South American U-17 Championship

CONMEBOL Sub 17
Organizer(s)	CONMEBOL
Founded	1985
Region	South America
Teams	10
Qualifier for	FIFA U-17 World Cup
Related competitions	South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship; South American U-20 Championship; South American U-15 Championship
Current champion	Brazil (14th title)
Most championships	Brazil (14 titles)
	2026 CONMEBOL Sub 17

The South American U-17 Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17; Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-17), branded as CONMEBOL Sub 17, is a football competition held every two years for South American under-17 teams. The tournament was born in 1985 out of a need for a classification tournament for the newly created FIFA U-16 World Cup (now the FIFA U-17 World Cup). For the first three editions (1985, 1986, and 1988), the competition was limited to under-16 teams.^[1] Afterwards, the age limit was raised one year.^[2] The tournament is held every two years.^[3] Since the first edition, Brazil has been the dominant force of the tournament, winning a record thirteen times.

Results

Ed.	Year	Hosts	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
1	1985	Argentina	Argentina	–^{[note 1]}	Brazil	Ecuador	–^{[note 1]}	Chile
2	1986	Peru	Bolivia	–^{[note 1]}	Brazil	Ecuador	–^{[note 1]}	Argentina
3	1988	Ecuador	Brazil	–^{[note 1]}	Argentina	Colombia	–^{[note 1]}	Paraguay
4	1991	Paraguay	Brazil	–^{[note 1]}	Uruguay	Argentina	–^{[note 1]}	Chile
5	1993	Colombia	Colombia	–^{[note 1]}	Chile	Argentina	–^{[note 1]}	Brazil
6	1995	Peru	Brazil	–^{[note 1]}	Argentina	Uruguay	–^{[note 1]}	Chile
7	1997	Paraguay	Brazil	–^{[note 1]}	Argentina	Chile	–^{[note 1]}	Paraguay
8	1999	Uruguay	Brazil	5–0	Paraguay	Uruguay	4–2	Argentina
9	2001	Peru	Brazil	–^{[note 1]}	Argentina	Paraguay	–^{[note 1]}	Venezuela
10	2003	Bolivia	Argentina	–^{[note 1]}	Brazil	Colombia	–^{[note 1]}	Uruguay
11	2005	Venezuela	Brazil	–^{[note 1]}	Uruguay	Ecuador	–^{[note 1]}	Colombia
12	2007	Ecuador	Brazil	–^{[note 1]}	Colombia	Argentina	–^{[note 1]}	Peru
13	2009	Chile	Brazil	2–2 (6–5 p)	Argentina	Uruguay	–^{[note 1]}	Colombia
14	2011	Ecuador	Brazil	–^{[note 1]}	Uruguay	Argentina	–^{[note 1]}	Ecuador
15	2013	Argentina	Argentina	–^{[note 1]}	Venezuela	Brazil	–^{[note 1]}	Uruguay
16	2015	Paraguay	Brazil	–^{[note 1]}	Argentina	Ecuador	–^{[note 1]}	Paraguay
17	2017	Chile	Brazil	–^{[note 1]}	Chile	Paraguay	–^{[note 1]}	Colombia
18	2019	Peru	Argentina	–^{[note 1]}	Chile	Paraguay	–^{[note 1]}	Ecuador
19	2023	Ecuador	Brazil	–^{[note 1]}	Ecuador	Argentina	–^{[note 1]}	Venezuela
20	2025	Colombia	Brazil	1–1 (4–1 p)	Colombia	Venezuela	3–0	Chile
21	2026	Paraguay

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Performances by country

Team	Titles	Runner-up	Third place	Fourth place
Brazil	14 (1988, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2023, 2025)	3 (1985, 1986, 2003)	1 (2013)	1 (1993)
Argentina	4 (1985, 2003, 2013, 2019)	6 (1988, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2009, 2015)	5 (1991, 1993, 2007, 2011, 2023)	2 (1986, 1999)
Colombia	1 (1993*)	2 (2007, 2025)	2 (1988, 2003)	3 (2005, 2009, 2017)
Bolivia	1 (1986)	—	—	—
Uruguay	—	3 (1991, 2005, 2011)	3 (1995, 1999*, 2009)	2 (2003, 2013)
Chile	—	3 (1993, 2017*, 2019)	1 (1997)	4 (1985, 1991, 1995, 2025)
Ecuador	—	1 (2023*)	4 (1985, 1986, 2005, 2015)	2 (2011*, 2019)
Paraguay	—	1 (1999)	3 (2001, 2017, 2019)	3 (1988, 1997, 2015)
Venezuela	—	1 (2013)	1 (2025)	2 (2001, 2023)
Peru	—	—	—	1 (2007)

