1988_South_American_Under-16_Football_Championship
1988 South American U-16 Championship
International football competition
The 1988 South American Under-16 Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-16 Ecuador 1988, Brazilian Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-16 Ecuador 1988) was the 3rd edition of the South American Under-17 Football Championship, a football competition for the under-16 national teams in South America organized by CONMEBOL. It was held in Ecuador from 15 to 30 October 1988.[1]
| Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-16 Ecuador 1988 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Ecuador |
| City | Ibarra |
| Dates | 15–30 October[1] |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Colombia |
| Fourth place |  Paraguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 69 (2.65 per match) |
← 1986 1991 → | |
Brazil were crowned champions, and together with Argentina and Colombia, which were the top three teams of this tournament, qualified for the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship in Scotland.
The venues were Estadio Olímpico, Ibarra, Cotacachi and Atuntaqui.[2]
The top two teams in each group advanced to the final stage.
- Tiebreakers
When teams finished level of points, the final rankings were determined according to:
- goal difference
- goals scored
- head-to-head result between tied teams (two teams only)
- drawing of lots
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 8 | Final stage |
| 2 | Colombia |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Uruguay |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Peru |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Bolivia |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 8 | Final stage |
| 2 | Paraguay |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Chile |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ecuador (H) |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Venezuela |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
When teams finished level of points, the final rankings were determined according to the same criteria as the first stage, taking into account only matches in the final stage.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 5 | 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship |
| 2 | Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Colombia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Paraguay |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
| 1988 South American Under-16 Football champions |
|---|
 Brazil 1st title |
The following three teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship.
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- Alcaíno Padilla, Rodrigo (2008). "Sudamericano Sub 16 De 1988". El Blog de Rodrigo Alcaíno Padilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- "Sub-17: años 80 y 90". Auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
(in Spanish)