1971 South American Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryParaguay
Dates1–25 March
Teams9
Final positions
Champions Paraguay (1st title)
Runners-up Uruguay

The South American Youth Championship 1971 was held in Asunción, Paraguay.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

Group stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 430161+56
 Peru 421164+25
 Brazil 420273+44
 Venezuela 4121710–34
 Colombia 4013210–81


1 March Colombia  2–2  Venezuela
Argentina  1–0  Peru
4 March Brazil  5–1  Venezuela
7 March Argentina  4–0  Colombia
10 March Venezuela  3–3  Peru
Brazil  2–0  Colombia
14 March Colombia  0–2  Peru
Argentina  1–0  Brazil
17 March Brazil  0–1  Peru
Argentina  0–1  Venezuela

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Paraguay 321062+45
 Uruguay 320164+24
 Chile 311134–13
 Bolivia 300349–50


4 March Uruguay  2–0  Chile
7 March Paraguay  3–1  Bolivia
13 March Uruguay  4–2  Bolivia
Paraguay  1–1  Chile
17 March Bolivia  1–2  Chile
18 March Paraguay  2–0  Uruguay

Semifinals

Argentina 1 – 2 Uruguay
Paraguay 3 – 1 Peru
Diarte
Aifuch
Maldonado

Final

Paraguay 1 – 1
Paraguay win based on goal difference in semifinal
 Uruguay
Cino Islas 21'
 1971 South American Youth Championship 

Paraguay

First title
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