1999 South American U-17 Championship

1999 South American U-17 Championship
Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17
Uruguay 1999
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
Dates4 March – 21 April
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (5th title)
Runners-up Paraguay
Third place Uruguay
Fourth place Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored77 (3.21 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Souza (5 goals)
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2001

The 1999 South American Under-17 Football Championship was a football competition contested by all ten U-17 national football teams of CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Uruguay between 4 and 21 March 1999, it was the 8th time the competition has been held and the 1st to take place in Uruguay.

This tournament gave three berths to the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship, which was held in New Zealand, Brazil won their fifth title and their third in a row. They qualified to the aforementioned tournament along with Paraguay and Uruguay.