The 2007

South American Under-17 Football Championship The South American U-17 Championship (; ) is a football competition held every two years for South American under-17 teams. The tournament was born in 1985 out of a need for a classification tournament for the newly created FIFA U-16 World Cup (now ...

was played in

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

from 4 to 25 March 2007. The seven venues of the competition were the cities of Ambato,

Azogues Azogues () is the capital of Azogues Canton and of Cañar Province in Ecuador. The population of Azogues is approximately 40,000. Azogues is located at 2,518 meters above sea level (8,261 feet), its population is of 39,848 inhabitants, its ave ...

, Cuenca, Ibarra,

Latacunga Latacunga (; Quechua: Latakunga) is a plateau town of Ecuador, capital of the Cotopaxi Province, south of Quito, near the confluence of the Alaquez and Cutuchi rivers to form the Patate, the headstream of the Pastaza. At the time of census 2 ...

, Quito and

Riobamba Riobamba (, full name San Pedro de Riobamba; Quechua: ''Rispampa'') is the capital of Chimborazo Province in central Ecuador, and is located in the Chambo River Valley of the Andes. It is south of Ecuador's capital Quito and located at an ele ...

. The tournament provided four berths to the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup and six to the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic C ...

Squads

First round

The ten national teams were divided in two groups of five teams each. The top three teams in each group qualified for the final round and for the

Group A

Group B

Final round

The final round was played in a round robin system, with the top four teams qualifying for the 2007 U-17 World Cup.

Topscorers

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Lulinha Luiz Marcelo Morais dos Reis (born 10 April 1990), commonly known as Lulinha, is a Brazilian professional football (soccer), footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger. Club career Lulinha was born in Mauá, a Brazilian municipality in ...

;7 goals *

Fábio Fabio is a given name descended from Latin '' Fabius'' and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration). Its English equivalent is Fabian. The name is written without an accent in Italian and Spanish, but is usually accented ...

;6 goals *

Cristian Nazarith Cristian Nazarit Truque (born August 13, 1990) is a Colombian former professional footballer who last played for Qatari Club Al Ahli. Career Club Nazarit began his career in the youth ranks of América de Cali. In 2008, he moved to Independien ...

;3 goals * Nicolás Mazzola *

Eduardo Salvio Eduardo Antonio Salvio (born 13 July 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club UNAM. Salvio started his career with Lanús in 2008. After moving to Europe in 2010, he won two UEFA Europa League, wit ...

James Rodríguez James David Rodríguez Rubio (born 12 July 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Super League Greece club Olympiacos and the Colombia national team. He has been praised in the past ...

* Ángel Marín *

Christian La Torre Christian La Torre (born 9 March 1990, in Comas) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a forward. He currently plays for Sport Huancayo in the Torneo Descentralizado. He was part of the Peru U17 side that made it to the quarterfinals of the ...

Reimond Manco Reimond Orángel Manco Albarracín (born 23 August 1990) is a Peruvian footballer. He plays for Juan Aurich of the Peruvian Segunda División. He used to play in PSV Eindhoven of Netherlands and Al Wakrah of Qatar. He came to prominence in the ...

* Santiago Silva *

Yonatan Del Valle Jonathan ( he, , Standard: ''Yəhōnatan''/''Yōnatan'', Tiberian: ''Yо̆hōnāṯān''/''Yōnāṯān'') is a common name given to males which means "YHWH has given" in Hebrew. The earliest known use of the name was in the Bible; one Jonathan ...

;2 goals * Santiago Fernández * Diego Suárez *

Alex Teixeira Alex Teixeira Santos (; born 6 January 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Vasco da Gama. Teixeira began his career with Vasco da Gama, making his debut for the senior team at the age of 18, before moving ...

Bernardo Bernardo is a given name and less frequently an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish surname. Possibly from the Germanic "Bernhard". Given name People * Bernardo the Japanese (died 1557), early Japanese Christian convert and disciple of Saint Fra ...

Fellipe Bastos Fellipe Ramos Ignez Bastos (born 1 February 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre midfielder for Goiás. Club career Fellipe Bastos started his career at Botafogo, one of the famous club from his birthplace. After ...

* Maicon * Danilo Bustos *

Ricardo Serna Ricardo Jesús Serna Orozco (born 21 January 1964) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mostly as a central defender. In 12 La Liga seasons, he appeared in 281 matches for three clubs, scoring six goals and winning six major titles, includ ...

;2 goals (cont.) * Santiago Tréllez * Miller Bolaños *

Pablo Ochoa Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul. People *Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer *Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer * Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer * Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist *Pablo Brandán, Argentine footballer * Pablo Bren ...

* Erick Minda * Jairo Hernández * Jonathan Urretavizcaya *

Gustavo Páez Gustavo Andrés Páez Martinez (born April 16, 1990) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Mineros de Guayana as a forward. Career Born in Mérida, Páez started his senior career playing in lowly club Academia Emeritense. In 2009, he had a ...

Qualified for 2007 U-17 World Cup

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Qualified for
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External links

CONMEBOL official website
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International association football competitions hosted by Ecuador 2007 in Ecuadorian football 2007 in youth association football