Host country Argentina Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Runners-up Venezuela | Dates 2 April – 28 April Champions Argentina (3rd title) | |
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Teams 10 (from 1 confederation) | ||
The 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17 Argentina 2013) was the 15th U-17 tournament for national teams affiliated with CONMEBOL. It was held in Argentina.
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This tournament gave four berths to the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which was held in United Arab Emirates.
Choice and Background
Argentina was chosen as host country, as agreed at a meeting of the Executive Committee of CONMEBOL on March 18, 2011 at the headquarters of South American football being located in Luque, Paraguay. The meeting lasted about 3 hours and during that time it was decided to have Argentina as the headquarters for both the 2013 South American U-17 and U-20 Tournaments in 2013.
Teams
Venues
A total of two cities hosted the tournament.
Match officials
The list of referees selected for the tournament was announced on March 9, 2013 by CONMEBOL's Referee Commission. The referees were:
First stage
When teams finished level on points, the final order was determined according to:
- superior goal difference in all matches
- greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- better result in matches between the tied teams
- drawing of lots
Group A
Venue: Estadio Provincial Juan Gilberto Funes, San Luis
Group B
Venue: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
Final Stage
Venue: Estadio Provincial Juan Gilberto Funes, San Luis