The 2007 South American Under-17 Football Championship was played in Ecuador from 4 to 25 March 2007. The seven venues of the competition were the cities of Ambato, Azogues, Cuenca, Ibarra, Latacunga, Quito and Riobamba. The tournament provided four berths to the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup and six to the 2007 Pan American Games.
| 2007 Sudamericano Sub-17 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ecuador |
| Dates | 4–26 March |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (8th title) |
| Runners-up |  Colombia |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Peru |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Goals scored | 108 (3.09 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Lulinha (12 goals) |
| Best player(s) |  Reimond Manco |
← 2005 2009 → | |
Squads
editFirst round
editThe ten national teams were divided in two groups of five teams each. The top three teams in each group qualified for the final round and for the 2007 Pan American Games.
Group A
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peru
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
 Ecuador
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Brazil
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 |
 Bolivia
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
 Chile
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3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 March 2007 | ||||
| Ecuador | 0 : 1 | Bolivia | Riobamba | |
| Brazil | 1 : 2 | Peru | Riobamba | |
| 6 March 2007 | ||||
| Bolivia | 1 : 4 | Peru | Riobamba | |
| Ecuador | 1 : 0 | Chile | Riobamba | |
| 8 March 2007 | ||||
| Bolivia | 2 : 7 | Brazil | Ambato | |
| Peru | 1 : 3 | Chile | Ambato | |
| 10 March 2007 | ||||
| Ecuador | 0 : 0 | Peru | Ambato | |
| Brazil | 2 : 0 | Chile | Ambato | |
| 12 March 2007 | ||||
| Brazil | 4 : 5 | Ecuador | Latacunga | |
| Chile | 0 : 1 | Bolivia | Latacunga |
Group B
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
|
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Colombia
|
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
 Venezuela
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
 Uruguay
|
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
 Paraguay
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1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 March 2007 | ||||
| Argentina | 4 : 0 | Paraguay | Azogues | |
| Uruguay | 4 : 1 | Venezuela | Azogues | |
| 7 March 2007 | ||||
| Argentina | 0 : 0 | Colombia | Cuenca | |
| Uruguay | 2 : 2 | Paraguay | Cuenca | |
| 9 March 2007 | ||||
| Uruguay | 0 : 1 | Colombia | Cuenca | |
| Venezuela | 2 : 1 | Paraguay | Cuenca | |
| 11 March 2007 | ||||
| Argentina | 1 : 1 | Venezuela | Azogues | |
| Colombia | 2 : 0 | Paraguay | Azogues | |
| 13 March 2007 | ||||
| Argentina | 2 : 1 | Uruguay | Cuenca | |
| Colombia | 2 : 2 | Venezuela | Cuenca |
Final round
editThe final round was played in a round robin system, with the top four teams qualifying for the 2007 U-17 World Cup.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
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13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Colombia
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10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| Argentina
|
8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Peru
|
5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| Venezuela
|
4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Ecuador
|
1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 16 March 2007 | ||||
| Ecuador | 1 : 2 | Colombia | Ibarra | |
| Argentina | 0 : 2 | Brazil | Ibarra | |
| Peru | 2 : 1 | Venezuela | Ibarra | |
| 18 March 2007 | ||||
| Ecuador | 0 : 1 | Venezuela | Ibarra | |
| Argentina | 2 : 1 | Colombia | Ibarra | |
| Peru | 0 : 4 | Brazil | Ibarra | |
| 20 March 2007 | ||||
| Brazil | 4 : 0 | Venezuela | Ibarra | |
| Argentina | 2 : 0 | Ecuador | Ibarra | |
| Peru | 1 : 3 | Colombia | Ibarra | |
| 23 March 2007 | ||||
| Colombia | 0 : 0 | Brazil | Latacunga | |
| Argentina | 1 : 1 | Venezuela | Latacunga | |
| Peru | 2 : 2 | Ecuador | Latacunga | |
| 25 March 2007 | ||||
| Colombia | 5 : 0 | Venezuela | Quito | |
| Brazil | 5 : 2 | Ecuador | Quito | |
| Peru | 1 : 1 | Argentina | Quito |
| 2007 South American Under-17 Football champions |
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 Brazil 8th title |
Topscorers
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