2021 South American U-17 Championship
The 2021 South American U-17 Championship will be the 19th edition of the South American U-17 Championship (Spanish: CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-17), the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the men's under-17 national teams of South America. On 6 August 2020, CONMEBOL confirmed that the tournament will be held in Ecuador between 31 March – 25 April 2021.[1]
CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-17 Ecuador 2021 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Ecuador |
Dates | 31 March – 25 April 2021 |
Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | TBC (in TBC host cities) |
The top four teams will qualify for the 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru as the CONMEBOL representatives, besides Peru who qualified automatically as the World Cup hosts. If Peru are among the top four teams, the fifth-placed team will also qualify. Argentina are the defending champions.
Teams
All ten CONMEBOL member national teams are eligible to enter the tournament.
Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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19th | Champions (4 times, most recent 2019) | |
19th | Champions (1 time, 1986) | |
19th | Champions (12 times, most recent 2017) | |
19th | Runners-up (3 times, most recent 2019) | |
19th | Champions (1 time, 1993) | |
18th | Third place (4 times, most recent 2015) | |
18th | Runners-up (1 time, 1999) | |
19th | Fourth place (1 time, 2007) | |
19th | Runners-up (3 times, most recent 2011) | |
19th | Runners-up (1 time, 2013) |
Venues
To be confirmed.
Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 2004 are eligible to compete.
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup
The following five teams from CONMEBOL qualify for the 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup, including Peru who qualified automatically as the World Cup hosts.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup1 |
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24 October 2019[2] | ||
TBD | April 2021 | |
TBD | April 2021 | |
TBD | April 2021 | |
TBD | April 2021 |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
- "Fechas y sedes para cuatro torneos juveniles 2020 y 2021". CONMEBOL.com. 6 August 2020.
- "FIFA Council unanimously appoints China PR as hosts of new Club World Cup in 2021". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.