# 2018 South American U-20 Women's Championship

The 2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship was the eighth 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. The tournament was held in Ecuador between 13 and 31 January 2018.
The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France as the CONMEBOL representatives.
Brazil were crowned champions and maintained their streak of winning all eight editions so far.

## Teams

All ten CONMEBOL member national teams are eligible to enter the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best top-4 performance |
| Argentina | 8th | Runners-up (2006, 2008, 2012) |
| Bolivia | 8th | Fourth place (2004, 2014) |
| Brazil (holders) | 8th | Champions (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015) |
| Chile | 8th | Fourth place (2008, 2010) |
| Colombia | 8th | Runners-up (2010) |
| Ecuador (hosts) | 8th | Third place (2004) |
| Paraguay | 8th | Runners-up (2004, 2014) |
| Peru | 8th | Fourth place (2006) |
| Uruguay | 8th | None |
| Venezuela | 8th | Runners-up (2015) |

## Venues

The matches were played in three venues in three cities.
* Estadio Bellavista, Ambato
* Estadio Olímpico de Ibarra, Ibarra
* Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba, Riobamba

## Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 14 December 2017, 19:00 ECT (UTC−5), at the Casa de la Selección in Quito. The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams. The hosts Ecuador and the defending champions Brazil were seeded into Groups A and B respectively, while the remaining teams were placed into four "pairing pots" according to their results in the 2015 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship: Venezuela–Colombia, Argentina–Chile, Paraguay–Uruguay, Bolivia–Peru.

## Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 22 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers).

## Match officials

A total of 10 referees, 20 assistant referees, and two support referees were selected for the tournament.

## First stage

In the first stage, the teams are ranked according to points (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 18.1):
* Goal difference;
* Goals scored;
* Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
* Drawing of lots.
The top two teams of each group advance to the final stage.
All times are local, ECT (UTC−5).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Paraguay | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 12 | Final stage |
| 2 | Colombia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 9 | Final stage |
| 3 | Ecuador (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Argentina | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 5 | Peru | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 3 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 12 | Final stage |
| 2 | Venezuela | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | Final stage |
| 3 | Chile | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | |
| 4 | Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
| 5 | Bolivia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 | |

## Final stage

In the final stage, the teams are ranked according to points (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, taking into account only matches in the final stage (Regulations Article 18.2):
* Goal difference;
* Goals scored;
* Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
* Fair play points (first yellow card: minus 1 point; second yellow card / red card: minus 3 points; direct red card: minus 4 points; yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points);
* Drawing of lots.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 9 | 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| 2 | Paraguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| 3 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | |

## Winners

* 2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
* Brazil Eighth title

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

The following two teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| Brazil | 28 January 2018 | 8 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) |
| Paraguay | 28 January 2018 | 1 (2014) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

## Goalscorers
### 12 goals

* Geyse

### 10 goals

* Angie Castañeda

### 7 goals

* Jessica Martínez

### 5 goals

* Fabiola Sandoval

### 4 goals

* Brenda
* Lice Chamorro
* Deyna Castellanos

### 3 goals

* Juliana Berardo
* Kerolin
* Ignacia Vásquez
* Natalia Acuña
* Fanny Godoy

### 2 goals

* Ana Vitória
* Isabella
* Valéria
* Javiera Grez
* Isidora Olave
* Nelly Córdoba
* Maireth Pérez
* Dahiana Bogarín
* Esperanza Pizarro

### 1 goal

* Justina Morcillo
* Ariadina
* Juliana
* Thais Reiss
* Victória
* Ana Paola Andia
* Leonela Cruz
* Rosario Balmaceda
* Yastin Jiménez
* Vivian Acosta
* Laura Barreto
* Melissa Rivas
* Manuela Vanegas
* Marthina Aguirre
* Justin Cuadra
* Josselyn Espinales
* Luisa Espinoza
* Rosa Miño
* Jessica Sánchez
* Sandra Arévalo
* Esthefany Espino
* Michelle Paredes
* Karol Bermúdez

### 1 own goal

* Martha Andrada (playing against Brazil)