- Teams
- First round Group A Group B
- Final round
- Qualification to World Youth Championship
- External links
{{Infobox International Football Competition
| tourney_name = South American Youth Championship
| year = 1981
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| size = 250px
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| country = Ecuador
| dates = 15 February - 8 March
| num_teams = 9
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| champion =URU
| count =7
| second =BRA
| third =ARG
| fourth =BOL
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| prevseason = 1979
| nextseason = 1983
| updated =
}}The South American Youth Championship 1981 was held in Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador. It also served as qualification for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship. TeamsThe following teams entered the tournament: - {{fbu|20|ARG}}
- {{fbu|20|BOL}}
- {{fbu|20|BRA}}
- {{fbu|20|CHI}}
- {{fbu|20|COL}}
- {{fbu|20|ECU}} (host)
- {{fbu|20|PAR}}
- {{fbu|20|URU}}
- {{fbu|20|VEN}}
First roundGroup A| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | {{fbu|20|URU}} | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 | | {{fbu|20|BOL}} | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | | {{fbu|20|ECU}} | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | | {{fbu|20|PAR}} | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | | {{fbu|20|COL}} | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 2 |
| | | | | 15 February | {{fbu-rt|20|COL}} | 1–1 | 20|PAR}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|URU}} | 1–1 | 20|BOL}} | | 18 February | {{fbu-rt|20|BOL}} | 2–1 | 20|PAR}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|ECU}} | 3–1 | 20|COL}} | | 20 February | {{fbu-rt|20|BOL}} | 1–1 | 20|ECU}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|PAR}} | 2–1 | 20|URU}} | | 22 February | {{fbu-rt|20|COL}} | 0–0 | 20|BOL}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|URU}} | 2–1 | 20|ECU}} | | 25 February | {{fbu-rt|20|URU}} | 4–1 | 20|COL}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|ECU}} | 2–2 | 20|PAR}} |
Group B| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | {{fbu|20|BRA}} | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | | {{fbu|20|ARG}} | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | | {{fbu|20|CHI}} | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 2 | | {{fbu|20|VEN}} | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | –11 | 0 |
| | | | | 15 February | {{fbu-rt|20|ARG}} | 3–1 | 20|CHI}} | | 17 February | {{fbu-rt|20|BRA}} | 5–1 | 20|VEN}} | | 19 February | {{fbu-rt|20|ARG}} | 3–0 | 20|VEN}} | | 22 February | {{fbu-rt|20|BRA}} | 1–0 | 20|CHI}} | | 26 February | {{fbu-rt|20|CHI}} | 4–0 | 20|VEN}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|BRA}} | 1–1 | 20|ARG}} |
Final round| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | {{fbu|20|URU}} | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | | {{fbu|20|BRA}} | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 | | {{fbu|20|ARG}} | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 2 | | {{fbu|20|BOL}} | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 |
| | | | | 1 March | {{fbu-rt|20|ARG}} | 3–1 | 20|BOL}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|URU}} | 2–1 | 20|BRA}} | | 5 March | {{fbu-rt|20|BRA}} | 4–0 | 20|ARG}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|URU}} | 2–1 | 20|BOL}} | | 8 March | {{fbu-rt|20|BRA}} | 1–1 | 20|BOL}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|URU}} | 5–1 | 20|ARG}} |
{{Winners|fb|1981 South American Youth Championship|Uruguay|Seventh}}Qualification to World Youth ChampionshipThe two best performing teams qualified directly for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship. - {{fbu|20|BRA}}
- {{fbu|20|URU}}
Argentina also qualified, after winning an intercontinental play-off against New Zealand and Israel.[1] Matches were played in Buenos Aires, Argentina. | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | {{fbu|20|ARG}} | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 8 | | {{fbu|20|NZL}} | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 3 | | {{fbu|20|ISR}} | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 1 |
| | | | | 18 March | {{fbu-rt|20|NZL}} | 0–0 | 20|ISR}} | | 20 March | {{fbu-rt|20|ARG}} | 1–0 | 20|ISR}} | | 22 March | {{fbu-rt|20|ARG}} | 1–0 | 20|NZL}} | | 25 March | {{fbu-rt|20|ISR}} | 1–2 | 20|NZL}} | | 27 March | {{fbu-rt|20|ARG}} | 3–0 | 20|NZL}} | | 29 March | {{fbu-rt|20|ARG}} | 2–0 | 20|ISR}} |
External links1. ^{{cite web|title=Intercontinental play-off results by RSSSF|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/oc-u20-80.html|accessdate=5 August 2012}}
{{South American Youth Championship}} 2 : South American Youth Championship|1981 in youth association football |