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 the

FIFA U-17 World Cup The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by ''Fédération ...

). For the first three editions (1985, 1986, and 1988), the competition was limited to under-16 teams. Afterwards, the age limit was raised one year. The tournament is held every two years.http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/activeCompetition.html?x=36&sub=8&type=1 Since the first edition, Brazil has been the dominant force of the tournament, winning a record twelve times.

Results

;Notes

Performances by country

:* = ''As hosts''

Participating nations

;Legend *1st – Champions *2nd – Runners-up *3rd – Third place *4th – Fourth place *5th-6th – Fifth to Sixth place *7th-9th – Seventh to Ninth place *GS – Group stage * × – Did not enter * – Hosts

Overall statistics

Men's U-17 World Cup Qualifiers

;Legend *1st – Champions *2nd – Runners-up *3rd – Third place *4th – Fourth place *QF – Quarterfinals *R2 – Round 2 *R1 – Round 1 * – Hosts *q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

References

External links

* {{International football CONMEBOL competitions Under-17 association football South American youth sports competitions