2022 South American U-17 Women's Championship

The 2022 South American U-17 Women's Championship was the 7th edition of the South American U-17 Women's Championship (Spanish: CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub-17), the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the women's under-17 national teams of South America. It was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from 1 to 19 March 2022.[1]

2022 South American U-17 Women's Championship
CONMEBOL Sub 17 Femenino Uruguay 2022
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
CityMontevideo
Dates1–19 March
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (4th title)
Runners-up Colombia
Third place Chile
Fourth place Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored90 (3.46 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Jhonson (9 goals)
2020
2024

Initially, the 7th edition of the tournament was scheduled to be held in 2020 but had to be cancelled for that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

The top three teams qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India as the CONMEBOL representatives.[3] Defending champions Brazil won their fourth title after finish first in the final stage and alongside the runners-up Colombia and third place Chile qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[4]

Teams

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All ten CONMEBOL member national teams are eligible to enter the tournament.

Team Appearance Previous best top-4 performance
  Argentina 7th Fourth place (2008, 2012)
  Bolivia 7th None
  Brazil (holders) 7th Champions (2010, 2012, 2018)
  Chile 7th Runners-up (2010)
  Colombia 7th Champions (2008)
  Ecuador 7th None
  Paraguay 7th Third place (2008, 2013, 2016)
  Peru 7th None
  Uruguay (hosts) 7th Runners-up (2012)
  Venezuela 7th Champions (2013, 2016)

Venues

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Montevideo
Estadio Charrúa
Capacity: 14,000
 

Uruguay was named as host country of the tournament at the CONMEBOL Council meeting held on 27 October 2021.[1] The Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo will host all the matches.[5]

Draw

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The draw was held on 11 February 2022, 12:30 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay.[6] The hosts Uruguay and the title holders Brazil were seeded and assigned to the head of the groups A and B respectively. The remaining eight teams were split into four "pairing pots" (Colombia–Venezuela, Chile-Paraguay, Argentina-Peru, Ecuador-Bolivia) based on the final placement they reached in the last played edition of the tournament (shown in brackets).[7]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

From each pot, the first team drawn was placed into Group A and the second team drawn was placed into Group B. In both groups, teams from pot 1 were allocated in position 2, teams from pot 2 in position 3, teams from pot 3 in position 4 and teams from pot 4 in position 5.[8]

The draw resulted in the following groups:[9]

Group A
Pos Team
A1   Uruguay
A2   Colombia
A4   Chile
A3   Peru
A5   Ecuador
Group B
Pos Team
B1   Brazil
B2   Venezuela
B3   Paraguay
B4   Argentina
B5   Bolivia

Match officials

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On 4 February 2022, CONMEBOL informed to its member associations the referees appointed for the tournament.[10]

Support Referees

Squads

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Players born between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2007 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 22 and a minimum of 18 players, including at least 2 goalkeepers (Regulations Article 26).[11]

First stage

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In the first stage, the teams are ranked according to points earned (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order (Regulations Article 20):[11]

  1. Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
    1. Points in the matches played between the teams in question;
    2. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
    3. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Fewest red cards received;
  5. Fewest yellow cards received
  6. Drawing of lots.

The top two teams of each group advance to the final stage.

All match times were in UYT (UTC−3), as listed by CONMEBOL.[12]

Group A

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Uruguay vs Chile match
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Colombia 4 4 0 0 15 1 +14 12 Final stage
2   Chile 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
3   Ecuador 4 2 0 2 5 7 −2 6
4   Uruguay (H) 4 1 1 2 4 4 0 4
5   Peru 4 0 0 4 1 15 −14 0
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
Ecuador  0–1  Chile
Report González   18'
Referee: Andreza Siqueira (Brazil)
Uruguay  2–0  Peru
Morales   15'
Mazziotto   35'
Report
Referee: María Eugenia Herrán (Venezuela)

Peru  0–7  Colombia
Report Caicedo   18', 19'
Muñoz   45+1', 80', 87'
Rodríguez   48'
Quintero   76'
Referee: Alejandra Quisbert (Bolivia)[13]
Ecuador  2–1  Uruguay
Rodríguez   19'
Mayorga   64'
Report Morales   87'
Referee: Angelina Rodas (Paraguay)[13]

