1988 South American U-20 Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Argentina |
| Dates | 2 May - 22 May |
| Teams | 11 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Colombia |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Paraguay |
← 1987 1991 → | |
The South American Youth Championship 1988 was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It also served as qualification for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:
Argentina (host)
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Israel (invited)
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
First round
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 10 |
| Paraguay
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 |
 Israel
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
 Peru
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 5 |
 Chile
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | –5 | 3 |
 Venezuela
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | –8 | 0 |
| 2 May | Chile
|
1–1 | Peru
|
| Argentina
|
1–0 | Venezuela
| |
| Israel
|
1–0 | Paraguay
| |
| 4 May | Chile
|
2–1 | Venezuela
|
| Paraguay
|
2–0 | Peru
| |
| Argentina
|
2–0 | Israel
| |
| 6 May | Paraguay
|
6–2 | Venezuela
|
| Argentina
|
3–1 | Chile
| |
| Peru
|
2–1 | Israel
| |
| 10 May | Israel
|
1–0 | Venezuela
|
| Paraguay
|
2–1 | Chile
| |
| Argentina
|
2–0 | Peru
| |
| 12 May | Peru
|
2–1 | Venezuela
|
| Argentina
|
2–0 | Paraguay
| |
| Israel
|
3–0 | Chile
|
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| Brazil
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 6 |
 Ecuador
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | –8 | 3 |
 Uruguay
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 2 |
 Bolivia
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | –5 | 2 |
| 3 May | Uruguay
|
1–1 | Ecuador
|
| Brazil
|
3–0 | Bolivia
| |
| 5 May | Ecuador
|
2–1 | Bolivia
|
| Colombia
|
1–0 | Brazil
| |
| 9 May | Bolivia
|
2–1 | Uruguay
|
| Colombia
|
2–0 | Ecuador
| |
| 11 May | Brazil
|
7–0 | Ecuador
|
| Uruguay
|
0–0 | Colombia
| |
| 13 May | Colombia
|
3–1 | Bolivia
|
| Brazil
|
1–0 | Uruguay
|
Final round
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| Colombia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| Argentina
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 |
| Paraguay
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 2 |
| 16 May | Colombia
|
2–0 | Paraguay
|
| Brazil
|
2–1 | Argentina
| |
| 19 May | Brazil
|
0–0 | Colombia
|
| Paraguay
|
1–0 | Argentina
| |
| 22 May | Argentina
|
2–1 | Colombia
|
| Brazil
|
1–0 | Paraguay
|
| 1988 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
 Brazil Fourth title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The three best performing teams qualified for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.