2015 South American U-20 Women's Championship
The 2015 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship was the seventh edition of the South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the CONMEBOL for the women's under-20 national teams of South America. The tournament was held in Santos, Brazil between 18 November and 3 December 2015.
Sudamericano Femenino Sub 20 Brasil 2015 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Brazil |
City | Santos |
Dates | 18 November – 3 December |
Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Brazil (7th title) |
Runners-up | Venezuela |
Third place | Colombia |
Fourth place | Argentina |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 26 |
Goals scored | 78 (3 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Yamila Rodríguez (6 goals) |
Fair play award | Venezuela |
Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CONMEBOL qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea as the CONMEBOL representatives.
Brazil were crowned champions and maintained their streak of winning all seven editions so far, and qualified for the World Cup together with runners-up Venezuela, who qualified for the first time.