title: 2011 South American U-17 Championship
text: # 2011 South American U-17 Championship
  
  The 2011 South American Under-17 Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17 Ecuador 2011) was the 14th U-17 tournament for national teams affiliated with CONMEBOL. It was held in Ecuador from 12 March to 9 April 2011.
  
  This tournament gave four berths to the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which was held in Mexico, and also the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Brazil won their tenth title and their fourth in a row. They qualified to the aforementioned tournaments along with Uruguay, Argentina, and Ecuador.
  
  ## Teams
  
  * Argentina
  * Bolivia
  * Brazil (holders)
  * Chile
  * Colombia
  * Ecuador (hosts)
  * Paraguay
  * Peru
  * Uruguay
  * Venezuela
  
  ## Venues
  
  Five stadiums in five host cities were chosen for the tournament. Due to a scheduling conflict on the final match day, another stadium in Quito was added and used in the tournament.
  
  | Ambato | AmbatoLatacungaIbarraQuitoRiobamba |
  | - | - |
  | Estadio Bellavista | AmbatoLatacungaIbarraQuitoRiobamba |
  | Capacity: 19,337 | AmbatoLatacungaIbarraQuitoRiobamba |
  | Ibarra | AmbatoLatacungaIbarraQuitoRiobamba |
  | Estadio Olímpico | AmbatoLatacungaIbarraQuitoRiobamba |
  | Capacity: 18,600 | AmbatoLatacungaIbarraQuitoRiobamba |
  | Latacunga | AmbatoLatacungaIbarraQuitoRiobamba |
  | Estadio La Cocha | AmbatoLatacungaIbarraQuitoRiobamba |
  | Capacity: 15,220 | AmbatoLatacungaIbarraQuitoRiobamba |
  | Quito | AmbatoLatacungaIbarraQuitoRiobamba |
  | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | AmbatoLatacungaIbarraQuitoRiobamba |
  | Capacity: 40,948 | AmbatoLatacungaIbarraQuitoRiobamba |
  | Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria | AmbatoLatacungaIbarraQuitoRiobamba |
  | Capacity: 55,104 | AmbatoLatacungaIbarraQuitoRiobamba |
  | Riobamba | AmbatoLatacungaIbarraQuitoRiobamba |
  | Estadio Olímpico | AmbatoLatacungaIbarraQuitoRiobamba |
  | Capacity: 18,936 | AmbatoLatacungaIbarraQuitoRiobamba |
  
  ## Officials
  
  On 8 February 2011, CONMEBOL's Commission on Referees announced the list of 10 referees and assistant to be used for the tournament.
  
  ## Squads
  
  Each national team had to present a list of twenty players by 2 March 2011, but each association had the ability to change five players up to five days before the start of the tournament. All the players had to be born after 1 January 1994.
  
  ## First stage
  
  When teams finish level of points, the final order determined according to:
  
  * superior goal difference in all matches
  * greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  * better result in matches between tied teams
  * drawing of lots
  
  All match times are in local Ecuadorian time (UTC−05:00).
  
  Key to colors in group tables :
  
  * Top 3 teams in each group advanced to the final stage
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Argentina | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 |
  | Ecuador | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
  | Uruguay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 |
  | Peru | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 |
  | Bolivia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |
  
  * The game was suspended in the 2nd half due to a blackout with Argentina leading 2–0, and was completed on 22 March.
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Brazil | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 |
  | Paraguay | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 9 |
  | Colombia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 |
  | Chile | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 |
  | Venezuela | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 |
  
  ## Final stage
  
  Key to colors in group tables :
  
  * Top 4 teams advanced to the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup and 2011 Pan American Games
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 |
  | Uruguay | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 |
  | Argentina | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
  | Ecuador | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 |
  | Colombia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
  | Paraguay | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 1 |
  
  * 2011 South American Under-17 Football champions
  * Brazil 10th title
  