2016 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship
| Sudamericano Femenino Sub 17 Venezuela 2016 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |
 Venezuela
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| City | Barquisimeto |
| Dates | 1–20 March 2016 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
Venezuela (2nd title)
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| Runners-up |
 Brazil
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| Third place |
 Paraguay
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| Fourth place |
 Colombia
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 81 (3.12 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Deyna Castellanos (12 goals)
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The 2016 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship was the 5th edition of the South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the CONMEBOL for the women's under-17 national teams of South America. The tournament was held in Barquisimeto, Venezuela between 1 and 20 March 2016.
Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CONMEBOL qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan as the CONMEBOL representatives.
Venezuela were crowned champions for the second consecutive tournament, and qualified for the World Cup together with runners-up Brazil and third place Paraguay.
All ten CONMEBOL member national teams entered the tournament.
The tournament was played in Barquisimeto. The stadium was Deportivo Lara's Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara.
Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 22 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers).
The draw of the tournament was held on 27 January 2016 at the CONMEBOL Headquarters in Luque, Paraguay. The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams. Each group contained one team from each of the five "pairing pots": Venezuela–Brazil, Colombia–Paraguay, Argentina–Uruguay, Bolivia–Chile, Ecuador–Peru. The schedule of the tournament was announced on 18 February 2016.
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