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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Venezuela |
| Dates | 16 April – 6 May |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Paraguay |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| ← 1975 1979 → | |
The South American Youth Championship 1977 was held in Caracas, Mérida and Valencia, Venezuela. It also served as qualification for the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:
First round
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
| Chile
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
 Colombia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 2 |
 Bolivia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 0 |
| 16 April | Colombia
|
2–1 | Bolivia
|
| 18 April | Chile
|
2–0 | Colombia
|
| 21 April | Brazil
|
3–0 | Bolivia
|
| 24 April | Chile
|
2–0 | Bolivia
|
| Brazil
|
2–0 | Colombia
| |
| 27 April | Brazil
|
4–1 | Chile
|
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
| Uruguay
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
 Peru
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 3 |
 Argentina
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 |
 Venezuela
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 2 |
| 16 April | Paraguay
|
5–3 | Peru
|
| Argentina
|
1–1 | Uruguay
| |
| 18 April | Paraguay
|
2–1 | Argentina
|
| Peru
|
1–1 | Venezuela
| |
| 21 April | Peru
|
2–1 | Argentina
|
| Uruguay
|
3–0 | Venezuela
| |
| 24 April | Uruguay
|
0–0 | Paraguay
|
| Argentina
|
0–0 | Venezuela
| |
| 27 April | Uruguay
|
2–1 | Peru
|
| Paraguay
|
1–0 | Venezuela
|
Final round
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 5 |
| Brazil
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
| Paraguay
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 1 |
| Chile
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 1 |
| 30 April | Chile
|
1–1 | Paraguay
|
| Brazil
|
0–0 | Uruguay
| |
| 4 May | Brazil
|
1–0 | Chile
|
| Uruguay
|
1–0 | Paraguay
| |
| 6 May | Brazil
|
3–1 | Paraguay
|
| Uruguay
|
4–0 | Chile
|
| 1977 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
 Uruguay Fifth title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The three best performing teams qualified for the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship.