2022 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship

The 2022 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship was the 10th edition of the South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship (Spanish: CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub-20), the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the women's under-20 national teams of South America. It was held in La Calera, Chile from 6 to 24 April 2022.^[1][2]

2022 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship

CONMEBOL Sub 20 Femenino Chile 2022
Tournament details
Host country	Chile
City	La Calera
Dates	6–24 April
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (9th title)
Runners-up	Colombia
Third place	Uruguay
Fourth place	Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	86 (3.31 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Belén Aquino (10 goals)
← 2020 2024 →

The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica as the CONMEBOL representatives.

Brazil were the defending champions having won the title in 2018 since the final stage of the 2020 edition ended up being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and consequently there was no champion for that year. Brazil successfully retained their title and won their ninth in a row after finish first in the final stage and alongside the runners-up Colombia qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.^[3]

Teams

All ten CONMEBOL member national teams are eligible to enter the tournament.

Team	Appearance	Previous best top-4 performance
Argentina (hosts)	10th	Runners-up (2006, 2008, 2012)
Bolivia	10th	Fourth place (2004, 2014)
Brazil (holders)	10th	Champions (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2022)
Chile	10th	Fourth place (2008, 2010)
Colombia	10th	Runners-up (2010)
Ecuador	10th	Third place (2004)
Paraguay	10th	Runners-up (2004, 2014, 2018)
Peru	10th	Fourth place (2006)
Uruguay	10th	None
Venezuela	10th	Runners-up (2015)

Venues

La Calera
Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar
Capacity: 9,200

Chile was named as host country of the tournament at the CONMEBOL Council meeting held on 27 October 2021.^[1] The Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar in La Calera will host all the matches.^[4]

Draw

The draw was held on 11 March 2022, 12:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay.^[5] The hosts Chile and the title holders Brazil were seeded and assigned to the head of the groups A and B respectively. The remaining eight teams were split into four "pairing pots" (Paraguay-Colombia, Venezuela-Ecuador, Argentina-Uruguay, Peru-Bolivia) based on the final placement they reached in the 2018 edition of the tournament (shown in brackets).^[5]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Paraguay (2)  Colombia (3)	Venezuela (4)  Ecuador (6)	Argentina (7)  Uruguay (8)	Peru (9)  Bolivia (10)

From each pot, the first team drawn was placed into Group A and the second team drawn was placed into Group B. In both groups, teams from pot 1 were allocated in position 2, teams from pot 2 in position 3, teams from pot 3 in position 4 and teams from pot 4 in position 5.^[6]

The draw resulted in the following groups:^[7]

Group A Pos Team A1  Chile A2  Colombia A4  Venezuela A3  Argentina A5  Peru

Group B Pos Team B1  Brazil B2  Paraguay B3  Ecuador B4  Uruguay B5  Bolivia

Squads

Main article: 2022 South American Under-20 Women's Championship squads

Players born between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2006 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 22 and a minimum of 18 players, including at least 2 goalkeepers (Regulations Article 29).^[8]

Match officials

On 21 March 2022, CONMEBOL announced the referees appointed for the tournament.^[9][10] For the first time the tournament featured the participation of a UEFA refereeing team as part of the memorandum of understanding signed by CONMEBOL and UEFA in February 2020, which included a referee exchange programme.^[11] Referee Helena Cantero was replaced by Zulma Quiñónez, both from Paraguay.^{[citation needed]}

Roberta Echeverría Assistants: Gisela Truco and Gisela Bosso Jhanet Portugal Assistants: Inés Choque and Elizabeth Blanco Thayslane de Melo Assistants: Barbara Da Costa and Brigida Cirilo Madelaine Rojas Assistants: Loreto Toloza and Leslie Vásquez Jenny Arias Assistants: Nataly Arteaga and Carolina Vicuña

María Zamora Assistants: Viviana Segura and Nataly Ramírez Zulma Quiñónez Assistants: Nilda Gamarra and Nancy Fernández Milagros Arruela Assistants: Vera Yupanqui and Mariana Aquino Silvia Ríos Assistants: Adela Sánchez and Daiana Fernández Yercinia Correa Assistants: Migdalia Rodríguez and Laura Cárdenas

UEFA Refereeing team

• Maria Sole Ferrieri
  • Assistants: Eliana Fernández González and Giulia Tempestilli

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):^[8]

1. Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
   1. Points in the matches played between the teams in question;
   2. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
   3. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
2. Goal difference in all group matches;
3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
4. Fewest red cards received;
5. Fewest yellow cards received
6. Drawing of lots.