* = As hosts

Participating nations

Legend

1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
5th – Fifth place
6th – Sixth place
7th – Seventh place
8th – Eighth place
GS – Group stage
× – Did not enter
– Hosts

Team	1985	1986	1988	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2023	2025	Total
Argentina	1st	4th	2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	4th	2nd	1st	GS	3rd	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	GS	1st	3rd	6th	20
Bolivia	8th	1st	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	5th	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	7th	20
Brazil	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	4th	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	1st	GS	1st	1st	20
Chile	4th	GS	GS	4th	2nd	4th	3rd	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	2nd	2nd	6th	4th	20
Colombia	6th	GS	3rd	GS	1st	GS	GS	GS	GS	3rd	4th	2nd	4th	5th	GS	6th	4th	GS	GS	2nd	20
Ecuador	3rd	3rd	GS	GS	GS	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	3rd	6th	6th	4th	GS	3rd	6th	4th	2nd	8th	19
Paraguay	×	GS	4th	GS	GS	GS	4th	2nd	3rd	GS	GS	GS	GS	6th	5th	4th	3rd	3rd	5th	5th	19
Peru	7th	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	4th	GS	GS	6th	GS	GS	5th	GS	GS	20
Uruguay	5th	GS	GS	2nd	GS	3rd	GS	3rd	GS	4th	2nd	GS	3rd	2nd	4th	5th	GS	6th	GS	GS	20
Venezuela	9th	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	4th	GS	GS	5th	GS	GS	2nd	GS	5th	GS	4th	3rd	20

Overall statistics

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	127	86	27	14	318	111	+207	286
2	Argentina	118	63	29	26	221	116	+105	218
3	Uruguay	103	50	21	32	188	118	+70	171
4	Colombia	107	42	31	34	149	129	+20	157
5	Paraguay	95	36	22	37	150	155	-5	130
6	Ecuador	97	31	22	44	132	156	-24	115
7	Chile	89	25	23	41	123	150	-27	98
8	Peru	81	17	15	49	89	159	-70	66
9	Venezuela	87	14	19	54	79	208	-129	61
10	Bolivia	78	16	12	50	78	215	-137	60

Men's U-17 World Cup qualifiers

Legend

1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
QF – Quarter-finals
R16 – Round of 16
R32 – Round of 32
GS – Group Stage
– Hosts
Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

Team	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2023	2025	Total
Argentina	GS		QF	3rd	GS	3rd	QF		4th	3rd		QF	R16	R16	4th	GS		R16	4th	R32	16
Bolivia	GS	GS																		GS	3
Brazil	3rd	GS	QF	QF		2nd	1st	1st	QF	1st	2nd	R16	GS	4th	QF	QF	3rd	1st	QF	4th	19
Chile					3rd		GS									R16	GS	R16		GS	6
Colombia			GS		GS					4th		R16	4th				R16			R32	7
Ecuador		GS				QF								R16		QF		R16	R16		6
Paraguay								QF	GS							GS	R16	QF		R32	6
Peru											GS	QF									2
Uruguay				GS				QF			GS		QF	2nd	QF						6
Venezuela															GS				R16	R32	3

References

^ Bolaños, Eduardo (22 February 2015). "Sudamericano Sub 17: un torneo con historia en el que surgen las futuras estrellas" [South American Under-17 Championship: a tournament steeped in history where future stars emerge] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
^ "South American U-17 Championships". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
^ South American U-17 Championship

External links

Official website (in Spanish)

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[1] Bolaños, Eduardo (22 February 2015). "Sudamericano Sub 17: un torneo con historia en el que surgen las futuras estrellas" [South American Under-17 Championship: a tournament steeped in history where future stars emerge] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. Retrieved 3 March 2026.

[2] "South American U-17 Championships". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

[3] South American U-17 Championship

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South American U-17 Championship
Competitions	Argentina 1985 Peru 1986 Ecuador 1988 Paraguay 1991 Colombia 1993 Peru 1995 Paraguay 1997 Uruguay 1999 Peru 2001 Bolivia 2003 Venezuela 2005 Ecuador 2007 Chile 2009 Ecuador 2011 Argentina 2013 Paraguay 2015 Chile 2017 Peru 2019 ~~Ecuador 2021~~ Ecuador 2023 Colombia 2025
Squads	1986 1988 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2023 2025

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup
Tournaments	China 1985 Canada 1987 Scotland 1989 Italy 1991 Japan 1993 Ecuador 1995 Egypt 1997 New Zealand 1999 Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Finland 2003 Peru 2005 South Korea 2007 Nigeria 2009 Mexico 2011 UAE 2013 Chile 2015 India 2017 Brazil 2019 ~~Peru 2021~~ Indonesia 2023 Qatar 2025 Qatar 2026 Qatar 2027 Qatar 2028 Qatar 2029
Squads	1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Qualification	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA
Records and statistics