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2023 South American U-17 Championship

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2023 South American U-17 Championship
CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-17 Ecuador 2023
Tournament details
Host countryEcuador
Dates30 March – 23 April
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)5 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (13th title)
Runners-up Ecuador
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored93 (2.66 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Claudio Echeverri
Brazil Kauã Elias
Brazil Rayan
(5 goals each)
2025 →

The 2023 South American U-17 Championship was the 19th edition of the South American U-17 Championship (Spanish: CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-17), the biennial international youth football championship organized by CONMEBOL for the men's under-17 national teams of South America. It was held in Ecuador between 30 March and 23 April 2023.[1][2] This was the first U-17 championship in four years due to the COVID-19 pandemic forcing CONMEBOL to cancel the tournament in 2021.[3]

Like previous editions, the tournament served as the CONMEBOL qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia as the CONMEBOL representatives.[4] Brazil won their thirteenth South American U-17 title after finishing first in the final stage's group and a spot at the World Cup. They were joined by the other top four teams in Ecuador, Argentina and Venezuela.[5]

Teams

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All ten CONMEBOL member national teams were eligible to enter the tournament.

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Argentina (holders) 19th Champions (4 times, most recent 2019)
 Bolivia 19th Champions (1 time, 1986)
 Brazil 19th Champions (12 times, most recent 2017)
 Chile 19th Runners-up (3 times, most recent 2019)
 Colombia 19th Champions (1 time, 1993)
 Ecuador (hosts) 18th Third place (4 times, most recent 2015)
 Paraguay 18th Runners-up (1 time, 1999)
 Peru 19th Fourth place (1 time, 2007)
 Uruguay 19th Runners-up (3 times, most recent 2011)
 Venezuela 19th Runners-up (1 time, 2013)

Venues

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Ecuador was originally chosen to host the 2021 South American U-17 Championship.[6] Although the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ecuador maintained its right to hold the South American U-17 Championship in 2023.[1] It was the fourth time that Ecuador hosted the tournament, having previously done so in 1988 (under-16 edition), 2007 and 2011.

Guayaquil and Quito were selected as host cities.[7] Originally, Guayaquil would host the first stage matches in two venues, the Christian Benítez Betancourt and George Capwell stadiums.[8][9] Subsequently, the Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo was added as a venue to host four matches of Group A.[10] The matches in the final stage were played in Quito in two venues, the Olímpico Atahualpa and Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadiums.[8][9]

Quito
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Capacity: 35,258 Capacity: 41,575
Guayaquil
Estadio Christian Benítez Betancourt Estadio George Capwell Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo
Capacity: 10,152 Capacity: 40,020 Capacity: 57,267

Match officials

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On 23 February 2023, CONMEBOL announced a total of 11 referees and 22 assistant referees appointed for the tournament,[11][12] included a UEFA refereeing team which was later confirmed to be Italian.[13] For the first time, a UEFA refereeing team participated in the South American U-17 Championship as part of the UEFA–CONMEBOL memorandum of understanding signed in February 2020, which included a referee exchange programme.[14]

Chilean referee Nicolás Gamboa was replaced by his fellow countryman Felipe González.[15][16]

Support Referees

Squads

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Main article: 2023 South American U-17 Championship squads

Players born between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2010 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 23 and a minimum of 19 players, including at least 3 goalkeepers (Regulations Articles 46 and 49).[4]

Draw

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The draw of the tournament was held on 24 February 2023, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay.[17] The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five. The hosts Ecuador and defending champions Argentina were seeded into Group A and Group B respectively and assigned to position 1 in their group, while the remaining teams were placed into four "pairing pots" according to their results in the 2019 South American U-17 Championship (shown in brackets).[17]

Seeded Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  •  Ecuador (4) (Hosts, assigned to A1)
  •  Argentina (1) (Title holders, assigned to B1)

From each pot, the first team drawn was placed into Group A and the second team drawn was placed into Group B. In both groups, teams from pot 1 were allocated in position 2, teams from pot 2 in position 3, teams from pot 3 in position 4 and teams from pot 4 in position 5.[18]

The draw resulted in the following groups:[7]

Group A
Pos Team
A1  Ecuador
A2  Chile
A3  Uruguay
A4  Brazil
A5  Colombia
Group B
Pos Team
B1  Argentina
B2  Paraguay
B3  Peru
B4  Venezuela
B5  Bolivia

First stage

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

Tiebreakers

In the first stage, teams were ranked according to points earned (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order (Regulations Article 21):[4]

  1. Head-to-head result between tied teams;
    • Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
    • Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
    • Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Fewest red cards received;
  5. Fewest yellow cards received;
  6. Drawing of lots.

