| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Uruguay |
| Dates | 12–31 January |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Paraguay |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
The South American Youth Championship 1979 was held in Montevideo and Paysandú, Uruguay. It also served as qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams
Diego Maradona and Rubén Paz, two rising stars of Argentina and Uruguay respectively
The following teams entered the tournament:
First round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 | Advance to Final round |
| 2 | Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 4 | |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peru |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Ecuador |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| 12 January | Uruguay |
5–0 | Ecuador |
| 13 January | Argentina |
4–0 | Peru |
| 18 January | Argentina |
5–0 | Ecuador |
| Uruguay |
3–0 | Peru | |
| 22 January | Peru |
2–0 | Ecuador |
| Uruguay |
1–0 | Argentina |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 7 | Advance to Final round |
| 2 | Brazil |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Chile |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Colombia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Bolivia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| 12 January | Paraguay |
6–0 | Chile |
| Colombia |
2–1 | Brazil | |
| 14 January | Colombia |
5–1 | Bolivia |
| Brazil |
1–0 | Chile | |
| 17 January | Paraguay |
5–0 | Colombia |
| Brazil |
1–0 | Bolivia | |
| 19 January | Chile |
2–0 | Colombia |
| Paraguay |
1–0 | Bolivia | |
| 22 January | Chile |
5–1 | Bolivia |
| Brazil |
1–1 | Paraguay |
Fifth-place match
Final round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Qualification for 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship |
| 2 | Argentina |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Paraguay |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Advance to Inter-continental qualification |
| 4 | Brazil |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| 25 January | Argentina |
0–0 | Paraguay |
| Uruguay |
1–0 | Brazil | |
| 28 January | Paraguay |
2–1 | Brazil |
| Uruguay |
0–0 | Argentina | |
| 31 January | Argentina |
1–0 | Brazil |
| Uruguay |
2–1 | Paraguay |
| 1979 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
Uruguay Sixth title |
Inter-continental qualification
The two best performing teams qualified directly for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Paraguay also qualified, after winning an intercontinental play-off against Israel and Australia.[1] Matches were played in Asunción, Paraguay.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 8 | Qualification for 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship |
| 2 |  Israel |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 2 |
Source: RSSSF
| 7 February | Paraguay |
2–0 | Australia |
| 9 February | Israel |
0–0 | Australia |
| 11 February | Paraguay |
3–0 | Israel |
| 14 February | Australia |
0–0 | Israel |
| 16 February | Paraguay |
3–0 | Australia |
| 18 February | Paraguay |
2–1 | Israel |
External links
- ↑ "Intercontinental play-off results by RSSSF". Retrieved 5 August 2012.
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