2001 South American Under 17 Football Championship

The 2001 South American Under-17 Football Championship was played in Peru from 2 to 18 March 2001.

The host of the competition was the city of Arequipa.

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

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