2011 South American U-15 Championship

The 2011 South American Under-15 Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-15 Uruguay 2011) was the 5th U-15 tournament for national teams affiliated with CONMEBOL. It was held in Uruguay from 17 November to 4 December 2011.[1]

2011 South American U-15 Championship
Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-15
Uruguay 2011
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
Dates17 November – 4 December
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-up Colombia
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored77 (2.96 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Joao Arthur (11 goals)
2009
2013

Brazil was the winning champion.

Teams

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Venues

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Three stadiums in three host cities were chosen for the tournament:

City Stadium Capacity
Trinidad Estadio Juan Antonio Lavalleja 6.500
Rivera Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera 28.000
Fray Bentos Estadio Municipal Parque Liebig's 6.000

Draw

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The draw of the first stage groups was held on 17 March 2011 during the CONMEBOL Executive Committee meeting at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Asunción, Paraguay.[2]

Officials

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On 20 October 2011, CONMEBOL's Commission on Referees announced the list of 10 referees and assistant to be used for the tournament.[3]

First round

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The 10 national teams were divided in 2 groups of 5 teams each. The top 2 teams in each group qualified for the final round.

Group A

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Uruguay 10 4 3 1 0 10 2
  Argentina 7 4 2 1 1 5 6
  Ecuador 5 4 1 2 1 5 2
  Chile 4 4 1 1 2 4 7
  Venezuela 1 4 0 1 3 2 9
17 November 2011
Chile 1 : 0 Ecuador Estadio Municipal Parque Liebig's, Fray Bentos
Uruguay 2 : 1 Venezuela Estadio Municipal Parque Liebig's, Fray Bentos
19 November 2011
Argentina 3 : 2 Chile Estadio Municipal Parque Liebig's, Fray Bentos
Uruguay 1 : 1 Ecuador Estadio Municipal Parque Liebig's, Fray Bentos
21 November 2011
Argentina 2 : 0 Venezuela Estadio Municipal Parque Liebig's, Fray Bentos
Uruguay 3 : 0 Chile Estadio Municipal Parque Liebig's, Fray Bentos
23 November 2011
Chile 1 : 1 Venezuela Estadio Municipal Parque Liebig's, Fray Bentos
Argentina 0 : 0 Ecuador Estadio Municipal Parque Liebig's, Fray Bentos
25 November 2011
Venezuela 0 : 4 Ecuador Estadio Municipal Parque Liebig's, Fray Bentos
Uruguay 4 : 0 Argentina Estadio Municipal Parque Liebig's, Fray Bentos

Group B

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Brazil 10 4 3 1 0 13 2
  Colombia 8 4 2 2 0 4 0
  Paraguay 6 4 2 0 2 5 4
  Peru 4 4 1 1 2 3 7
  Bolivia 0 4 0 0 4 3 15
18 November 2011
Brazil 0 : 0 Colombia Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera
Paraguay 4 : 1 Bolivia Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera
20 November 2011
Brazil 5 : 1 Peru Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera
Colombia 3 : 0 Bolivia Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera
22 November 2011
Bolivia 1 : 2 Peru Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera
Colombia 1 : 0 Paraguay Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera
24 November 2011
Brazil 6 : 1 Bolivia Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera
Paraguay 1 : 0 Peru Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera
26 November 2011
Peru 0 : 0 Colombia Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera
Paraguay 0 : 2 Brazil Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera

Final round

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The final round was played in a round robin system between the four best teams.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Brazil 9 3 3 0 0 12 4
  Colombia 6 3 2 0 1 6 6
  Argentina 3 3 1 0 2 5 7
  Uruguay 0 3 0 0 3 0 6
28 November 2011
Brazil 4 : 2 Argentina Estadio Juan Antonio Lavalleja, Trinidad
Uruguay 0 : 1 Colombia Estadio Juan Antonio Lavalleja, Trinidad
1 December 2011
Brazil 4 : 2 Colombia Estadio Juan Antonio Lavalleja, Trinidad
Uruguay 0 : 1 Argentina Estadio Juan Antonio Lavalleja, Trinidad
4 December 2011
Argentina 2 : 3 Colombia Estadio Juan Antonio Lavalleja, Trinidad
Uruguay 0 : 4 Brazil Estadio Juan Antonio Lavalleja, Trinidad


 2011 South American Under-15 Football champions 
 
Brazil
Third title

References

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  1. ^ "Uruguay se alista para el Sub-15" [Uruguay is preparing for the U-15] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Principales conclusiones del Comité Ejecutivo de la CONMEBOL". FCF (in Spanish). 18 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Árbitros para el Sudamericano Sub-15 Uruguay 2011" [Referees for the 2011 South American Under-17 Football Championship in Uruguay] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
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