| Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 “Juventud de America” Ecuador 2017 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ecuador |
| Dates | 18 January – 11 February |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (8th title) |
| Runners-up |  Ecuador |
| Third place |  Venezuela |
| Fourth place |  Argentina |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Goals scored | 91 (2.6 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Rodrigo Amaral Bryan Cabezas Lautaro Martínez Marcelo Torres (5 goals each) |
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The 2017 South American Youth Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 Juventud de América Ecuador 2017, Brazilian Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-20 Juventude da América Equador 2017) was the 28th edition of the South American Youth Football Championship, a football competition for the under-20 national teams in South America organized by CONMEBOL. It was held in Ecuador from 18 January to 11 February 2017.[1][2]
Uruguay were crowned champions, and together with Ecuador, Venezuela and Argentina, which were the top four teams of this tournament, qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.[3]
- ^ "Sixto Vizuete seguirá al frente de la Sub 20 de Ecuador" (in Spanish). La República. 30 January 2015.
- ^ "SORTEO DE GRUPOS SUDAMERICANO SUB 20 ECUADOR 2017" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Football Federation. 21 November 2016. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Sudamericano Sub 20: Uruguay se consagra campeón al vencer 2 a 1 a Ecuador" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 12 February 2017.