2015 South American U-17 Championship


The 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship was the 16th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by CONMEBOL for players aged 17 and below. It was held in Paraguay from 4 to 29 March 2015.
This tournament served as CONMEBOL's qualifier for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. The top four teams, tournament champions Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, and hosts Paraguay, qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, joining Chile who automatically qualified as hosts of the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Teams

A total of three cities hosted the tournament.
Asunción
Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz
Capacity: 10,000

Capiatá
Estadio Deportivo Capiatá
Capacity: 8,000

Luque
Estadio Feliciano Cáceres
Capacity: 24,000

Match officials

The referees were:
Fernando Rapallini
Gery Vargas
Wilton Sampaio
Roberto Tobar
Luis Alfonso Sánchez
Carlos Orbe
Mario Díaz de Vivar
Miguel Santiváñez
Jonhatan Fuentes
Jesús Valenzuela

Squads

Each team may register a squad of 22 players.

First stage

The draw was held on 24 October 2014. Each group contains one team from each of the five "pairing pots": Argentina–Brazil, Paraguay–Uruguay, Colombia–Ecuador, Chile–Peru, Bolivia–Venezuela.
The top three teams in each group qualified for the [|final stage].
When teams finished level of points, the final order was determined according to:
  1. superior goal difference in all matches
  2. greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  3. better result in matches between the tied teams
  4. drawing of lots
All match times are in local Paraguay Time.

Group A

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Group B

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Final stage

When teams finished level of points, the final order was determined according to the same criteria as the first stage, taking into account only matches in the final stage.
All match times are in local Paraguay Time.
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Winners

Goalscorers

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