2005 South American U-20 Championship squads

Below are the rosters for the 2005 South American U-20 Championship tournament held in Colombia. The ten national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 20 players; only players in these squads are eligible to take part in the tournament.

Players name marked in bold have been capped at full international level.

Head coach: Hugo Tocalli

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Óscar Ustari	(1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 18)			Independiente
2	2DF	Ezequiel Garay	(1986-10-10)10 October 1986 (aged 18)			Newell's Old Boys
3	2DF	Mauro Zanotti	(1985-01-14)14 January 1985 (aged 19)			Ternana
4	2DF	David Abraham	(1986-07-15)15 July 1986 (aged 18)			Independiente
5	3MF	Juan Manuel Torres	(1985-06-20)20 June 1985 (aged 19)			Racing Club
6	2DF	Julio Barroso	(1985-01-16)16 January 1985 (aged 19)			Boca Juniors
7	4FW	Ezequiel Lavezzi	(1985-05-03)3 May 1985 (aged 19)			San Lorenzo
8	3MF	Pablo Zabaleta	(1985-01-16)16 January 1985 (aged 19)			San Lorenzo
9	4FW	Mauro Boselli	(1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 19)			Boca Juniors
10	3MF	Pablo Barrientos	(1985-01-17)17 January 1985 (aged 19)			San Lorenzo
11	3MF	Marcelo Bravo	(1985-01-10)10 January 1985 (aged 20)			Vélez Sársfield
12	1GK	Nereo Champagne	(1985-01-20)20 January 1985 (aged 19)			San Lorenzo
13	2DF	Jonathan Maidana	(1985-07-29)29 July 1985 (aged 19)			Los Andes
14	2DF	Lautaro Formica	(1986-01-27)27 January 1986 (aged 18)			Newell's Old Boys
15	3MF	Lucas Biglia	(1986-01-30)30 January 1986 (aged 18)			Argentinos Juniors
16	3MF	Neri Cardozo	(1986-08-08)8 August 1986 (aged 18)			Boca Juniors
17	3MF	José Ernesto Sosa	(1985-06-19)19 June 1985 (aged 19)			Estudiantes
18	4FW	Lionel Messi	(1987-06-24)24 June 1987 (aged 17)			Barcelona
19	4FW	Federico Almerares	(1985-05-02)2 May 1985 (aged 19)			River Plate
20	4FW	Hernán Peirone	(1986-05-28)28 May 1986 (aged 18)			San Lorenzo

(Source for player names:^[1])

Coach: José Sulantay

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Carlos Espinoza	(1986-09-20)20 September 1986 (aged 18)			O'Higgins
2	2DF	Edson Riquelme	(1985-08-29)29 August 1985 (aged 19)			Concepción
3	3MF	Cristóbal Aliste	(1985-01-11)11 January 1985 (aged 20)			Cobresal
4	2DF	Sebastián Montesinos	(1986-03-12)12 March 1986 (aged 18)			Colo-Colo
5	2DF	Eduardo Salazar	(1986-01-03)3 January 1986 (aged 19)			Cobresal
6	3MF	Ángel Rojas	(1985-04-10)10 April 1985 (aged 19)			Universidad de Chile
7	3MF	Fernando Meneses	(1985-09-27)27 September 1985 (aged 19)			Colo-Colo
8	3MF	Iván Vásquez	(1985-08-13)13 August 1985 (aged 19)			Universidad Católica
9	4FW	Nicolás Canales	(1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (aged 19)			Universidad de Chile
10	3MF	Pedro Morales	(1985-05-25)25 May 1985 (aged 19)			Huachipato
11	4FW	Juan Lorca	(1985-01-15)15 January 1985 (aged 19)			Colo-Colo
12	1GK	Carlos Arias	(1986-09-04)4 September 1986 (aged 18)			Universidad Católica
13	2DF	Felipe Muñoz	(1985-04-04)4 April 1985 (aged 19)			Colo-Colo
14	3MF	Matías Fernández	(1986-05-15)15 May 1986 (aged 18)			Colo-Colo
15	3MF	Carlos Carmona	(1987-02-21)21 February 1987 (aged 17)			Coquimbo Unido
16	4FW	José Soto	(1986-01-28)28 January 1986 (aged 18)			Santiago Wanderers
17	3MF	Carlos Villanueva	(1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 18)			Audax Italiano
18	2DF	Gonzalo Jara	(1985-08-29)29 August 1985 (aged 19)			Huachipato
19	3MF	José Pedro Fuenzalida	(1985-02-22)22 February 1985 (aged 19)			Universidad Católica
20	4FW	Ricardo Parada	(1985-01-02)2 January 1985 (aged 20)			Ñublense

(Source for player names:^[2])

Coach: Gustavo Ferrín

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Fernando Muslera	(1986-06-16)June 16, 1986 (aged 18)			Montevideo Wanderers
	1GK	Lucero Álvarez	(1985-02-24)February 24, 1985 (aged 19)			Nacional
	2DF	Sergio Rodríguez	(1985-01-05)January 5, 1985 (aged 20)			Danubio
	2DF	Diego Godín	(1986-02-16)February 16, 1986 (aged 18)			Cerro
	2DF	Miguel Lavié	(1986-04-15)April 15, 1986 (aged 18)			Peñarol
	2DF	Sebastián Silvera	(1986-03-11)March 11, 1986 (aged 18)			Deportivo Maldonado
	2DF	Ignacio La Luz	(1985-04-19)April 19, 1985 (aged 19)			Nacional
	2DF	Martín Rodríguez	(1985-02-10)February 10, 1985 (aged 19)			River Plate
	3MF	Luis Aguiar	(1985-11-17)November 17, 1985 (aged 19)			Liverpool
	3MF	Álvaro Pereira	(1985-11-28)November 28, 1985 (aged 19)			Miramar Misiones
	3MF	Jorge García	(1986-08-19)August 19, 1986 (aged 18)			Danubio
	3MF	Cristian Rodríguez	(1985-09-30)September 30, 1985 (aged 19)			Peñarol
	3MF	Leandro Ezquerra	(1986-06-05)June 5, 1986 (aged 18)			River Plate
	3MF	Juan Ángel Albín	(1986-07-17)July 17, 1986 (aged 18)			Nacional
	3MF	Jorge Rodríguez	(1985-01-13)January 13, 1985 (aged 19)			Racing Club
	3MF	Ribair Rodríguez	(1987-10-04)October 4, 1987 (aged 17)			Danubio
	4FW	Danilo Peinado	(1985-02-15)February 15, 1985 (aged 19)			Defensor Sporting
	4FW	Álvaro Navarro	(1985-01-28)January 28, 1985 (aged 19)			Defensor Sporting
	4FW	Christian Stuani	(1986-10-12)October 12, 1986 (aged 18)			Danubio
	4FW	Matías Alonso	(1985-04-16)April 16, 1985 (aged 19)			River Plate

(Source for player names:^[3])