2001 South American U-20 Championship

The XX. U-20 Football South Championship 2001 was held until February 4, 2001 in Ecuador on 12 January 2001.

The encounters were wearing to determine the tournament winner in the towns of Latacunga, Riobamba, Ambato, Cuenca, Machala, Guayaquil and Porto Viejo. It participated in the tournament, the national teams of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela in part. 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 from Argentina, Paraguay and Chile. These four teams qualified by their placement for the U-21 World Cup 2001, with Argentina already possessed as host of the World Cup following a start right. Therefore, the lying in fifth place in the final standings Ecuador succeeded the World Cup qualifiers.

Scorer of the tournament were the two Brazilians Adriano and Ewerthon with six goals scored.