South American U-17 Championship

The South American U-17 Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17) is a football competition held every two years for South American under-17 teams. The tournament was born in 1985 out of a need for a classification tournament for the newly created FIFA U-16 World Cup (now the FIFA U-17 World Cup). For the first three editions (1985, 1986, and 1988), the competition was limited to under-16 teams. Afterwards, the age limit was raised one year.[1] The tournament is held every two years.[2] Since the first edition, Brazil has been the dominant force of the tournament, winning a record twelve times.

South American U-17 Championship

Founded	1985
Region	South America (CONMEBOL)
Number of teams	10
Current champions	Argentina (4th title)
Most successful team(s)	Brazil (12 titles)
2021 South American U-17 Championship

Results

Edition	Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
				Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
1	1985 Details	Argentina		Argentina	–	Brazil		Ecuador	–	Chile
2	1986 Details	Peru		Bolivia	–	Brazil		Ecuador	–	Argentina
3	1988 Details	Ecuador		Brazil	–	Argentina		Colombia	–	Paraguay
4	1991 Details	Paraguay		Brazil	–	Uruguay		Argentina	–	Chile
5	1993 Details	Colombia		Colombia	Group Stage	Chile		Argentina	Group Stage	Brazil
6	1995 Details	Peru		Brazil	–	Argentina		Uruguay	–	Chile
7	1997 Details	Paraguay		Brazil	Group Stage	Argentina		Chile	Group Stage	Paraguay
8	1999 Details	Uruguay		Brazil	5–0	Paraguay		Uruguay	4–2	Argentina
9	2001 Details	Peru		Brazil	Group Stage	Argentina		Paraguay	Group Stage	Venezuela
10	2003 Details	Bolivia		Argentina	Group Stage	Brazil		Colombia	Group Stage	Uruguay
11	2005 Details	Venezuela		Brazil	Group Stage	Uruguay		Ecuador	Group Stage	Colombia
12	2007 Details	Ecuador		Brazil	Group Stage	Colombia		Argentina	Group Stage	Peru
13	2009 Details	Chile		Brazil	2–2 6–5 pen.	Argentina		Uruguay	Group Stage	Colombia
14	2011 Details	Ecuador		Brazil	Group Stage	Uruguay		Argentina	Group Stage	Ecuador
15	2013 Details	Argentina		Argentina	Group Stage	Venezuela		Brazil	Group Stage	Uruguay
16	2015 Details	Paraguay		Brazil	Group Stage	Argentina		Ecuador	Group Stage	Paraguay
17	2017 Details	Chile		Brazil	Group Stage	Chile		Paraguay	Group Stage	Colombia
18	2019 Details	Peru		Argentina	Group Stage	Chile		Paraguay	Group Stage	Ecuador
19	2021 Details	Ecuador[3]

Performances by country

Team	Titles	Runner-up	Third place	Fourth place
Brazil	12 (1988, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017)	3 (1985, 1986, 2003)	1 (2013)	1 (1993)
Argentina	4 (1985*, 2003, 2013*, 2019)	6 (1988, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2009, 2015)	4 (1991, 1993, 2007, 2011)	2 (1986, 1999)
Colombia	1 (1993*)	1 (2007)	2 (1988, 2003)	3 (2005, 2009, 2017)
Bolivia	1 (1986)	—	—	—
Uruguay	—	3 (1991, 2005, 2011)	3 (1995, 1999*, 2009)	2 (2003, 2013)
Chile	—	3 (1993, 2017*, 2019)	1 (1997)	3 (1985, 1991, 1995)
Paraguay	—	1 (1999)	3 (2001, 2017, 2019)	3 (1988, 1997*, 2015*)
Venezuela	—	1 (2013)	—	1 (2001)
Ecuador	—	—	4 (1985, 1986, 2005, 2015)	2 (2011*, 2019)
Peru	—	—	—	1 (2007)

* = As hosts

Participating nations

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
• 5th-6th – Fifth to Sixth place
• 7th-9th – Seventh to Ninth place
• GS – Group stage
•  ×  – Did not enter
•      – Hosts

Team	1985	1986	1988	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	Total
Argentina	1st	4th	2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	4th	2nd	1st	GS	3rd	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	GS	1st	18
Bolivia	8th	1st	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	5th	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	18
Brazil	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	4th	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	1st	GS	18
Chile	4th	GS	GS	4th	2nd	4th	3rd	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	2nd	2nd	18
Colombia	6th	GS	3rd	GS	1st	GS	GS	GS	GS	3rd	4th	2nd	4th	5th	GS	6th	4th	GS	18
Ecuador	3rd	3rd	GS	GS	GS	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	3rd	6th	6th	4th	GS	3rd	6th	4th	17
Paraguay	×	GS	4th	GS	GS	GS	4th	2nd	3rd	GS	GS	GS	GS	6th	5th	4th	3rd	3rd	17
Peru	7th	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	4th	GS	GS	6th	GS	GS	5th	18
Uruguay	5th	GS	GS	2nd	GS	3rd	GS	3rd	GS	4th	2nd	GS	3rd	2nd	4th	5th	GS	6th	18
Venezuela	9th	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	4th	GS	GS	5th	GS	GS	2nd	GS	5th	GS	18

Overall statistics

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	127	86	27	14	318	111	+207	286
2	Argentina	118	63	29	26	221	116	+105	218
3	Uruguay	103	50	21	32	188	118	+70	171
4	Colombia	107	42	31	34	149	129	+20	157
5	Paraguay	95	36	22	37	150	155	-5	130
6	Ecuador	97	31	22	44	132	156	-24	115
7	Chile	89	25	23	41	123	150	-27	98
8	Peru	81	17	15	49	89	159	-70	66
9	Venezuela	87	14	19	54	79	208	-129	61
10	Bolivia	78	16	12	50	78	215	-137	60

Men's U-17 World Cup Qualifiers

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
• QF – Quarterfinals
• R2 – Round 2
• R1 – Round 1
•      – Hosts
• q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

Team	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2021	Total
Argentina	R1		QF	3rd	R1	3rd	QF		4th	3rd		QF	R2	R2	4th	R1		R2		14
Bolivia	R1	R1																		2
Brazil	3rd	R1	QF	QF		2nd	1st	1st	QF	1st	2nd	R2	R1	4th	QF	QF	3rd	1st		17
Chile					3rd		R1									R2	R1	R2		5
Colombia			R1		R1					4th		R2	4th				R2			6
Ecuador		R1				QF								R2		QF		R2		5
Paraguay								QF	R1							R1	R2	QF		5
Peru											R1	QF							q	3
Uruguay				R1				QF			R1		QF	2nd	QF					6
Venezuela															R1					1

See also

• FIFA U-17 World Cup
• South American Under-15 Football Championship
• South American Youth Football Championship

References

1. "South American U-17 Championships". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
2. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/activeCompetition.html?x=36&sub=8&type=1
3. "Fechas y sedes para cuatro torneos juveniles 2020 y 2021". CONMEBOL.com. 6 August 2020.

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)