▁Sub - 2 0 ) ▁is ▁an ▁international ▁association ▁football ▁competition ▁for ▁women ' s ▁national ▁teams . ▁It ▁is ▁held ▁every ▁two ▁years ▁for ▁South ▁American ▁players ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁qual ification ▁tournament ▁for ▁the ▁FIFA ▁U - 2 0 ▁Women ' s ▁World ▁Cup . ▁In ▁its ▁inaug ural ▁year , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁played ▁by ▁U - 1 9 ▁players . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁edition ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁in ▁E cuador . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Perform ances ▁by ▁countries ▁So ▁far ▁only ▁Uruguay ▁have ▁not ▁reached ▁a ▁top ▁four ▁position . ▁ ▁Part icip ating ▁nations ▁Leg end ▁ ▁– ▁Champions ▁ ▁– ▁R unn ers - up ▁ ▁– ▁Third ▁place ▁ ▁– ▁Four th ▁place ▁G S ▁– ▁Group ▁stage ▁  — ▁Host s ▁ ▁Top ▁sc or ers ▁The ▁to ps cor ers ▁of ▁the ▁tournament s ▁were : ▁ ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁qual ification ▁and ▁results ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁FIFA ▁U - 1 9 ▁Women ' s ▁World ▁Championship , ▁South ▁America ▁was ▁given ▁one ▁qual ification ▁spot . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Brazil ▁and ▁Peru ▁played ▁a ▁two ▁le gg ed ▁play - off ▁for ▁one ▁spot ▁allocated ▁to ▁South ▁America . ▁Brazil ▁won ▁ 1 2 – 0 ▁on ▁aggregate . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁South ▁America ▁has ▁been ▁given ▁two ▁sp