1987 South American U-20 Championship
The South American Youth Championship 1987 was held in Armenia, Manizales and Pereira, Colombia. It also served as qualification for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:
First round
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
 Brazil
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 |
 Ecuador
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
 Peru
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 0 |
| 23 January | Brazil
|
2–0 | Ecuador
|
| 24 January | Argentina
|
3–2 | Peru
|
| 26 January | Argentina
|
0–0 | Ecuador
|
| 28 January | Ecuador
|
2–1 | Peru
|
| 30 January | Argentina
|
1–0 | Brazil
|
| 1 February | Brazil
|
5–1 | Peru
|
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Uruguay
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 8 |
 Colombia
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 |
 Chile
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
 Paraguay
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 4 |
 Bolivia
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | –11 | 0 |
| 24 January | Chile
|
3–1 | Bolivia
|
| 25 January | Colombia
|
0–1 | Uruguay
|
| 27 January | Paraguay
|
3–1 | Bolivia
|
| Uruguay
|
2–1 | Chile
| |
| 29 January | Chile
|
5–3 | Paraguay
|
| Colombia
|
5–0 | Bolivia
| |
| 31 January | Bolivia
|
2–4 | Uruguay
|
| Colombia
|
0–1 | Paraguay
| |
| 2 February | Uruguay
|
3–0 | Paraguay
|
| Colombia
|
3–0 | Chile
|
Final round
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5 |
| Brazil
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| Argentina
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 2 |
| Uruguay
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 |
| 4 February | Colombia
|
2–0 | Argentina
|
| Uruguay
|
1–1 | Brazil
| |
| 6 February | Colombia
|
1–0 | Uruguay
|
| Brazil
|
3–1 | Argentina
| |
| 8 February | Argentina
|
4–2 | Uruguay
|
| Colombia
|
0–0 | Brazil
|
| 1987 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
 Colombia First title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The two best performing teams qualified for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.