South American U-17 Championship

CONMEBOL Sub 17

Organizing body	CONMEBOL
Founded	1985
Region	South America
Number of teams	10
Qualifier for	FIFA U-17 World Cup
Related competitions	CONMEBOL Sub 17 Femenino CONMEBOL Sub 20 CONMEBOL Sub 15
Current champion(s)	Brazil (13th title)
Most successful team(s)	Brazil (13 titles)
2025 CONMEBOL Sub 17

The South American U-17 Championship (Spanish : Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17; Portuguese : Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-17), branded as CONMEBOL 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 thirteen times.

Results

Ed.	Year	Hosts	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
1	1985	Argentina	Argentina	– [note 1]	Brazil	Ecuador	– [note 1]	Chile
2	1986	Peru	Bolivia	– [note 1]	Brazil	Ecuador	– [note 1]	Argentina
3	1988	Ecuador	Brazil	– [note 1]	Argentina	Colombia	– [note 1]	Paraguay
4	1991	Paraguay	Brazil	– [note 1]	Uruguay	Argentina	– [note 1]	Chile
5	1993	Colombia	Colombia	– [note 1]	Chile	Argentina	– [note 1]	Brazil
6	1995	Peru	Brazil	– [note 1]	Argentina	Uruguay	– [note 1]	Chile
7	1997	Paraguay	Brazil	– [note 1]	Argentina	Chile	– [note 1]	Paraguay
8	1999	Uruguay	Brazil	5–0	Paraguay	Uruguay	4–2	Argentina
9	2001	Peru	Brazil	– [note 1]	Argentina	Paraguay	– [note 1]	Venezuela
10	2003	Bolivia	Argentina	– [note 1]	Brazil	Colombia	– [note 1]	Uruguay
11	2005	Venezuela	Brazil	– [note 1]	Uruguay	Ecuador	– [note 1]	Colombia
12	2007	Ecuador	Brazil	– [note 1]	Colombia	Argentina	– [note 1]	Peru
13	2009	Chile	Brazil	2–2 (6–5 p)	Argentina	Uruguay	– [note 1]	Colombia
14	2011	Ecuador	Brazil	– [note 1]	Uruguay	Argentina	– [note 1]	Ecuador
15	2013	Argentina	Argentina	– [note 1]	Venezuela	Brazil	– [note 1]	Uruguay
16	2015	Paraguay	Brazil	– [note 1]	Argentina	Ecuador	– [note 1]	Paraguay
17	2017	Chile	Brazil	– [note 1]	Chile	Paraguay	– [note 1]	Colombia
18	2019	Peru	Argentina	– [note 1]	Chile	Paraguay	– [note 1]	Ecuador
19	2023	Ecuador	Brazil	– [note 1]	Ecuador	Argentina	– [note 1]	Venezuela
20	2025	Colombia

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	2025	Total
Argentina	R1		QF	3rd	R1	3rd	QF		4th	3rd		QF	R2	R2	4th	R1		R2	4th		15
Bolivia	R1	R1																			2
Brazil	3rd	R1	QF	QF		2nd	1st	1st	QF	1st	2nd	R2	R1	4th	QF	QF	3rd	1st	QF		18
Chile					3rd		R1									R2	R1	R2			5
Colombia			R1		R1					4th		R2	4th				R2				6
Ecuador		R1				QF								R2		QF		R2	R2		6
Paraguay								QF	R1							R1	R2	QF			5
Peru											R1	QF									2
Uruguay				R1				QF			R1		QF	2nd	QF						6
Venezuela															R1				R2		2

See also

• FIFA U-17 World Cup
• South American U-17 Women's Championship
• 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. South American U-17 Championship ^{[ dead link ‍]}

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)