The top two teams of each group advance to the final stage.

All match times are in CLT (UTC−4), as listed by CONMEBOL.^[12]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Venezuela	4	3	1	0	7	1	+6	10	Final stage
2	Colombia	4	2	2	0	7	1	+6	8
3	Argentina	4	1	2	1	3	2	+1	5
4	Chile (H)	4	1	1	2	3	3	0	4
5	Peru	4	0	0	4	0	13	−13	0

Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts

Chile	0–0	Argentina
	Report

6 April 2022 (2022-4-6)

16:00

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: Thayslane de Melo (Brazil)

Peru	0–2	Venezuela
	Report	Campos 48', 90'

6 April 2022 (2022-4-6)

18:30

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: Jhanet Portugal (Bolivia)

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Argentina	0–0	Colombia
	Report

8 April 2022 (2022-4-8)

16:00

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)

Peru	0–3	Chile
	Report	Valencia 3' Keefe 45' Olivares 58'

8 April 2022 (2022-4-8)

18:30

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: María Zamora (Ecuador)

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Colombia	1–1	Venezuela
Robledo 51'	Report	Campos 65'

10 April 2022 (2022-4-10)

17:00^{[note 1]}

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: Silvia Ríos (Uruguay)

Argentina	3–0	Peru
Ippólito 31' (pen.), 32' Gramaglia 35'	Report

10 April 2022 (2022-4-10)

19:30^{[note 1]}

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri (Italy)

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Colombia	5–0	Peru
Rodríguez 7' Robledo 23' Reyes 34' Caicedo 58' Muñoz 66'	Report

12 April 2022 (2022-4-12)

16:00

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: Thayslane de Melo (Brazil)

Venezuela	2–0	Chile
Olivieri 8' Martínez 75'	Report

12 April 2022 (2022-4-12)

18:30

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)

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Venezuela	2–0	Argentina
Olivieri 73', 89'	Report

14 April 2022 (2022-4-14)

16:00

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: Silvia Ríos (Uruguay)

Chile	0–1	Colombia
	Report	Robledo 4'

14 April 2022 (2022-4-14)

18:30

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: María Zamora (Ecuador)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	4	4	0	0	17	0	+17	12	Final stage
2	Uruguay	4	3	0	1	19	3	+16	9
3	Ecuador	4	2	0	2	9	9	0	6
4	Paraguay	4	1	0	3	4	9	−5	3
5	Bolivia	4	0	0	4	3	31	−28	0

Source: CONMEBOL

Brazil	2–0	Uruguay
Tarciane 63', 66' (pen.)	Report

7 April 2022 (2022-4-7)

16:00

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: Madelaine Rojas (Chile)

Bolivia	1–5	Ecuador
San Miguel 11'	Report	Arias 5' Bolaños 15' (pen.), 49', 53' (pen.), 62'

7 April 2022 (2022-4-7)

18:30

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri (Italy)

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Uruguay	3–0	Paraguay
Aquino 16' Carballo 75' Fontan 83'	Report

9 April 2022 (2022-4-9)

17:00^{[note 2]}

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: Jenny Arias (Colombia)

Bolivia	0–10	Brazil
	Report	Cris 3' Tarciane 6', 51' Luany 17' Gi Fernandes 18' Yaya 27' Maldaner 31' Mileninha 53' Bia 54' Bruninha 81'

9 April 2022 (2022-4-9)

19:30^{[note 2]}

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

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Paraguay	1–3	Ecuador
Acosta 70'	Report	Bolaños 37' Arias 83' Pesántez 89'

11 April 2022 (2022-4-11)

16:00

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: Roberta Echeverría (Argentina)

Uruguay	13–0	Bolivia
Carballo 16', 64', 65' Aquino 18', 21', 24', 35' (pen.), 38', 59' Viera 43', 90' Félix 57' Emanuele 69'	Report

