| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Colombia |
| Dates | 12 January – 2 February |
| Teams | 7 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Paraguay |
| Third place |  Colombia |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 40 (1.9 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jaime Bravo (5) |
The South American Youth Championship 1964 was held in Barranquilla, Bogotá, Cali and Medellín, Colombia.
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:
Matches
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 |
| Paraguay
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 |
| Colombia
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| Chile
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
 Peru
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 5 |
 Argentina
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 4 |
 Venezuela
|
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 3 |
| 12 January | Argentina
|
0–1 | Paraguay
|
| Chile
|
1–1 | Uruguay
| |
| Colombia
|
1–1 | Venezuela
| |
| 15 January | Argentina
|
2–0 | Chile
|
| Uruguay
|
2–1 | Venezuela
| |
| Colombia
|
2–1 | Peru
| |
| 19 January | Argentina
|
0–1 | Uruguay
|
| Colombia
|
0–0 | Paraguay
| |
| Chile
|
2–1 | Peru
| |
| 22 January | Argentina
|
0–0 | Venezuela
|
| Chile
|
2–1 | Paraguay
| |
| Peru
|
2–1 | Uruguay
| |
| 26 January | Colombia
|
2–1 | Argentina
|
| Paraguay
|
2–0 | Peru
| |
| Chile
|
0–0 | Venezuela
| |
| 29 January | Colombia
|
1–1 | Chile
|
| Uruguay
|
2–1 | Paraguay
| |
| Peru
|
2–1 | Venezuela
| |
| 2 February | Argentina
|
1–1 | Peru
|
| Paraguay
|
1–0 | Venezuela
| |
| Uruguay
|
1–0 | Colombia
|
| 1964 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
 Uruguay Third title |