Host country Paraguay Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities) Runners-up Argentina | Dates 4–29 March Champions Brazil (11th title) | |
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Teams 10 (from 1 confederation) | ||
The 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17 Paraguay 2015, Brazilian Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-17 Paraguay 2015) 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.
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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
Venues
A total of three cities hosted the tournament.
Match officials
The referees were:
Squads
Each team may register a squad of 22 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers).
First stage
The draw was held on October 24, 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:
- 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
All match times are in local Paraguay Time (UTC−3).
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 (UTC−3 for matchdays 1–2, and UTC−4 for matchdays 3–5).