2003 South American U-17 Championship

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The 2003 South American Under-17 Football Championship was played in Bolivia from 1 to 18 May 2003.

The competition was originally scheduled for February 28-March 16 in Venezuela, Maracay - it was postponed to May and moved to Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia due to social unrest in Venezuela; Venezuela were awarded the organisation of the 2005 edition instead.

The host of the competition were the cities of Santa Cruz and Montero.

First round[]

The 10 national teams were divided in 2 groups of 5 teams each. The top 2 teams qualified for the final round.

Group A[]

Team	Pts	M	W	D	L	GF	GC
Brazil	12	4	4	0	0	10	2
Uruguay	9	4	3	0	1	10	3
Chile	3	4	1	0	3	4	7
Ecuador	3	4	1	0	3	4	9
Venezuela	3	4	1	0	3	5	12

Group B[]

Team	Pts	M	W	D	L	GF	GC
Argentina	10	4	3	1	0	14	1
Colombia	8	4	2	2	0	7	5
Paraguay	6	4	2	0	2	7	10
Peru	2	4	0	2	2	2	7
Bolivia	1	4	0	1	3	2	9

Final round[]

The final round were played in the same system that first round, with the best 4 teams.

Equipo	Pts	PJ	PG	PE	PP	GF	GC
Argentina	5	3	1	2	0	5	4
Brazil	4	3	1	1	1	5	2
Colombia	4	3	1	1	1	4	5
Uruguay	3	3	1	0	2	4	7

• Argentina, Brazil and Colombia qualify to 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

2003 South American Under-17 Football Champions
Argentina Second title

Top goalscorers[]

Team	Players	Goals
	Hernán Peirone	5