2018 South American U-17 Women's Championship

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2018 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship
CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub-17
Argentina 2018
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
CitySan Juan
Dates7–25 March
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-upFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Third placeFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Fourth placeFlag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored65 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Colombia.svg Mairéth Pérez (7 goals)
Fair play awardFlag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
2016
2020

The 2018 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship was the 6th edition of the South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship (Spanish : CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub-17), the biennial international youth football championship organised by the CONMEBOL for the women's under-17 national teams of South America. The tournament was held in Argentina between 7–25 March 2018. [1]

Contents

The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay as the CONMEBOL representatives, besides Uruguay who qualified automatically as hosts. [2]

Brazil were crowned champions for the third time. Venezuela were the defending champions, but could only finish fourth.

Teams

All ten CONMEBOL member national teams are eligible to enter the tournament.

TeamAppearancePrevious best top-4 performance
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (hosts)6thFourth place (2008, 2012)
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 6thNone
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 6thChampions (2010, 2012)
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 6thRunners-up (2010)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 6thChampions (2008)
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 6thNone
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 6thThird place (2008, 2013, 2016)
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 6thNone
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 6thRunners-up (2012)
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela (holders)6thChampions (2013, 2016)

Venues

All matches were played in Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan. [3]

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 28 February 2018, 12:00 ART (UTC−3), at the Estadio Aldo Cantoni in San Juan. [4] The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams. The hosts Argentina and the defending champions Venezuela were seeded into Groups A and B respectively, while the remaining teams were placed into four "pairing pots" according to their results in the 2016 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship: Brazil–Paraguay, Colombia–Uruguay, Chile–Ecuador, Peru–Bolivia. [5]

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2001 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 22 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers). [6]

First stage

In the first stage, 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 are applied in the following order (Regulations Article 18.1): [6]

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

The top two teams of each group advance to the final stage.

On 11 March 2018, the scheduled Group A match between Argentina and Ecuador was not played as players from several teams showed symptoms for food poisoning. The scheduled Group B matches on 12 March 2018 were also postponed as a result. [7] The matches were rescheduled by CONMEBOL with the first stage ending on 18 March instead of 16 March, and the final stage starting on 21 March instead of 19 March. [8] [9]

All times are local, ART (UTC−3). [10]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 4400121+1112 Final stage
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 430161+59
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (H)41124844
4Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 410321083
5Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 40134841
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–0Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
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Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg0–4Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
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Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan
Referee: Gabriela Bandeira (Uruguay)

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg4–0Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
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Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg0–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
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Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
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Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg1–2Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
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Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg0–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
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Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan
Referee: Gabriela Bandeira (Uruguay)

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg3–1Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
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Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg0–2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
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Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg2–2Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
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Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 431051+410 Final stage
2Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 422071+68
3Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 41214405
4Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 411275+24
5Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 4004113120
Source: CONMEBOL
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg2–2Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
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Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg0–0Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
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Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg3–1Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
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Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan
Referee: Alba Saldarriaga (Ecuador)
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg2–0Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
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Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg5–0Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
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Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan
Referee: Melany Bermejo (Peru)
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg1–1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
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Chile  Flag of Chile.svg1–0Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
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Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg0–1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
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Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg1–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
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Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan
Referee: Alba Saldarriaga (Ecuador)
Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg0–4Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
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Final stage

In the final stage, 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 are applied in the following order, taking into account only matches in the final stage (Regulations Article 18.2): [6]

  1. Goal difference;
  2. Goals scored;
  3. Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
  4. Fair play points (first yellow card: minus 1 point; second yellow card / red card: minus 3 points; direct red card: minus 4 points; yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points);
  5. Drawing of lots.
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 320152+36 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 311132+14
3Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 31113414
4Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 31022533
Source: CONMEBOL
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg2–0Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
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Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg2–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
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Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan
Referee: Alba Saldarriaga (Ecuador)

Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg0–2Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
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Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg0–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
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Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
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Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
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Winners

 2018 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship 
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
Third title

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The following three teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, including Uruguay which qualified as hosts. [11]

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 1
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 10 May 2016 [12] 1 (2012)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 25 March 20184 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2016)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 25 March 20183 (2008, 2012, 2014)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

7 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References

  1. "Paraguay, Chile, Ecuador y Argentina realizarán torneos sudamericanos femeninos". CONMEBOL.com. 25 April 2017.
  2. "Circular #1565 - FIFA women's tournaments 2018-2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2016.
  3. "Sudamericano Femenino Sub-17 del 7 al 25 de marzo". CONMEBOL.com. 21 February 2018.
  4. "El 28 de febrero se sortea el Sudamericano Femenino Sub 17 - Argentina 2018". CONMEBOL.com. 23 February 2018.
  5. "Definidos los grupos del Sudamericano Femenino Sub-17". CONMEBOL.com. 28 February 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "Reglamento – Sudamericano Sub-17 Femenino Argentina 2018" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  7. "Se suspendió el partido de la Mini Tri Femenina por un cuadro de gastroenteritis". lared.com.ec. 11 March 2018.
  8. "Reprogramación de partidos del CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub 17". CONMEBOL.com. 12 March 2018.
  9. "CALENDARIO - SUDAMERICANO FEMENINO SUB 17" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  10. "FIXTURE.- SUB-17 FEMENINO" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  11. "Brazil, Colombia book tickets to Uruguay". FIFA.com. 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018.
  12. "FIFA Council agrees on four-phase bidding process for 2026 FIFA World Cup". FIFA.com. 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016.