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. It will be held in Colombia in dates to be confirmed.[1]

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

The tournament was originally scheduled between 2–27 February 2021,[1] however, on 22 December 2020 CONMEBOL announced that it would be rescheduled to the second half of 2021 if FIFA decided to cancel the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[2] wich was confirmed two days later.[3] On 28 December 2020, CONMEBOL confirmed the rescheduling of the tournament,[4][5] despite the fact that the Colombian Football Federation had announced its cancellation.[6]

As the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this tournament will not serve as qualifier for any FIFA U-20 World Cup.[5]

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

Colombia was named as host country of the tournament during the CONMEBOL Council virtual meeting held on 6 August 2020.[1] On 9 September 2020, the Colombian Football Federation announced Armenia, Pereira, Manizales and Ibagué as possible venues.[7]

Squads

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

References
  1. "Fechas y sedes para cuatro torneos juveniles 2020 y 2021" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 6 August 2020.
  2. "Consejo de la CONMEBOL aprueba un Reglamento de Gobernanza" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 22 December 2020.
  3. "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup™ and men's youth competitions". FIFA.com. 24 December 2020.
  4. "CONMEBOL cancela campeonatos clasificatorios Sub 17 y Sub 20" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 28 December 2020.
  5. "CAMPEONATOS JUVENILES MASCULINOS 2021 CONMEBOL SUB-20 – CONMEBOL SUB-17" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 28 December 2020.
  6. "COMUNICADO FCF: CAMPEONATOS SUDAMERICANOS 2021" (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 23 December 2020.
  7. "COMUNICADO FCF: SEDES SUDAMERICANO SUB20 COLOMBIA 2021" (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 9 September 2020.
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