2023 South American U-20 Championship
The 2023 South American U-20 Championship was the 30th edition of the South American U-20 Championship (Spanish: CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-20, Portuguese: CONMEBOL Sul-Americano Sub-20), the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the men's under-20 national teams of South America. It was held in Colombia between 19 January and 12 February 2023.
| CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-20 Colombia 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Colombia |
| Dates | 19 January – 12 February |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Brazil (12th title) |
| Runners-up | Uruguay |
| Third place | Colombia |
| Fourth place | Ecuador |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Goals scored | 78 (2.23 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Vitor Roque Andrey Santos (6 goals each) |
The South American U-20 Championship returned after 4 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic forcing CONMEBOL to cancel the tournament in 2021.
The tournament served as qualifier for two international events. The top four teams qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup as the CONMEBOL representatives. The top three teams also qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games men's football tournament, in addition to Chile who automatically qualified as hosts.
After twelve years, Brazil won the tournament again after finishing first in the final stage's group, which meant the twelfth title in their history. Champions Brazil, runners-up Uruguay and the hosts and third place Colombia qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2023 Pan American Games. Defending champions Ecuador managed to reach the last berth for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup after finishing in fourth place.
Subsequently, Argentina qualified for the 2023 U-20 World Cup as hosts after FIFA awarded the country the rights to organize the tournament in place of the original hosts Indonesia. Argentina had failed to qualify for the World Cup after being eliminated in the first stage.
Uruguay would go on to win the 2023 U-20 World Cup that year.