1997 South American Under-17 Football Championship

The 1997 South American Under-17 Football Championship was played in Paraguay from 28 February to 16 March 1997.

The host of the competition were the cities of Asunción, Pedro Juan Caballero and Encarnación.

Sandro Hiroshi was banned for 180 days in 1999 when it was discovered that his age had been falsified in the 1997 tournament.[1] Brazil did not face team sanctions as the federation argued that Hiroshi acted without its authorization.

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 M W D L GF GC
 Argentina 94301114
 Paraguay 9430172
 Ecuador 7421186
 Venezuela 34103111
 Peru 1401326
28 February 1997
Venezuela 0:2 Ecuador Encarnación
Paraguay 1:0 Peru Encarnación
2 March 1997
Argentina 6:0 Venezuela Encarnación
Paraguay 1:2 Ecuador Encarnación
4 March 1997
Ecuador 2:3 Argentina Encarnación
Peru 0:1 Venezuela Encarnación
6 March 1997
Argentina 2:0 Peru Encarnación
Paraguay 3:0 Venezuela Encarnación
8 March 1997
Ecuador 2:2 Peru Encarnación
Paraguay 2:0 Argentina Encarnación

Group B

Team Pts M W D L GF GC
 Brazil 8422083
 Chile 7421193
 Colombia 7421152
 Uruguay 6420244
 Bolivia 04004115
1 March 1997
Bolivia 0:2 Colombia Pedro Juan Caballero
Brazil 1:1 Chile Pedro Juan Caballero
3 March 1997
Brazil 4:0 Bolivia Pedro Juan Caballero
Uruguay 1:0 Chile Pedro Juan Caballero
5 March 1997
Bolivia 1:7 Chile Pedro Juan Caballero
Uruguay 0:2 Colombia Pedro Juan Caballero
7 March 1997
Brazil 1:1 Colombia Pedro Juan Caballero
Uruguay 2:0 Bolivia Pedro Juan Caballero
9 March 1997
Brazil 2:1 Uruguay Pedro Juan Caballero
Chile 1:0 Colombia Pedro Juan Caballero

Final round

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

Team Pts PJ PG PE PP GF GC
 Brazil 93300124
 Argentina 4311142
 Chile 3310259
 Paraguay 1301217
11 March 1997
Argentina 3:0 Chile Asunción
Brazil 5:0 Paraguay Asunción
13 March 1997
Argentina 0:0 Paraguay Asunción
Brazil 5:3 Chile Asunción
16 March 1997
Argentina 1:2 Brazil Asunción
Paraguay 1:2 Chile Asunción


 1997 South American Under-17 Football Champions 

Brazil
4th title

Top goalscorers

Team Players Goals
Brazil Geovanni 4
Chile Milovan Mirosevic 4
Chile Juan Viveros 4

Ideal Team of the Tournament

Team Players Position
Argentina Franco Costanzo GK
Brazil Janiro DF
Paraguay Paulo da Silva DF
Argentina Gabriel Milito DF
Brazil Jorginho DF
Brazil Ferrugem MD
Brazil Tacio MD
Brazil Ronaldinho Gaucho MD
Chile Milovan Mirosevic MD
Chile Juan Viveros FW
Argentina Luciano Galletti FW

References

  1. Reuters (3 December 1999). "ESPN.com - SOCCER - Ineligible players could be costly". ESPN. Retrieved 6 June 2014.


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