11 April 2022 (2022-4-11)

18:30

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: Yercinia Correa (Venezuela)

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Paraguay	3–2	Bolivia
Riveros 5' Rolón 24' Coronel 83'	Report	Salvatierra 41', 57'

13 April 2022 (2022-4-13)

16:00

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: Madelaine Rojas (Chile)

Ecuador	0–4	Brazil
	Report	Giovaninha 14', 19' Gi Fernandes 28' Analuyza 55'

13 April 2022 (2022-4-13)

18:30

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: Jenny Arias (Colombia)

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Ecuador	1–3	Uruguay
Rosillo 43'	Report	Carballo 3' Aquino 54', 78'

15 April 2022 (2022-4-15)

16:00

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: Roberta Echeverría (Argentina)

Brazil	1–0	Paraguay
Analuyza 67'	Report

15 April 2022 (2022-4-15)

18:30

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: Yercinia Correa (Venezuela)

Final stage

In the final 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, the same tiebreakers as in the first stage are applied, taking into account only matches in the final stage (Regulations Article 21):^[8]

All match times are in CLT (UTC−4), as listed by CONMEBOL.^[16]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil (C)	3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	9	2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
2	Colombia	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6
3	Uruguay	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
4	Venezuela	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

Source: CONMEBOL
(C) Champions

Venezuela	1–2	Uruguay
Martínez 70'	Report	Aquino 12' (pen.) Terra 71'

18 April 2022 (2022-4-18)

16:00

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri (Italy)

Brazil	3–0	Colombia
Giovaninha 16' Analuyza 39' Isabelle Guimarães 90+2'	Report

18 April 2022 (2022-4-18)

18:30

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)

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Uruguay	0–1	Brazil
	Report	Cris 28'

21 April 2022 (2022-4-21)

16:00

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: María Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

Colombia	3–0	Venezuela
Robledo 36', 90+3' Guerra 76'	Report

21 April 2022 (2022-4-21)

18:30

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)

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Uruguay	0–3	Colombia
	Report	Izquierdo 7' Robledo 17' (pen.), 32'

24 April 2022 (2022-4-24)

17:00

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)

Venezuela	0–1	Brazil
	Report	Yaya 3'

24 April 2022 (2022-4-24)

19:30

Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera

Referee: Milagros Arruela (Peru)

Goalscorers

There were 86 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 3.31 goals per match.

10 goals

• Belén Aquino

7 goals

• Gisela Robledo

5 goals

• Nayely Bolaños
• Wendy Carballo

4 goals

• Tarciane

3 goals

• Analuyza
• Giovaninha
• Kimberlyn Campos
• Bárbara Olivieri

2 goals

• Dalila Ippólito
• Yuditza Salvatierra
• Cris
• Gi Fernandes
• Vitória Yaya
• Emily Arias
• Juliana Viera
• Bárbara Martínez

1 goal

• Paulina Gramaglia
• Luana San Miguel
• Bia
• Bruninha
• Isabelle Guimarães
• Luany
• Patricia Maldaner
• Mileninha
• Sonya Keefe
• Michelle Olivares
• Mary Valencia
• Kelly Caicedo
• Ingrid Guerra
• Ilana Izquierdo
• Mariana Muñoz
• María Camila Reyes
• Gabriela Rodríguez
• Danna Pesantez
• Paulina Rosillo
• Fátima Acosta
• Zunilda Coronel
• Antonia Riveros
• Milagros Rolón
• Catalina Emanuele
• Josefina Félix
• Oriana Fontan
• Martina Terra

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

The following two teams from CONMEBOL qualify for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Team	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament1
Brazil	21 April 2022[17]	9 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
Colombia	24 April 2022[18]	1 (2010)

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Notes

1. The Colombia v Venezuela and Argentina v Perú matches, originally scheduled for 10 April 2022, 18:00 and 20:30 local time respectively,^[12] were re-scheduled to 17:00 and 19:30 local time.^[13]
2. The Uruguay v Paraguay and Bolivia v Brazil matches, originally scheduled for 9 April 2022, 18:00 and 20:30 local time respectively,^[12] were re-scheduled to 17:00 and 19:30 local time.^[14][15]