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2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship

2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship
Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17
Argentina 2013
Argentina U-17 2013.jpg
Tournament details
Host country Argentina
Dates 2 April – 28 April
Teams 10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Argentina (3rd title)
Runners-up  Venezuela
Third place  Brazil
Fourth place  Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played 35
Goals scored 92 (2.63 per match)
Top scorer(s) Uruguay Franco Acosta
(8 goals)
2011
2015

The 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17 Argentina 2013) was the 15th U-17 tournament for national teams affiliated with CONMEBOL. It was held in Argentina.

This tournament gave four berths to the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which was held in United Arab Emirates.

Argentina was chosen as host country, as agreed at a meeting of the Executive Committee of CONMEBOL on March 18, 2011 at the headquarters of South American football being located in Luque, Paraguay. The meeting lasted about 3 hours and during that time it was decided to have Argentina as the headquarters for both the 2013 South American U-17 and U-20 Tournaments in 2013.

A total of two cities hosted the tournament.

The list of referees selected for the tournament was announced on March 9, 2013 by CONMEBOL's Referee Commission. The referees were:

Argentina Germán Delfino
Argentina Silvio Trucco


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