# 2024 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship

The 2024 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship, officially the 2024 CONMEBOL Sub20 Femenina, was the 11th edition of the South American U-20 Women's Championship (CONMEBOL Sub20 Femenina), the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the women's under-20 national teams of South America. It was held in Ecuador from 11 April to 5 May 2024.
The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia as the CONMEBOL representatives besides Colombia who automatically qualified as host. Colombia finished in the top four, the fifth in the final stage also qualified.
Brazil are the defending champions having won the title in 2022.

## Teams

All ten CONMEBOL member national teams are eligible to enter the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best top-4 performance |
| Argentina | 11th | Runners-up (2006, 2008, 2012) |
| Bolivia | 11th | Fourth place (2004, 2014) |
| Brazil (holders) | 11th | Champions (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2022) |
| Chile | 11th | Fourth place (2008, 2010) |
| Colombia | 11th | Runners-up (2010, 2022) |
| Ecuador (host) | 11th | Third place (2004) |
| Paraguay | 11th | Runners-up (2004, 2014, 2018) |
| Peru | 11th | Fourth place (2006) |
| Uruguay | 11th | Third place (2022) |
| Venezuela | 11th | Runners-up (2015) |

## First stage

In the first stage, the teams are ranked according to points earned (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 20):
* Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
** Points in the matches played between the teams in question;
** Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
** Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
* Goal difference in all group matches;
* Number of goals scored in all group matches;
* Fewest red cards received;
* Fewest yellow cards received
* Drawing of lots.
The top three teams of each group advance to the final stage.
The draw was held on 11 March 2024.
All match times were in ECT (UTC−5), as listed by CONMEBOL.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Paraguay | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 10 | Final stage |
| 2 | Peru | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Final stage |
| 3 | Argentina | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Final stage |
| 4 | Ecuador (H) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 5 | Uruguay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Colombia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 12 | Final stage |
| 2 | Brazil | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 | Final stage |
| 3 | Venezuela | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | Final stage |
| 4 | Chile | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | |
| 5 | Bolivia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 | |

## Final stage

If teams finished level on points, the final rankings would be determined according to the same criteria as the first stage, taking into account only matches in the final stage.
All match times are in ECT (UTC−5), as listed by CONMEBOL.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil (C) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 15 | 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| 2 | Paraguay | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| 3 | Colombia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| 4 | Argentina | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 | 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| 5 | Venezuela | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| 6 | Peru | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 1 | |
* ↑ As Colombia will finish in the top four while already having qualified to the World Cup as hosts, the fifth place finisher will qualify as well.

## Goalscorers

There have been 57 goals scored in 23 matches, for an average of 2.48 goals per match (as of 23 April 2024).
7 goals
* Fátima Acosta
* Mariana Barreto
* Gabriela Rodríguez
4 goals
* Floriangel Apóstol
* Marianyela Jiménez
3 goals
* Ana Flávia
* Carol
2 goals
* Kishi Núñez
* Duda Mineira
* Gisele Vale
* Natália Vendito
* Vi Amaral
* Maryl Álvarez
* Lía Rodríguez
* Agustina Varela
* Birka Ruíz
* Valerie Gherson
* Francelis Graterol
1 goal
* Anela Nigito
* Francisca Altgelt
* Julieta Romero
* Margarita Giménez
* Morena Calvo
* Verónica Acuña
* Gi Fernandes
* Guima
* Milena
* Pamela Dos Santos
* Rebeca
* Anaís Álvarez
* Nicole Carter
* Ana Milé González
* Juana Ortegón
* Karla Viancha
* Laura Garavito
* Maithé López
* Stefanía Perlaza
* Sheyla Macías
* María Tamay
* Naomi de León
* Fiorella Fernández
* Linda Espinoza
* Mia Léon
* Sashenka Porras
* Anna Cola
* Josefina Félix
* Valentina Pereira
2 own goals
* Taylor Gutierrez (against Brazil)
* Zoraida Blanco (against Colombia)

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

The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup alongside hosts Colombia.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament |
| Colombia | 23 June 2023 | 2 (2010, 2022) |
| Brazil | 29 April 2024 | 10 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) |
| Paraguay | 2 May 2024 | 2 (2014, 2018) |
| Argentina | 2 May 2024 | 3 (2006, 2008, 2012) |
| Venezuela | 5 May 2024 | 1 (2016) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.