The 2009 South American Youth Championship (Sudamericano sub-20) 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
(host)
Squads
First Group Stage
Group A
(*) Colombia qualified to the following round after winning a coin toss
Match schedule
Group B
Match schedule
Final Group
Winners
Goal scorers
5 goals
Walter
Robin Ramírez
Hernán Pérez
Abel Hernández
4 goals
Eduardo Salvio
Federico Santander
3 goals
Douglas Costa
Mauricio Gómez
Hernán Pertúz
Nicolás Lodeiro
Jonathan Urretavizcaya
Santiago García
Salomón Rondón
2 goals
Jonathan Cristaldo
Alan Kardec
Giuliano
Maylson
Marco Perez
Joao Rojas
Aldo Andrés Paniagua
Juan José Barros
Yonathan Del Valle
1 goal
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
1 goal cont. Jonathan Charquero Louis Ángelo Peña Carlos Enrique Fernández Pablo Camacho José Manuel Velázquez Rafael Acosta
own goals
Alejandro Peña (from Venezuela)