Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17 Argentina 2013 |
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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) |
Franco Acosta (8 goals) |
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: