2017 South American U-17 Championship

The 2017 South American Under-17 Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17 Chile 2017, Brazilian Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-17 Chile 2017) was the 17th edition of the South American Under-17 Football Championship, a football competition for the under-17 national teams in South America organized by CONMEBOL. It was held in Chile from 23 February to 19 March 2017.[2][3]

2017 South American U-17 Championship
Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17
Chile 2017
Tournament details
Host country Chile
CityRancagua (Final stage)
Dates23 February – 19 March
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (12th title)
Runners-up Chile
Third place Paraguay
Fourth place Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored90 (2.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Vinícius Júnior (7 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Vinícius Júnior[1]
2015
2019

Brazil were crowned champions, and together with Chile, Paraguay and Colombia, which were the top four teams of this tournament, qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.[4]

Teams

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All ten CONMEBOL member national teams entered the tournament.

Team Appearance Previous best performance
  Argentina 17th Champions (3 times, most recent 2013)
  Bolivia 17th Champions (1 time, 1986)
  Brazil (holders) 17th Champions (11 times, most recent 2015)
  Chile (hosts) 17th Runners-up (1 time, 1993)
  Colombia 17th Champions (1 time, 1993)
  Ecuador 16th Third place (4 times, most recent 2015)
  Paraguay 16th Runners-up (1 time, 1999)
  Peru 17th Fourth place (1 time, 2007)
  Uruguay 17th Runners-up (3 times, most recent 2011)
  Venezuela 17th Runners-up (1 time, 2013)

Venues

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According to ANFP sources, Chile was named as host country of the tournament during the CONMEBOL Executive Committee meeting held on 12 May 2015,[2][5] this was ratified by CONMEBOL at another meeting of its executive committee held on 4 April 2016.[6] The chosen venues were Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua (Group A and final stage) and Estadio Fiscal, Talca (Group B).[3] On 22 February 2017, Estadio La Granja, Curicó was added as an emergency venue to host the first two matchdays of Group B since Estadio Fiscal field was in poor condition.[7]

Rancagua Talca Curicó
     
34°10′41″S 70°44′15″W / 34.177917°S 70.737507°W / -34.177917; -70.737507 (Estadio El Teniente) 35°25′11″S 71°40′26″W / 35.419771°S 71.673905°W / -35.419771; -71.673905 (Estadio Fiscal de Talca) 34°58′28″S 71°13′47″W / 34.974444°S 71.229722°W / -34.974444; -71.229722 (Estadio La Granja)
Capacity:13,849 Capacity:8,200 Capacity:8,000

Squads

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Each team registered a squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers).[8]

Draw

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The draw of the tournament was held on 12 January 2017, 14:00 CLST (UTC−3), at the Chilean Football Federation headquarters in Santiago, Chile.[9] The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five.[10] The hosts Chile and the defending champions Brazil were seeded into Group A and Group B respectively and assigned to position 1 in their group, while the remaining eight teams were placed into four "pairing pots" according to their final positions in the 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship (shown in brackets).[9]

Seeded Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  •   Chile (10) (Hosts, assigned to A1)
  •   Brazil (1) (Title holders, assigned to B1)

Match officials

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The referees and assistants referees were:[11]

  • The Uruguayan referee Esteban Ostojich was replaced by Leodán González after Ostojich was ruled out of the championship after suffering an injury.[12] González was assisted by Wilmar Navarro and Dionisio Ruiz (Colombia) in the first stage and by Nievas and Popovits (Uruguay) in the final stage.
  • For the final stage, Fernando Rapallini (Argentina), Óscar Rojas and the assistants Miguel Nievas and Gabriel Popovits (Uruguay) were included.[13]
  • The Colombian referee Luis Sánchez, Ostojich and the uruguayan assistants Carlos Pastorino and Horacio Ferreiro did not referee any match in the tournament.

First stage

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The top three teams in each group advanced to the final stage.

Tiebreakers

When teams finished level of points, the final rankings were determined according to:[8]

  1. goal difference
  2. goals scored
  3. head-to-head result between tied teams (two teams only)
  4. drawing of lots

All times local, CLST (UTC−3).[14]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Chile (H) 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2 8 Final stage
2   Colombia 4 2 1 1 8 6 +2 7
3   Ecuador 4 2 0 2 3 3 0 6
4   Uruguay 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
5   Bolivia 4 1 0 3 3 6 −3 3
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
Ecuador  1–2  Colombia
Rezabala   25' Report Barrero   72'
Peñaloza   78'
Referee: Michael Espinoza (Peru)
Chile  1–0  Bolivia
S. Valencia   38' Report
Referee: José Méndez (Paraguay)

Ecuador  1–0  Uruguay
Porozo   16' Report
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Chile  1–1  Colombia
Alarcón   70' Report Peñaloza   60'
Referee: Jorge Baliño (Argentina)

Uruguay  1–3  Colombia
Falconis   44' Report Peñaloza   38' (pen.)
Barrero   49'
Campaz   63'
Referee: José Méndez (Paraguay)
Ecuador  1–0  Bolivia
Campos   80' Report
Referee: Adrián Cabello (Venezuela)

Colombia  2–3  Bolivia
López   76'
Campaz   79'
Report Roca   3', 56'
Melgar   7'
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Chile  1–1  Uruguay
A. Valencia   89' Report Neris   70'
Referee: Adrián Cabello (Venezuela)

Uruguay  2–0  Bolivia
Chacón   45'
Viera   65'
Report
Referee: Michael Espinoza (Peru)
Chile  1–0  Ecuador
Porozo   23' (o.g.) Report
Referee: Jorge Baliño (Argentina)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 10 Final stage
2   Paraguay 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 8
3   Venezuela 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7
4   Argentina 4 1 0 3 3 4 −1 3
5   Peru 4 0 0 4 2 11 −9 0
Source: CONMEBOL
Argentina  0–1  Venezuela
Report Chalbaud   53'
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
Brazil  3–0  Peru
Vinícius Jr.   13'
Marcos Antônio   33'
Lincoln   45+2' (pen.)
Report
Referee: Juan Albarracín (Ecuador)

Argentina  0–1  Paraguay
Report Romero   19'
Referee: Juan Nelio García (Bolivia)
Brazil  1–0  Venezuela
Paulinho   55' Report
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)

Paraguay  2–2  Venezuela
Galeano   22' (pen.)
Morínigo   90+1'
Report Fereira   47'
Hurtado   68'
Referee: Juan Albarracín (Ecuador)
Argentina  3–0  Peru
Colidio   35', 39'
Obando   57'
Report
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)

Venezuela  3–2  Peru
Barragán   21'
Hurtado   30'
Makoun   77'
Report Mifflin   24'
Sánchez   45+3'
Referee: Juan Nelio García (Bolivia)
Brazil  1–1  Paraguay
Vinícius Jr.   38' Report Sánchez   15' (pen.)
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)

Paraguay  2–0  Peru
Rodríguez   20'
Fuentes   43' (o.g.)
Report
Referee: Juan Albarracín (Ecuador)
Brazil  2–0  Argentina
Brenner   61'
Yuri Alberto   82'
Report
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)

Final stage

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When teams finished level of points, the final rankings were determined according to the same criteria as the first stage, taking into account only matches in the final stage.[8]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 5 4 1 0 17 2 +15 13 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2   Chile (H) 5 3 0 2 3 7 −4 9
3   Paraguay 5 2 2 1 10 7 +3 8
4   Colombia 5 2 1 2 4 6 −2 7
5   Venezuela 5 1 1 3 5 10 −5 4
6   Ecuador 5 0 1 4 5 12 −7 1
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
Colombia  2–1  Ecuador
Campaz   53'
Martínez   90+2'
Report Quiñónez   12'
Referee: Juan Nelio García (Bolivia)
Chile  1–0  Venezuela
Díaz   37' Report
Referee: Juan Albarracín (Ecuador)
Brazil  2–2  Paraguay
Lincoln   15', 40' (pen.) Report Sánchez   78'
Fernández   82'
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)

Paraguay  2–2  Ecuador
J. Rolón   44'
Fernández   56'
Report Micolta   35'
Tobar   39'
Referee: Adrián Cabello (Venezuela)
Chile  1–0  Colombia
Zúñiga   19' Report
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Brazil  4–0  Venezuela
Luna   24' (o.g.)
Lucas Halter   39'
Vinícius Jr.   83'
Yuri Alberto   90'
Report
Referee: José Méndez (Paraguay)

Colombia  0–0  Venezuela
Report
Referee: Jorge Baliño (Argentina)
Chile  0–2  Paraguay
Report Romero   7'
Sánchez   45+1'
Referee: Óscar Rojas (Uruguay)
Brazil  3–0  Ecuador
Vinícius Jr.   19', 29'
Lincoln   52'
Report
Referee: Michael Espinoza (Peru)

Paraguay  3–1  Venezuela
Fernández   2'
Romero   20'
Rodríguez   54'
Report Cásseres   90+1' (pen.)
Chile  1–0  Ecuador
Zúñiga   34' Report
Referee: Juan Nelio García (Bolivia)
Brazil  3–0  Colombia
Vinícius Jr.   24', 52'
Alerrandro   69'
Report
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)

Ecuador  2–4  Venezuela
Rezabala   37'
Micolta   46'
Report Hurtado   21'
Echeverría   25' (pen.)
Barragán   77'
Luna   90+2'
Referee: Óscar Rojas (Uruguay)
Colombia  2–1  Paraguay
Barrero   40'
Vidal   66'
Report Sánchez   9'
Referee: Michael Espinoza (Peru)
Chile  0–5  Brazil
Report Paulinho   12'
Alan   44', 63', 83'
Lincoln   80'
Referee: Jorge Baliño (Argentina)

Winners

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 2017 South American Under-17 Football champions 
 
Brazil
12th title

Goalscorers

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7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Source: CONMEBOL[15]

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup

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The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[16][17]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
  Brazil 16 March 2017 15 (1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
  Chile 16 March 2017 3 (1993, 1997, 2015)
  Paraguay 16 March 2017 3 (1999, 2001, 2015)
  Colombia 19 March 2017 5 (1989, 1993, 2003, 2007, 2009)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

References

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  1. ^ "Vinicius y un protagonismo estratégico" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 20 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Chile organizará Sudamericanos Sub-17 y Sub-20" (in Spanish). t13.cl. 12 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Rancagua y Talca albergarán el Sudamericano Sub 17 de Chile" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 13 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Brasil golea 5-0 a Chile y es campeón del Sudamericano Sub-17" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 20 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Chile acogerá torneos sudamericanos juveniles en sus ediciones de los años 2017 y 2019". cdf.cl. 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Chile será sede del Sudamericano Sub-17 del próximo año" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 5 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Sudamericano Sub 17 - CONMEBOL informa" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  8. ^ a b c "Reglamento Sudamericano Sub-17 - Chile 2017" (PDF). CONMEBOL.
  9. ^ a b "Este jueves en Santiago de Chile se sortea el Sudamericano Sub-17" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 11 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Definidos los grupos del Sudamericano Sub-17 Chile 2017". CONMEBOL.com. 12 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Convocados los árbitros para el Sudamericano Sub-17, Chile 2017". CONMEBOL. 17 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Se lesionó Ostojich y entró Leodán González". Referí. 23 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Oscar Rojas y su pasión por el fútbol y los autobuses". CONMEBOL. 14 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Fixture del campeonato Sudamericano Sub 17 Chile 2017" (PDF). CONMEBOL.
  15. ^ "CONMEBOL - Sub 17 Chile 2017" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
  16. ^ "Paraguay, Chile and Brazil win passage to India". FIFA.com. 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017.
  17. ^ "Colombia secure ticket to India". FIFA.com. 20 March 2017. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017.
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