2017 South American U-15 Championship

The 2017 South American Under-15 Football Championship was the 8th edition of the South American Under-15 Football Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the CONMEBOL for the men's under-15 national teams of South America. The tournament was held in Argentina between 5 and 19 November 2017.[1]

2017 South American Under-15 Football Championship
CONMEBOL Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-15
Argentina 2017
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
Dates5–19 November 2017
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (1st title)
Runners-up Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played33
Goals scored142 (4.3 per match)
Top scorer(s) Juan Alegría (10 goals)

Each match has a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes with a 15-minute half-time. Up to five substitutions may be made for each team in a match.[2]

Host team Argentina won their first South American U-15 title by defeating the defending champions Brazil 3–2 in the final.[3]

Teams

All ten CONMEBOL member national teams entered the tournament. Moreover, two teams from UEFA were invited to compete.

Team Appearance Previous best top-4 performance
 Argentina (hosts)8thRunners-up (2005)
 Bolivia8thFourth place (2005)
 Brazil (holders)8thChampions (2005, 2007, 2011, 2015)
 Chile8thFourth place (2007, 2013)
 Colombia8thRunners-up (2004, 2011, 2013)
 Croatia (invited team)1stNone
 Czech Republic (invited team)1stNone
 Ecuador8thThird place (2009)
 Paraguay8thChampions (2004, 2009)
 Peru8thChampions (2013)
 Uruguay8thRunners-up (2007, 2015)
 Venezuela8thNone

Venues

Argentina was named as host of the tournament at the 67th Ordinary CONMEBOL Congress held on 26 April 2017 in Santiago, Chile.[4] San Juan and Mendoza were chosen as host cities and ratified by CONMEBOL on 11 October 2017.[5]

The matches were originally scheduled to be played in two stadiums. Due to the semi-final of the Copa Argentina played at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas on 12 November 2017, two matches were moved to Estadio Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie.[6]

Mendoza
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Capacity: 42,500
Estadio Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie
Capacity: 11,500
San Juan
Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario
Capacity: 25,286

Draw

The draw was held on 13 October 2017, 17:30 ART (UTC−3), at the Salón Cruce de los Andes in the Civic Center of the Province of San Juan.[5][7] The 12 teams were drawn into two groups of six teams. The hosts Argentina were seeded into Group A, while the title holders Brazil were seeded into Group B. The remaining teams were seeded based on the results in the 2015 South American Under-15 Football Championship.

Squads
Main article: 2017 South American Under-15 Football Championship squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team has to submit a squad of 22 players, including a minimum of three goalkeepers (Regulations Article 5.2).[2]

Match officials

The referees and assistants referees were:[8]

Support Referees

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order (Regulations Article 18.1):[2]

  1. Goal difference in all games;
  2. Goals scored in all games;
  3. Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
  4. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, ART (UTC−3).[9]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina (H) 5 3 2 0 18 8 +10 11 Knockout stage
2  Paraguay 5 3 0 2 13 8 +5 9
3  Chile 5 2 2 1 12 6 +6 8
4  Colombia 5 2 1 2 19 8 +11 7
5  Uruguay 5 1 3 1 13 7 +6 6
6  Czech Republic (G) 5 0 0 5 5 43 −38 0
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(G) Guest; (H) Host.
Uruguay 1–1 Chile
Sosa  78' Report Pizarro  49'
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Czech Republic 2–7 Paraguay
Vecheta  ?'
Nízký  48'		 Report D. Duarte  10', 56', 62'
Velázquez  35'
Torres  38', 51' (p)
Viera  72'
Referee: Luis Quiroz (Ecuador)
Argentina 3–2 Colombia
Godoy  20'
Versaci  24' (p)
Palacios  31'		 Report Arroyo  54'
Alegría  80'
Referee: Wagner Reway (Brazil)
Paraguay 2–3 Colombia
D. Duarte  18', 33' Report Alegría  26', 74', 79'
Referee: Joel Alarcón (Peru)
Chile 7–0 Czech Republic
Sepúlveda  ?'
Tapia  ?', ?'
Arriagada  ?'
Pérez  ?'
Cisterna  ?'
Cartagena  ?'		 Report
Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)
Argentina 2–2 Uruguay
Zeballos  ?', ?' Report Gutiérrez  25' (p)
Arezo  44'
Referee: Luis Quiroz (Ecuador)
Colombia 1–1 Uruguay
Arroyo  25' Report Arezo  49'
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Paraguay 2–0 Chile
López  33'
D. Duarte  54'		 Report
Referee: Wagner Reway (Brazil)
Argentina 8–2 Czech Republic
Palacios  3'
Benítez  12', ?'
Krilanovich  ?'
Sforza  ?', ?'
Zeballos  ?', ?'		 Report Kozel  25'
Šíp  ?'
Referee: Joel Alarcón (Peru)
Uruguay 0–2 Paraguay
Report D. Duarte  56', 75'
Referee: Joel Alarcón (Peru)
Colombia 12–0 Czech Republic
Alegría  ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Arroyo  ?', ?', ?'
Mosquera  ?'
Mena  ?'
Saer  ?'
Cuesta  ?'		 Report
Referee: Wagner Reway (Brazil)
Argentina 2–2 Chile
Flores  12'
Krilanovich  ?'		 Report Sepúlveda  38'
Tapia  68'
Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)
Chile 2–1 Colombia
Tapia  49' (pen.)
Arriagada  77'		 Report Alegría  80'
Referee: Luis Quiroz (Ecuador)
Czech Republic 1–9 Uruguay
Karabec  ?' Report Gutiérrez  ?', ?', ?'
Arezo  ?', ?', ?'
Alonso  ?'
Ocampo  ?', ?'
Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)
Argentina 3–0 Paraguay
Zeballos  ?'
Orozco  ?', ?'		 Report
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 5 5 0 0 17 1 +16 15 Knockout stage
2  Peru 5 2 2 1 8 7 +1 8
3  Ecuador 5 2 2 1 7 6 +1 8
4  Venezuela 5 1 2 2 5 7 −2 5
5  Bolivia 5 1 1 3 8 16 −8 4
6  Croatia (G) 5 0 1 4 4 12 −8 1
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(G) Guest.
Ecuador 0–0 Venezuela
Report
Referee: Ostojich (Uruguay)
Croatia 0–3 Peru
Report Ruiz  12', 80'
Cavero  28'
Brazil 5–0 Bolivia
Cadu  31'
Gabriel Veron  47'
Peglow  54'
Pedro Arthur  70'
Kaio Jorge  75'		 Report
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
Peru 4–1 Bolivia
Cavero  18'
De la Cruz  38'
Ruiz  48'
Celi  63'		 Report Tomé de Araujo  20'
Referee: Arnaldo Samaniego (Paraguay)
Venezuela 2–1 Croatia
Pérez  16'
Cordero  65' (p)		 Report Jiménez  34' (o.g.)
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
Brazil 2–0 Ecuador
Reinier  15'
Kaká  47'		 Report
Bolivia 2–3 Ecuador
Zeballos  36'
Briceño  79'		 Report Mina  10'
Plúas  12'
Romero  41'
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
Peru 0–0 Venezuela
Report
Referee: Ostojich (Uruguay)
Brazil 2–0 Croatia
Peglow  41'
Kaio Jorge  67' (p)		 Report
Referee: Fernando Echenique (Argentina)
Ecuador 1–1 Peru
Acosta  31' Report Celi  67'
Estadio Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie, Mendoza
Referee: Arnaldo Samaniego (Paraguay)
Bolivia 2–2 Croatia
Flores  ?'
Romero  ?'		 Report Šaranić  ?'
Barišić  ?'
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
Brazil 3–1 Venezuela
Kaká  20'
Reinier  40'
Ivonei  70'		 Report Peña  80'
Estadio Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie, Mendoza
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
Venezuela 2–3 Bolivia
Pérez  50'
Paz  68'		 Report Tomé de Araujo  25'
Romero  34'
Briceño  80'
Referee: Arnaldo Samaniego (Paraguay)
Croatia 1–3 Ecuador
Barišić  ?' Report Morán  45'
Romero  67', 77'
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
Brazil 5–0 Peru
Diego Rosa  1'
Peglow  9'
Gabriel Silva  19', 47'
Pedro Arthur  24'		 Report

