champions having won the title in 2018 since the final stage of the 2020 edition ended up being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and consequently there was no champion for that year. Brazil successfully retained their title and won their ninth in a row after finish first in the final stage and alongside the runners-up Colombia qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[3]

Teams

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

Team Appearance Previous best top-4 performance
  Argentina (hosts) 10th Runners-up (2006, 2008, 2012)
  Bolivia 10th Fourth place (2004, 2014)
  Brazil (holders) 10th Champions (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2022)
  Chile 10th Fourth place (2008, 2010)
  Colombia 10th Runners-up (2010)
  Ecuador 10th Third place (2004)
  Paraguay 10th Runners-up (2004, 2014, 2018)
  Peru 10th Fourth place (2006)
  Uruguay 10th None
  Venezuela 10th Runners-up (2015)

Venues

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La Calera
Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar
Capacity: 9,200
 

Chile was named as host country of the tournament at the CONMEBOL Council meeting held on 27 October 2021.[1] The Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar in La Calera will host all the matches.[4]

Draw

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The draw was held on 11 March 2022, 12:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay.[5] The hosts Chile and the title holders Brazil were seeded and assigned to the head of the groups A and B respectively. The remaining eight teams were split into four "pairing pots" (Paraguay-Colombia, Venezuela-Ecuador, Argentina-Uruguay, Peru-Bolivia) based on the final placement they reached in the 2018 edition of the tournament (shown in brackets).[5]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

From each pot, the first team drawn was placed into Group A and the second team drawn was placed into Group B. In both groups, teams from pot 1 were allocated in position 2, teams from pot 2 in position 3, teams from pot 3 in position 4 and teams from pot 4 in position 5.[6]

The draw resulted in the following groups:[7]

Group A
Pos Team
A1   Chile
A2   Colombia
A4   Venezuela
A3   Argentina
A5   Peru
Group B
Pos Team
B1   Brazil
B2   Paraguay
B3   Ecuador
B4   Uruguay
B5   Bolivia

Squads

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Players born between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2006 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 22 and a minimum of 18 players, including at least 2 goalkeepers (Regulations Article 29).[8]

Match officials

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On 21 March 2022, CONMEBOL announced the referees appointed for the tournament.[9][10] For the first time the tournament featured the participation of a UEFA refereeing team as part of the memorandum of understanding signed by CONMEBOL and UEFA in February 2020, which included a referee exchange programme.[11] Referee Helena Cantero was replaced by Zulma Quiñónez, both from Paraguay.[citation needed]

UEFA Refereeing team
  •   Maria Sole Ferrieri
    • Assistants:   Eliana Fernández González and   Giulia Tempestilli

First stage

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In the first stage, the teams are ranked according to points earned (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 20):[8]

  1. Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
    1. Points in the matches played between the teams in question;
    2. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
    3. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Fewest red cards received;
  5. Fewest yellow cards received
  6. Drawing of lots.

The top two teams of each group advance to the final stage.

All match times are in CLT (UTC−4), as listed by CONMEBOL.[12]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Venezuela 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 10 Final stage
2   Colombia 4 2 2 0 7 1 +6 8
3   Argentina 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 5
4   Chile (H) 4 1 1 2 3 3 0 4
5   Peru 4 0 0 4 0 13 −13 0
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
Chile  0–0  Argentina
Report
Peru  0–2  Venezuela
Report Campos   48', 90'

Argentina  0–0  Colombia
Report
Peru  0–3  Chile
Report Valencia   3'
Keefe   45'
Olivares   58'

Colombia  1–1  Venezuela
Robledo   51' Report Campos   65'
Argentina  3–0  Peru
Ippólito   31' (pen.), 32'
Gramaglia   35'
Report

Colombia  5–0  Peru
Rodríguez   7'
Robledo   23'
Reyes   34'
Caicedo   58'
Muñoz   66'
Report
Venezuela  2–0  Chile
Olivieri   8'
Martínez   75'
Report

Venezuela  2–0  Argentina
Olivieri   73', 89' Report
Chile  0–1  Colombia
Report Robledo   4'

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 4 4 0 0 17 0 +17 12 Final stage
2   Uruguay 4 3 0 1 19 3 +16 9
3   Ecuador 4 2 0 2 9 9 0 6
4   Paraguay 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 3
5   Bolivia 4 0 0 4 3 31 −28 0
Source: CONMEBOL
Brazil  2–0  Uruguay
Tarciane   63', 66' (pen.) Report
Bolivia  1–5  Ecuador
San Miguel   11' Report Arias   5'
Bolaños   15' (pen.), 49', 53' (pen.), 62'

Uruguay  3–0  Paraguay
Aquino   16'
Carballo   75'
Fontan   83'
Report
Bolivia  0–10  Brazil
Report Cris   3'
Tarciane   6', 51'
Luany   17'
Gi Fernandes   18'
Yaya   27'
Maldaner   31'
Mileninha   53'
Bia   54'
Bruninha   81'

