The South American Youth Championship 1997 was held in Coquimbo, Iquique and La Serena, Chile. It also served as qualification for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Chile |
| Dates | 16 January - 7 February |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Paraguay |
| Fourth place |  Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Adaílton (8 goals) |
TeamsEdit
The following teams entered the tournament:
VenuesEdit
First roundEdit
Group 1Edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 12 |
 Venezuela
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | –6 | 7 |
 Chile
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
 Peru
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 2 |
 Ecuador
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
| Brazil
|
10–2 | Venezuela
| |
| Chile
|
3–1 | Peru
| |
| Brazil
|
2–1 | Ecuador
| |
| Chile
|
3–4 | Venezuela
| |
| Ecuador
|
0–1 | Venezuela
| |
| Brazil
|
2–0 | Peru
| |
| Venezuela
|
2–2 | Peru
| |
| Chile
|
1–0 | Ecuador
| |
| Peru
|
0–0 | Ecuador
| |
| Chile
|
1–3 | Brazil
|
Group 2Edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 |
| Argentina
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 |
| Paraguay
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
 Colombia
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 5 |
 Bolivia
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | –5 | 0 |
| Colombia
|
4–3 | Bolivia
| |
| Argentina
|
5–2 | Paraguay
| |
| Uruguay
|
3–1 | Paraguay
| |
| Argentina
|
1–1 | Colombia
| |
| Argentina
|
2–1 | Bolivia
| |
| Uruguay
|
1–1 | Colombia
| |
| Paraguay
|
2–0 | Bolivia
| |
| Argentina
|
0–1 | Uruguay
| |
| Colombia
|
0–3 | Paraguay
| |
| Uruguay
|
2–1 | Bolivia
|
Final roundEdit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 11 |
| Brazil
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 |
| Paraguay
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 8 |
| Uruguay
|
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 |
| Venezuela
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | –4 | 4 |
| Chile
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | –8 | 2 |
| Argentina
|
3–0 | Venezuela
| |
| Brazil
|
3–0 | Paraguay
| |
| Chile
|
2–2 | Uruguay
| |
| Paraguay
|
2–1 | Venezuela
| |
| Argentina
|
1–1 | Uruguay
| |
| Chile
|
2–4 | Brazil
| |
| Venezuela
|
0–3 | Uruguay
| |
| Argentina
|
2–0 | Brazil
| |
| Chile
|
0–0 | Paraguay
| |
| Brazil
|
2–2 | Venezuela
| |
| Uruguay
|
1–2 | Paraguay
| |
| Chile
|
0–3 | Argentina
| |
| Uruguay
|
0–0 | Brazil
| |
| Argentina
|
1–1 | Paraguay
| |
| Chile
|
1–4 | Venezuela
|
| 1997 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
 Argentina Second title |
Qualification to World Youth ChampionshipEdit
The four best performing teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Broadcasting rightsEdit
AmericasEdit
Chile: UCV Televisión, Universidad Católica de Chile Televisión, Megavisión and La Red (some matches); VTR, Metrópolis Intercom, Cable Express, TeleRed, Metrópolis TV Cable, TV Cable Intercom & Multicanal (all matches)
Brazil: Rede Bandeirantes