Knockout stage

If tied after regulation time, extra time is not played, and the penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 18.3).[2]

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 November – Malvinas Argentinas
 
 
 Brazil2
 
19 November – Bicentenario
 
 Paraguay1
 
 Brazil2
 
17 November – Bicentenario
 
 Argentina3
 
 Argentina4
 
 
 Peru1
 

Semi-finals
Brazil 2–1 Paraguay
Peglow  5'
Diego Rosa  36'		 Report B. Duarte  45'
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
Argentina 4–1 Peru
Godoy  23', 40' (p)
Sforza  51'
Amione  59'		 Report Huayhua  25'
Referee: Luis Quiroz (Ecuador)

Final
Brazil 2–3 Argentina
Kaio Jorge  33', 41' Report Palacios  43'
Godoy  46'
Amione  74'
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
 2017 South American Under-15 Football Champions 

Argentina
First title

Goalscorers

There were 142 goals scored in 33 matches, for an average of 4.3 goals per match.

10 goals

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

  • Francisco Flores
  • Federico Versaci
  • José Alfredo Flores
  • Luis Zeballos
  • Cadu
  • Ivonei
  • Gabriel Veron
  • Yeiko Cartagena
  • Rodrigo Cisterna
  • César Pérez
  • Vicente Pizarro
  • Jesús Manuel Cuesta
  • Camilo Mena
  • Yoni Mosquera
  • Daniel Saer
  • Ivan Šaranić
  • Adam Karabec
  • Štěpán Kozel
  • Filip Nízký
  • Filip Vecheta
  • Jáchym Šíp
  • Néicer Acosta
  • Johan Mina
  • Jordan Morán
  • Erick Plúas
  • Basilio Duarte
  • Rodrigo López
  • Walter Velázquez
  • Wilder Viera
  • Pedro De la Cruz
  • José Huayhua
  • Máximo Alonso
  • Joaquín Sosa
  • Yorlen Cordero
  • Darluis Paz
  • Luis Ángel Peña

1 own goal

  • Óscar Jiménez (playing against Croatia)

References
  1. "CONMEBOL oficializa fechas de torneos juveniles" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 24 July 2017.
  2. "Reglamento CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-15 Argentina 2017" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  3. "Argentina vence a Brasil en gran remontada y es campeón" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 19 November 2017.
  4. "Sudamericano Sub 15 en Argentina" (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 27 April 2017.
  5. "Este viernes 13 de octubre se sortearán los grupos del Sudamericano Sub-15 - Argentina 2017" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 11 October 2017.
  6. "Cambios en la programación del domingo 12 del Grupo B". CONMEBOL.com. 9 November 2017.
  7. "Conformados los Grupos del Sudamericano Sub 15 – Argentina 2017". CONMEBOL.com. 13 October 2017.
  8. "Sudamericano sub15: Árbitros" (in Spanish). International referee. 3 November 2017.
  9. "El Sudamericano Sub-15 con fixture definido". CONMEBOL.com. 16 October 2017.
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