2017 South American U-17 Championship
| Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17 Chile 2017 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Chile |
| City | Rancagua (Final stage) |
| Dates | 23 February – 19 March 2017 |
| Teams | 10 (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 played | 35 |
| Goals scored | 90 (2.57 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Vinícius Jr. (7 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Vinícius Jr.[1] |
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]
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[]
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, ) |
| Colombia |
17th | Champions (1 time, ) |
 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[]
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 |
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| 34°10′41″S 70°44′15″W / 34.177917°S 70.737507°W | 35°25′11″S 71°40′26″W / 35.419771°S 71.673905°W | 34°58′28″S 71°13′47″W / 34.974444°S 71.229722°W |
| Capacity:13,849 | Capacity:8,200 | Capacity:8,000 |
Squads[]
Each team registered a squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers).[8]
Draw[]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Match officials[]
The referees and assistants referees were:[11]
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- 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 , Ostojich and the uruguayan assistants Carlos Pastorino and Horacio Ferreiro did not referee any match in the tournament.
First stage[]
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]
- goal difference
- goals scored
- head-to-head result between tied teams (two teams only)
- drawing of lots
All times local, CLST (UTC−3).[14]
Group A[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile (H)
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 8 | Final stage |
| 2 | Colombia
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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 |
| Uruguay | 1–3 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
Falconis  44' |
Report | Peñaloza 38' (pen.) 49' Campaz 63' |
Group B[]
| 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
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | |
| 3 | Venezuela
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Argentina
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Peru
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
| Brazil | 3–0 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Vinícius Jr. 13' Marcos Antônio 33'Lincoln 45+2' (pen.) |
Report |
| Paraguay | 2–2 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Galeano 22' (pen.) 90+1' |
Report | Fereira 47' Hurtado 68' |
| Brazil | 2–0 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Brenner 61' Yuri Alberto 82' |
Report |
Final stage[]
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
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 | |
| 4 | Colombia
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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 |
| Brazil | 4–0 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Luna 24' (o.g.) Lucas Halter 39'Vinícius Jr. 83'Yuri Alberto 90' |
Report |
| Brazil | 3–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Vinícius Jr. 24', 52' Alerrandro 69' |
Report |
| Ecuador | 2–4 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Rezabala 37' Micolta 46' |
Report | Hurtado 21' Echeverría 25' (pen.) 77' 90+2' |
| Chile | 0–5 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Paulinho 12' Alan Souza 44', 63', 83'Lincoln 80' |
Winners[]
| 2017 South American Under-17 Football Champions |
|---|
 Brazil 12th title |
Goalscorers[]
- 7 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
Jackson Porozo (playing against Chile)
(playing against Paraguay)
Diego Luna (playing against Brazil)
Source: CONMEBOL[15]
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup[]
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[]
- ^ "Vinicius y un protagonismo estratégico" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 20 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Chile organizará Sudamericanos Sub-17 y Sub-20" (in Spanish). t13.cl. 12 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Rancagua y Talca albergarán el Sudamericano Sub 17 de Chile" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Brasil golea 5-0 a Chile y es campeón del Sudamericano Sub-17" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 20 March 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Chile será sede del Sudamericano Sub-17 del próximo año" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Sudamericano Sub 17 - CONMEBOL informa" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ a b c "Reglamento Sudamericano Sub-17 - Chile 2017" (PDF). CONMEBOL.
- ^ a b "Este jueves en Santiago de Chile se sortea el Sudamericano Sub-17" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Definidos los grupos del Sudamericano Sub-17 Chile 2017". CONMEBOL.com. 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Convocados los árbitros para el Sudamericano Sub-17, Chile 2017". CONMEBOL. 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Se lesionó Ostojich y entró Leodán González". Referí. 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Oscar Rojas y su pasión por el fútbol y los autobuses". CONMEBOL. 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Fixture del campeonato Sudamericano Sub 17 Chile 2017" (PDF). CONMEBOL.
- ^ "CONMEBOL - Sub 17 Chile 2017" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
- ^ "Paraguay, Chile and Brazil win passage to India". FIFA.com. 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017.
- ^ "Colombia secure ticket to India". FIFA.com. 20 March 2017. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017.
External links[]
- Sudamericano Masculino Sub 17 Chile 2017 (in Spanish)
- South American Under-17 Football Championship
- International association football competitions hosted by Chile
- 2017 in South American football
- 2016–17 in Chilean football
- 2017 in youth association football
- March 2017 sports events in South America