| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Colombia |
| Dates | 16–30 August |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Uruguay |
| Third place |  Colombia |
| Fourth place |  Ecuador |
The South American Youth Championship 1992 was held in Medellín, Colombia. It also served as qualification for the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:
(Argentina were banned by the FIFA due to misbehaviour at the previous World Youth Championship)
First round
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
| Uruguay
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
 Chile
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Peru
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 0 |
| Colombia
|
3–1 | Peru
| |
| Uruguay
|
1–0 | Chile
| |
| Uruguay
|
3–1 | Peru
| |
| Colombia
|
1–0 | Chile
| |
| Chile
|
2–0 | Peru
| |
| Colombia
|
0–0 | Uruguay
|
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| Ecuador
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
 Paraguay
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
 Bolivia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 0 |
| Paraguay
|
1–1 | Ecuador
| |
| Brazil
|
1–0 | Bolivia
| |
| Paraguay
|
2–0 | Bolivia
| |
| Brazil
|
2–0 | Ecuador
| |
| Ecuador
|
4–1 | Bolivia
| |
| Brazil
|
1–0 | Paraguay
|
Final round
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5 |
| Uruguay
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| Colombia
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 2 |
| Ecuador
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 1 |
| Colombia
|
0–0 | Ecuador
| |
| Brazil
|
0–0 | Uruguay
| |
| Brazil
|
2–0 | Ecuador
| |
| Colombia
|
0–0 | Uruguay
| |
| Colombia
|
0–1 | Brazil
| |
| Uruguay
|
3–1 | Ecuador
|
| 1992 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
 Brazil Sixth title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The three best performing teams qualified for the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.