2017 South American U-15 Championship

2017 South American Under-15 Football Championship
CONMEBOL Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-15
Argentina 2017
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
Dates5–19 November
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (1st title)
Runners-up Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played33
Goals scored142 (4.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Colombia Juan Alegría (10 goals)
2015
2019

The 2017 South American Under-15 Football Championship was the 8th edition of the South American Under-15 Football Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the CONMEBOL for the men's under-15 national teams of South America. The tournament was held in Argentina between 5 and 19 November 2017.[1]

Each match has a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes with a 15-minute half-time. Up to five substitutions may be made for each team in a match.[2][3]

Host team Argentina won their first South American U-15 title by defeating the defending champions Brazil 3–2 in the final.[4]

  1. ^ "CONMEBOL oficializa fechas de torneos juveniles" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 24 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Reglamento CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-15 Argentina 2017" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  3. ^ "Sudamericano Sub-15: Entra en vigencia la regla de exclusión temporal en un partido" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 5 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Argentina vence a Brasil en gran remontada y es campeón" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 19 November 2017.