2017 South American Youth Football Championship
| Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 “Juventud de America” Ecuador 2017 |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ecuador |
| Dates | 18 January – 11 February 2017 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Uruguay (8th title)
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| Runners-up |
 Ecuador
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| Third place |
 Venezuela
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| Fourth place |
 Argentina
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Goals scored | 91 (2.6 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Rodrigo Amaral Bryan Cabezas Lautaro Martínez Marcelo Torres (5 goals each) |
The 2017 South American Youth Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 Juventud de América Ecuador 2017, Brazilian Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-20 Juventude da América Ecuador 2017) was a football competition for the under-20 national teams in South America organized by CONMEBOL. It was held in Ecuador from 18 January to 11 February 2017.
Uruguay were crowned champions, and together with Ecuador, Venezuela and Argentina, which were the top four teams of this tournament, qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.
Each team may register a squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers).
A total of eight venues were announced in July 2016. The tournament was originally to played in five venues, but Estadio La Cocha in Latacunga was dropped as refurbishment work was not completed in time.
The referees were:
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