2009 South American U-20 Championship
The 2009 'South American Youth Championship was a football competition for national teams U-20 who are associated with the football federation CONMEBOL'. It was the 24th time the tournament was held and took place in Venezuela from 19 January to 8 February. It also served as qualification for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Brazil won the tournament, becoming champions for the tenth time.
The tournament was initially hosted in Peru, however following FIFA sanctions over Peruvian Government's investigation of the FPF's corruption, it was moved to Venezuela.
Teams
*First Group Stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
| * | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 |
Colombia qualified to the following round after winning a coin toss
Match schedule
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 12 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 |
Match schedule
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Final Group
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 7 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 7 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 6 | |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 2 |
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Goal scorers
;5 goals;4 goals
;3 goals
- Douglas Costa
- Mauricio Gómez
- Hernán Pertúz
- Nicolás Lodeiro
- Jonathan Urretavizcaya
- Santiago García
- Salomón Rondón
- Jonathan Cristaldo
- Alan Kardec
- Giuliano
- Maylson
- Marco Perez
- Joao Rojas
- Aldo Andrés Paniagua
- Juan José Barros
- Yonathan Del Valle
- Leandro Velázquez
- Marcelo Benítez
- Cristian Gaitán
- Iván Bella
- Jehanamed Castedo
- Nicolás Darío Tudor
- Tales
- Dentinho
- Sandro
- Boris Sagredo
- Charles Aránguiz
- Yamith Cuesta
- Cristian Nazarith
- Elkin Blanco
- Sherman Cárdenas
- Juan Luis Anangonó
- Jefferson Pinto
- Gustavo Cristaldo
- Celso Ortiz
- Luis Trujillo
- Tabaré Viudez
- Alejandro Peña
- Leandro Cabrera
- Marcelo Andrés Silva
- Maximiliano Córdoba
- Matías Aguirregaray
- Jonathan Charquero
- Louis Ángelo Peña
- Carlos Enrique Fernández
- Pablo Camacho
- José Manuel Velázquez
- Rafael Acosta
Qualified for the [2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup]
BrazilParaguay
Uruguay
Venezuela