| CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-20 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Peru |
| City | Arequipa |
| Dates | TBD |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 1 host city) |
The 2025 South American U-20 Championship will be the 31st edition of the South American U-20 Championship (Spanish: CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-20, Portuguese: CONMEBOL Sul-Americano Sub-20), the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the men's under-20 national teams of South America. It will be held in Arequipa, Peru.
The top four teams will qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile as the CONMEBOL representatives besides Chile who automatically qualified as host. If Chile reaches the semi-finals, the two teams that finish 3rd in the group stage will play a play-off game for the spot instead.[1]
Brazil are the defending champions.
Teams
All ten CONMEBOL member national teams are eligible to enter the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
29th | Champions (5 times, most recent 2015) |
 Bolivia |
26th | Fourth place (2 times, most recent 1983) |
 Brazil (holders) |
30th | Champions (12 times, most recent 2023) |
 Chile |
31st | Runners-up (1 time, 1975) |
 Colombia |
29th | Champions (3 times, most recent 2013) |
 Ecuador |
26th | Champions (1 time, 2019) |
 Paraguay |
29th | Champions (1 time, 1971) |
 Peru (hosts) |
30th | Fourth place (5 times, most recent 1975) |
 Uruguay |
30th | Champions (8 times, most recent 2017) |
 Venezuela |
27th | Third place (2 times, most recent 2017) |
Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup
The following five teams from CONMEBOL will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup, including Chile which qualified as hosts.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
| Chile |
17 December 2023 | 6 (1987, 1995, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2013) |
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Venues
On 10 April 2024, the Peruvian Football Federation revealed the four venues that will host the tournament.[2]
| Arequipa | ||
|---|---|---|
| Estadio Monumental de la UNSA | Estadio Mariano Melgar | |
| Capacity: 60,370 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
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| Estadio Municipal de Cayma | Estadio Municipal de Sachaca | |
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 6,000 | |
References
- ^ "FIFA Council appoints Chile and Poland as hosts of FIFA youth competitions". FIFA.com. 17 December 2023.
- ^ "¡LOS 4 ESTADIOS PARA EL SUDAMERICANO DE AREQUIPA!".