2005 South American U-17 Championship

2005 South American Under 17 Football Championship
2005 Sudamericano Sub-17
Tournament details
Host countryVenezuela
Dates1–17 April
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (7th title)
Runners-up Uruguay
Third place Ecuador
Fourth place Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored107 (3.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Kerlon (8 goals)
2003
2007

The 2005 South American Under-17 Football Championship was a football competition for U-17 national teams affiliated with CONMEBOL. It was the 11th time the tournament was held. It was played in Venezuela from 1 to 17 April 2005.

The host city of the competition was Maracaibo, which was chosen in April 2004.[1]

Squads

First round

The 10 national teams were divided in 2 groups of 5 teams each. The top 2 teams qualified for the final round.

Group A

Team Pts PLD W D L GF GA
 Brazil 9 4 3 0 1 18 7
 Ecuador 9 4 3 0 1 12 8
 Paraguay 9 4 3 0 1 12 8
 Bolivia 3 4 1 0 3 8 14
 Venezuela 0 4 0 0 4 5 18
`1 April 2005 Venezuela 1-3 Paraguay
1 April 2005 Bolivia 2–4 Brazil

3 April 2005 Venezuela 2–3 Bolivia
3 April 2005 Paraguay 1–3 Ecuador

5 April 2005 Paraguay 5–2 Bolivia
5 April 2005 Brazil 5–1 Ecuador

7 April 2005 Venezuela 1–7 Brazil
7 April 2005 Bolivia 1–3 Ecuador

9 April 2005 Venezuela 1–5 Ecuador
9 April 2005 Paraguay 3–2 Brazil

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Uruguay 9 4 3 0 1 8 1
 Colombia 7 4 2 1 1 4 2
 Chile 6 4 2 0 2 6 7
 Argentina 4 4 1 1 2 6 7
 Peru 3 4 1 0 3 5 12
2 April 2005
Colombia 0:1 Chile Maracaibo
Uruguay 1:0 Argentina Maracaibo
4 April 2005
Chile 3:0 Peru Maracaibo
Colombia 1:0 Uruguay Maracaibo
6 April 2005
Peru 1:3 Colombia Maracaibo
Chile 2:3 Argentina Maracaibo
8 April 2005
Argentina 0:0 Colombia Maracaibo
Uruguay 3:0 Peru Maracaibo
10 April 2005
Uruguay 4:0 Chile Maracaibo
Argentina 3:4 Peru Maracaibo

Final round

The final round were played in the same system that first round, with the best 4 teams.

Equipo Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Brazil 7 3 2 1 0 9 4
 Uruguay 7 3 2 1 0 7 4
 Ecuador 3 3 1 0 2 5 9
 Colombia 0 3 0 0 3 2 6
13 April 2005
Uruguay 4:2 Ecuador Maracaibo
Brazil 3:1 Colombia Maracaibo
15 April 2005
Uruguay 1:0 Colombia Maracaibo
Brazil 4:1 Ecuador Maracaibo
17 April 2005
Ecuador 2:1 Colombia Maracaibo
Brazil 2:2 Uruguay Maracaibo


 2005 South American Under-17 Football champions 

Brazil
7th title

Top goalscorers

Nation Player Goals
Brazil Kerlon 8
Uruguay Elías Figueroa 6
Brazil Anderson 5
Paraguay Javier Acuña 5
Brazil Ramón 5

References

  1. ^ "Maracaibo fue la elegida". ESPN (in Spanish). 20 April 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2024.