1983 South American Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBolivia
Dates22 January – 13 February
Teams10
Final positions
Champions Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-up Uruguay
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Bolivia

The South American Youth Championship 1983 was held in Cochabamba, La Paz and Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It also served as qualification for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

First round

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 4400101+98
 Uruguay 430187+16
 Chile 410346–22
 Ecuador 4103610–42
 Colombia 410359–42


22 January Colombia  2–1  Chile
Brazil  3–0  Ecuador
24 January Uruguay  1–0  Chile
Brazil  3–0  Colombia
26 January Chile  3–2  Ecuador
Uruguay  3–2  Colombia
28 January Ecuador  2–1  Colombia
Brazil  3–1  Uruguay
31 January Uruguay  3–2  Ecuador
Brazil  1–0  Chile

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 440092+78
 Bolivia 420297+24
 Paraguay 420276+14
 Peru 4103119+22
 Venezuela 4103214–122


22 January Argentina  2–0  Peru
Bolivia  4–0  Venezuela
24 January Argentina  2–0  Paraguay
Bolivia  3–1  Peru
26 January Paraguay  4–2  Peru
Argentina  2–1  Venezuela
28 January Peru  8–0  Venezuela
Paraguay  3–1  Bolivia
31 January Venezuela  1–0  Paraguay
Argentina  3–1  Bolivia

Final round

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 321062+45
 Uruguay 312065+14
 Argentina 31118803
 Bolivia 300349–50


5 February Brazil  3–0  Bolivia
6 February Argentina  3–3  Uruguay
9 February Brazil  0–0  Uruguay
Argentina  3–2  Bolivia
13 February Uruguay  3–2  Bolivia
Brazil  3–2  Argentina
 1983 South American Youth Championship 

Brazil

Second title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The three best performing teams qualified for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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