South American U-17 Championship

CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub17
Organizing body CONMEBOL
Founded 1985
Region South America
Number of teams 10
Current champion(s) Brazil
(13th title)
Most successful team(s) Brazil
(13 titles)
2023 South American U-17 Championship

The South American U-17 Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17; Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano 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. The tournament is held every two years. Since the first edition, Brazil has been the dominant force of the tournament, winning a record thirteen times.

Results

Ed. Years Hosts 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winners Score 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place Score Fourth place
1 1985 Argentina Argentina
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Brazil Ecuador
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Chile
2 1986 Peru Bolivia
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Brazil Ecuador
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Argentina
3 1988 Ecuador Brazil
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Argentina Colombia
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Paraguay
4 1991 Paraguay Brazil
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Uruguay Argentina
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Chile
5 1993 Colombia Colombia
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Chile Argentina
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Brazil
6 1995 Peru Brazil
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Argentina Uruguay
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Chile
7 1997 Paraguay Brazil
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Argentina Chile
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Paraguay
8 1999 Uruguay Brazil
5–0
 Paraguay Uruguay
4–2
 Argentina
9 2001 Peru Brazil
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Argentina Paraguay
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Venezuela
10 2003 Bolivia Argentina
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Brazil Colombia
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Uruguay
11 2005 Venezuela Brazil
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Uruguay Ecuador
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Colombia
12 2007 Ecuador Brazil
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Colombia Argentina
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Peru
13 2009 Chile Brazil
2–2 (6–5 p)
 Argentina Uruguay
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Colombia
14 2011 Ecuador Brazil
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Uruguay Argentina
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Ecuador
15 2013 Argentina Argentina
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Venezuela Brazil
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Uruguay
16 2015 Paraguay Brazil
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Argentina Ecuador
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Paraguay
17 2017 Chile Brazil
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Chile Paraguay
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Colombia
18 2019 Peru Argentina
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Chile Paraguay
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Ecuador
19 2023 Ecuador Brazil
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Ecuador Argentina
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Venezuela
  1. Group stage, defined on points earned.

Performances by country

Team Titles Runner-up Third place Fourth place
Brazil 13 (1988, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2023) 3 (1985, 1986, 2003) 1 (2013) 1 (1993)
Argentina 4 (1985*, 2003, 2013*, 2019) 6 (1988, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2009, 2015) 5 (1991, 1993, 2007, 2011, 2023) 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)
Ecuador — 1 (2023*) 4 (1985, 1986, 2005, 2015) 2 (2011*, 2019)
Paraguay — 1 (1999) 3 (2001, 2017, 2019) 3 (1988, 1997*, 2015*)
Venezuela — 1 (2013) — 2 (2001, 2023)
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
2023 		Total
Argentina 1st 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 4th 2nd 1st GS 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd GS 1st 3rd 19
Bolivia 8th 1st GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 5th GS GS GS GS GS GS 19
Brazil 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 4th 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st GS 1st 19
Chile 4th GS GS 4th 2nd 4th 3rd GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 2nd 2nd 6th 19
Colombia 6th GS 3rd GS 1st GS GS GS GS 3rd 4th 2nd 4th 5th GS 6th 4th GS GS 19
Ecuador 3rd 3rd GS GS GS × GS GS GS GS 3rd 6th 6th 4th GS 3rd 6th 4th 2nd 18
Paraguay × GS 4th GS GS GS 4th 2nd 3rd GS GS GS GS 6th 5th 4th 3rd 3rd 5th 18
Peru 7th GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 4th GS GS 6th GS GS 5th GS 19
Uruguay 5th GS GS 2nd GS 3rd GS 3rd GS 4th 2nd GS 3rd 2nd 4th 5th GS 6th GS 19
Venezuela 9th GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 4th GS GS 5th GS GS 2nd GS 5th GS 4th 19

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
2023 		Total
Argentina R1 QF 3rd R1 3rd QF 4th 3rd QF R2 R2 4th R1 R2 q 15
Bolivia R1 R1 2
Brazil 3rd R1 QF QF 2nd 1st 1st QF 1st 2nd R2 R1 4th QF QF 3rd 1st q 18
Chile 3rd R1 R2 R1 R2 5
Colombia R1 R1 4th R2 4th R2 6
Ecuador R1 QF R2 QF R2 q 6
Paraguay QF R1 R1 R2 QF 5
Peru R1 QF 2
Uruguay R1 QF R1 QF 2nd QF 6
Venezuela R1 q 2

See also