1988 South American U-20 Championship

The XIV.U -20 South American Championship soccer 1988 was held until May 22, 1988 in Argentina on May 2, 1988.

The encounters were wearing to determine the tournament winner in Buenos Aires. It participated in the tournament, the teams of the host country, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Israel, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela in part. The participation of the national teams of non- South African State of Israel was founded in the Asia Cup in their exclusion.

It was played in two groups and one then also be transmitted in group mode Final Phase. For the event, Brazil emerged as the winner. The second to fourth occupied the national teams of Colombia, Argentina and Paraguay. The first three teams qualified for the Junior World Cup in 1989 in Saudi Arabia.

Top scorers of the tournament were the Brazilians and Paraguayans Assis Ferreira with five goals scored.