All match times are in ECT (UTC−5), as listed by CONMEBOL.[19]

Group A

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On 1 April, CONMEBOL announced that matches played on Matchday 3 and 4 in Group A would be moved to the Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo due to the poor conditions of the field at the Estadio Christian Benítez Betancourt, the original venue for these matches.[10]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 10 Final stage
2  Chile 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7
3  Ecuador (H) 4 1 2 1 7 5 +2 5
4  Uruguay 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 4
5  Colombia 4 0 1 3 1 9 −8 1
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Colombia 0–0 Uruguay
Report
Ecuador 2–2 Brazil
 Report Kauã Elias 23', 36'
Referee: Bruno Pérez (Peru)
Brazil 3–0 Chile
 Report
Colombia 0–4 Ecuador
Report
Chile 2–0 Uruguay
 Report
Referee: Bruno Pérez (Peru)
Brazil 3–1 Colombia
 Report López 67'
Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)
Chile 2–0 Colombia
 Report
Uruguay 2–0 Ecuador
 Report
Ecuador 1–1 Chile
Bermúdez 55' Report Ampuero 39'
Referee: Bruno Pérez (Peru)
Uruguay 0–3 Brazil
Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 10 Final stage
2  Paraguay 4 2 2 0 9 3 +6 8
3  Venezuela 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
4  Bolivia 4 1 0 3 3 7 −4 3
5  Peru 4 0 1 3 1 9 −8 1
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Bolivia 2–1 Peru
 Report Soyer 29'
Argentina 4–2 Venezuela
 Report
Venezuela 1–1 Paraguay
Martínez 90+2' Report Villalba 62' (pen.)
Bolivia 0–1 Argentina
Report Acuña 69'
Venezuela 2–0 Bolivia
 Report
Paraguay 4–0 Peru
 Report
Paraguay 3–1 Bolivia
 Report Torrez 84'
Peru 0–3 Argentina
Report
Argentina 1–1 Paraguay
Gutiérrez 87' Report Balbuena 34'
Peru 0–0 Venezuela
Report

Final stage

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If teams finish level on points, the final rankings will be determined according to the same criteria as the first stage, taking into account only matches in the final stage.[4]

All match times are in ECT (UTC−5), as listed by CONMEBOL.[27][28]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (C) 5 4 1 0 13 7 +6 13 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Ecuador (H) 5 3 2 0 10 4 +6 11
3  Argentina 5 2 1 2 6 5 +1 7[a]
4  Venezuela 5 2 1 2 7 5 +2 7[a]
5  Paraguay 5 1 1 3 4 8 −4 4
6  Chile 5 0 0 5 0 11 −11 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Argentina 3, Venezuela 0.
Argentina 2–0 Chile
 Report
Brazil 2–1 Venezuela
 Report Arango 52'
Referee: Bruno Pérez (Peru)
Ecuador 3–1 Paraguay
 Report Villalba 19'
Brazil 3–2 Paraguay
 Report
Argentina 2–1 Venezuela
López 15', 45+5' Report Reinoso 24'
Chile 0–3 Ecuador
Report
Referee: Bruno Pérez (Peru)
Paraguay 0–0 Argentina
Report
Chile 0–2 Venezuela
Report
Ecuador 2–2 Brazil
Arroyo 23', 38' Report
Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)
Venezuela 2–0 Paraguay
 Report
Chile 0–3 Brazil
Report
Argentina 0–1 Ecuador
Report Páez 6'
Referee: Bruno Pérez (Peru)
Paraguay 1–0 Chile
Miño 51' Report
Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)
Brazil 3–2 Argentina
 Report
Venezuela 1–1 Ecuador
Colina 74' Páez 46'

Winners

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 2023 South American U-17 Football champions 

Brazil
Thirteenth title

Goalscorers

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There were 93 goals scored in 35 matches, for an average of 2.66 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup

