1954 South American Youth Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Venezuela
Dates	22 March – 13 April
Teams	9
Final positions
Champions	Uruguay (1st title)
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Venezuela
Fourth place	Peru
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	64 (3.37 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Juan Agüero (7)
1958 →

The South American Youth Championship 1954 was held in Caracas, Venezuela. It was the first time the tournament was organised.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

• Brazil
•  Chile
•  Colombia
•  Ecuador
•  Panama
• Paraguay
•  Peru
•  Uruguay
• Venezuela (host)

Argentina did not participate in this tournament. They were the only non-European team to play in the 1954 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18.

First round

Host Venezuela automatically qualified for the final round.

Group A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Uruguay	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	5
Colombia	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	4
Chile	3	0	2	1	2	4	–2	2
Ecuador	3	0	1	2	2	6	–4	1

22 March	Colombia	1–1	Uruguay
23 March	Chile	1–1	Ecuador
25 March	Uruguay	4–1	Ecuador
26 March	Chile	1–1	Colombia
29 March	Colombia	1–0	Ecuador
30 March	Uruguay	2–0	Chile

Group B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	2	1	0	10	3	+7	5
Peru	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	4
Paraguay	3	1	1	1	12	5	+7	3
Panama	3	0	0	3	4	20	–16	0

23 March	Brazil	7–1	Panama
	Paraguay	2–2	Peru
26 March	Paraguay	9–1	Panama
27 March	Brazil	1–1	Peru
31 March	Peru	4–2	Panama
	Brazil	2–1	Paraguay

Second-place play-off

2 April 1954 (1954-04-02)

Peru	1 – 0	Colombia
Natteri 20'	Report

Caracas

Final round

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Uruguay	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	5
Brazil	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	4
Venezuela	3	1	0	2	3	6	–3	2
Peru	3	0	1	2	2	6	–4	1

3 April	Brazil	2–0	Venezuela
5 April	Uruguay	3–0	Peru
7 April	Uruguay	3–1	Venezuela
9 April	Brazil	1–1	Peru
11 April	Venezuela	2–1	Peru
13 April	Brazil	1–1	Uruguay

1954 South American Youth Championship
Uruguay First title

External links

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