Paraguay  1–3  Ecuador
Acosta   70' Report Bolaños   37'
Arias   83'
Pesántez   89'
Uruguay  13–0  Bolivia
Carballo   16', 64', 65'
Aquino   18', 21', 24', 35' (pen.), 38', 59'
Viera   43', 90'
Félix   57'
Emanuele   69'
Report

Paraguay  3–2  Bolivia
Riveros   5'
Rolón   24'
Coronel   83'
Report Salvatierra   41', 57'
Ecuador  0–4  Brazil
Report Giovaninha   14', 19'
Gi Fernandes   28'
Analuyza   55'

Ecuador  1–3  Uruguay
Rosillo   43' Report Carballo   3'
Aquino   54', 78'
Brazil  1–0  Paraguay
Analuyza   67' Report

Final stage

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In the final stage, the teams are ranked according to points earned (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the same tiebreakers as in the first stage are applied, taking into account only matches in the final stage (Regulations Article 21):[8]

All match times are in CLT (UTC−4), as listed by CONMEBOL.[16]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil (C) 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
2   Colombia 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3   Uruguay 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4   Venezuela 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: CONMEBOL
(C) Champions
Venezuela  1–2  Uruguay
Martínez   70' Report Aquino   12' (pen.)
Terra   71'
Brazil  3–0  Colombia
Giovaninha   16'
Analuyza   39'
Isabelle Guimarães   90+2'
Report

Uruguay  0–1  Brazil
Report Cris   28'
Colombia  3–0  Venezuela
Robledo   36', 90+3'
Guerra   76'
Report

Uruguay  0–3  Colombia
Report Izquierdo   7'
Robledo   17' (pen.), 32'
Venezuela  0–1  Brazil
Report Yaya   3'

Goalscorers

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There were 86 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 3.31 goals per match.

10 goals

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

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The following two teams from CONMEBOL qualify for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
  Brazil 21 April 2022[17] 9 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Colombia 24 April 2022[18] 1 (2010)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The Colombia v Venezuela and Argentina v Perú matches, originally scheduled for 10 April 2022, 18:00 and 20:30 local time respectively,[12] were re-scheduled to 17:00 and 19:30 local time.[13]
  2. ^ a b The Uruguay v Paraguay and Bolivia v Brazil matches, originally scheduled for 9 April 2022, 18:00 and 20:30 local time respectively,[12] were re-scheduled to 17:00 and 19:30 local time.[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Se anuncian las sedes y fechas de los torneos 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 27 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Campeonato sudamericano Sub-20 femenino 2022: Cuándo es, dónde y selecciones | Goal.com Espana". www.goal.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Brasil levanta su noveno trofeo en la CONMEBOL Sub 20 Femenina" [Brazil lifts their ninth trophy in the CONMEBOL Women's Under-20] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 25 April 2022.
  4. ^ Molina, Geraldine (11 March 2022). "La Calera será la sede del torneo Sudamericano Sub-20 Chile 2022" [La Calera will host the South American Under-20 tournament Chile 2022] (in Spanish). Contragolpe.
  5. ^ a b "Se sortean los grupos de la CONMEBOL Sub 20 Femenina 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 10 March 2022.
  6. ^ "CONMEBOL Sub 20 Femenina | Sorteo" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 11 March 2022 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "La hoja de ruta de la CONMEBOL Sub 20 Femenina" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 11 March 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "CONMEBOL SUB-20 FEMENINA CHILE 2022 - REGLAMENTO 2022" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 7 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Prosigue intercambio y colaboración entre árbitros de la CONMEBOL y la UEFA" [Exchange and collaboration between CONMEBOL and UEFA referees continues] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 21 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Lista Árbitras CONMEBOL SUB 20 Femenina" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 21 March 2022.
  11. ^ "La CONMEBOL y la UEFA acuerdan cooperación en materia arbitral" [CONMEBOL and UEFA agree to cooperation in arbitration matters] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 21 April 2021.
  12. ^ a b c "Calendario de partidos" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 11 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Brasil y Uruguay golean por el Grupo B de la CONMEBOL Sub 20 Femenina" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Listas para el debut" [Ready for debut] (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Seleção Feminina encara a Bolívia pela segunda rodada do Sul-Americano Sub-20" [Women's national team to face Bolivia for the South American Under-20 second round] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Calendario de partidos" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 15 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Brasil campeón anticipado y con boleto para el Mundial Femenino Sub 20" [Brazil early champion and ticket to the U-20 Women's World Cup] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 22 April 2022.
  18. ^ "Brazil, Colombia claim Costa Rica tickets". FIFA. 24 April 2022.
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