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The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup1
 Argentina 17 April 2023[29] 14 (1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019)
 Brazil 17 April 2023[29] 17 (1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
 Ecuador 17 April 2023[29] 5 (1987, 1995, 2011, 2015, 2019)
 Venezuela 20 April 2023[30] 1 (2013)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The Chile vs Colombia match was stopped during the half-time and resumed one hour later due to the weather conditions;[20] consequently, the next match Uruguay vs Ecuador, originally scheduled at 19:00 ECT (UTC−5), was delayed until 20:00 ECT.[21]
  2. ^ a b The Venezuela vs Paraguay match was stopped after 12 minutes of play and resumed one hour later due to the poor conditions of the field because of rain;[22] consequently, the next match Bolivia vs Argentina, originally scheduled at 19:00 ECT (UTC−5), was delayed until 20:30 ECT.[23][24]
  3. ^ a b The Venezuela vs Bolivia match, originally scheduled at 16:30 ECT (UTC−5), was delayed until 18:00 ECT due to the weather conditions;[25] consequently, the next match Paraguay vs Peru, originally scheduled at 19:00 ECT (UTC−5), was delayed until 20:30 ECT.[26]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Calendario de torneos de la CONMEBOL 2023" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 7 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Fechas y Sedes de los Torneos CONMEBOL 2023" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 1 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Información sobre torneos de selecciones juveniles 2021" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 5 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d Jannuzzi, Thiago (18 February 2023). "Reglamento CONMEBOL Sub17 2023" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
  5. ^ "Brasil, campeón invicto de la CONMEBOL Sub17 - 2023" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 23 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Fechas y sedes para cuatro torneos juveniles 2020 y 2021" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 6 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Los Grupos de la CONMEBOL Sub17 – 2023" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 24 February 2023.
  8. ^ a b Zabaleta, Camilo (21 February 2023). "Estas son las figuras de la selección Colombia sub-17 que estarán en el Campeonato Sudamericano" (in Spanish). Infobae.
  9. ^ a b "Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre la CONMEBOL Sub17 – Ecuador 2023" [All you need to know about the CONMEBOL U17 - Ecuador 2023] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 27 March 2023.
  10. ^ a b Ávila, Andrés (2 April 2023). "Cuatro partidos del Sub-17 se mudan al Monumental" (in Spanish). Bendito Futbol.
  11. ^ "Convocatoria de árbitros para la CONMEBOL Sub17 – 2023" [Referees appointed for the CONMEBOL U-17 – 2023] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 23 February 2023.
  12. ^ Pedrozo, Ruth (23 February 2023). "ÁRBITROS CONVOCADOS" [Referees appointed] (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
  13. ^ "Árbitros italianos adquieren experiencias en la CONMEBOL Sub17" [Italian referees gain experience in CONMEBOL U17] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 18 April 2023.
  14. ^ "La CONMEBOL y la UEFA acuerdan cooperación en materia arbitral" [CONMEBOL and UEFA agree to cooperation in arbitration matters]. CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 21 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Sustitución de árbitro en la CONMEBOL Sub17 – 2023" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 24 February 2023.
  16. ^ Pedrozo, Ruth (23 February 2023). "SUSTITUCIÓN DE ÁRBITRO" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
  17. ^ a b "La CONMEBOL Sub17 – 2023 conocerá a sus grupos". CONMEBOL. 20 February 2023.
  18. ^ "Sorteo - Sorteio | CONMEBOL Sub17 2023" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 24 February 2023 – via YouTube.
  19. ^ "CONMEBOL SUB17 2023 Calendario de partidos" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 24 February 2023.
  20. ^ CONMEBOL [@CONMEBOL] (5 April 2023). "Partido demorado por cuestiones climáticas" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 April 2023 – via Twitter.
  21. ^ CONMEBOL [@CONMEBOL] (5 April 2023). "Horario actualizado para el partido entre @Uruguay y @LaTri por el Grupo A de la CONMEBOL #Sub17" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 April 2023 – via Twitter.
  22. ^ Malavé, Stefano (2 April 2023). "Suspenden juego Venezuela vs Paraguay Sub-17 por lluvia" (in Spanish). Diario Meridiano.
  23. ^ CONMEBOL [@CONMEBOL] (2 April 2023). "Horario actualizado para el partido entre @bolivia_crece y @Argentina por el Grupo B de la CONMEBOL #Sub17" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2023 – via Twitter.
  24. ^ Zajic, Martín (2 April 2023). "¿Por qué se demoró Argentina vs. Bolivia Sub-17 por el Sudamericano 2023?" (in Spanish). Bolavip.
  25. ^ Pinto García, Leonardo (4 April 2023). "Venezuela superó a Bolivia en el Capwell, por el Sudamericano Sub-17" [Venezuela overcame Bolivia at the Capwell stadium in the South American U-17 Championship] (in Spanish). Revista Winner.
  26. ^ CONMEBOL [@CONMEBOL] (4 April 2023). "Horario actualizado para el partido entre @Albirroja y @SeleccionPeru por el Grupo B de la CONMEBOL #Sub17" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 April 2023 – via Twitter.
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  28. ^ CONMEBOL [@CONMEBOL] (21 April 2023). "¡Así se jugará la Fecha 5 de la Fase Final de la CONMEBOL #Sub17!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 April 2023 – via Twitter.
  29. ^ a b c "Argentina, Brazil and Ecuador secure FIFA U-17 World Cup qualification". FIFA. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  30. ^ "Wonder goals send Venezuela to the U-17 World Cup". FIFA. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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