Peru  1–3  Ecuador
Gherson   28' Report Cazares   25'
Montalvo   60'
Litardo   90+3'
Referee: Gabriela Coronel (Argentina)
Colombia  3–1  Chile
Caicedo   11'
Torres   21'
Ortegón   35'
Report Cifuentes   45+1'
Referee: Andreza Siqueira (Brazil)

Colombia  4–0  Ecuador
Escobar   11'
Álvarez   16' (pen.)
Torres   39'
Guzmán   90+1'
Report
Referee: María Eugenia Herrán (Venezuela)
Chile  1–1  Uruguay
Millones   68' Report Guedes   87'
Referee: Gabriela Coronel (Argentina)

Chile  3–0  Peru
Figueroa   37'
Tapia   81'
Rovner   87'
Report
Referee: Alejandra Quisbert (Bolivia)
Uruguay  0–1  Colombia
Report Torres   90+3'
Referee: Angelina Rodas (Paraguay)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 4 4 0 0 21 0 +21 12 Final stage
2   Paraguay 4 2 1 1 9 7 +2 7
3   Argentina 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
4   Venezuela 4 1 0 3 2 11 −9 3
5   Bolivia 4 0 0 4 2 18 −16 0
Source: CONMEBOL
Bolivia  1–5  Paraguay
Pedraza   3' Report F. Acosta   31', 45+2'
Fernández   38', 78'
A. Martínez   45'
Referee: Paula Fernández (Colombia)
Brazil  3–0  Argentina
Aline   21', 52'
Jhonson   27'
Report
Referee: Nadia Fuques (Uruguay)

Argentina  1–0  Venezuela
Cangaro   17' Report
Referee: Gaby Oncoy (Peru)[13]
Bolivia  0–7  Brazil
Report Jhonson   7', 52'
Ana Julia   17'
Lara Dantas   19'
Dudinha   21', 45+1'
Vendito   82'
Referee: Yomara Salazar (Chile)[13]

Argentina  4–0  Bolivia
Núñez   46', 68'
Lombardi   60', 70'
Report
Referee: Paula Fernández (Colombia)
Venezuela  0–3  Paraguay
Report F. Acosta   15'
A. Martínez   19' (pen.)
Villalba   79' (pen.)
Referee: Nadia Fuques (Uruguay)

Venezuela  2–1  Bolivia
Aguiar   89'
Quintero   90+1'
Report Soleto   61'
Referee: Verónica Guazhambo (Ecuador)
Paraguay  0–5  Brazil
Report Aline   11'
Ana Julia   28'
Jhonson   32', 41'
Kedima   38'
Referee: Gaby Oncoy (Peru)

Paraguay  1–1  Argentina
F. Acosta   60' Report Viola   17'
Referee: Nadia Fuques (Uruguay)
Brazil  6–0  Venezuela
Jhonson   4', 39'
Flavinha   6'
Carol   26' (pen.)
Rhaissa   65'
Dudinha   77'
Report
Referee: Yomara Salazar (Chile)

Final stage

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In the final stage, the teams are ranked according to points earned (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order, taking into account only matches in the final stage (Regulations Article 21):[11]

  1. Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
    1. Points in the matches played between the teams in question;
    2. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
    3. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Fewest red cards received;
  5. Fewest yellow cards received
  6. Drawing of lots.

All match times are in UYT (UTC−3), as listed by CONMEBOL.[14][15]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil (C) 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 9 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2   Colombia 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6
3   Chile 3 1 0 2 2 11 −9 3
4   Paraguay 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: CONMEBOL
(C) Champions
Brazil  8–0  Chile
Jhonson   3', 45'
Aline   5', 85'
Ana Julia   30'
Carol   41'
Dudinha   48'
Rebeca   61'
Report
Referee: Verónica Guazhambo (Ecuador)
Colombia  2–0  Paraguay
Rodríguez   8'
Caicedo   90+3'
Report
Referee: María Eugenia Herrán (Venezuela)

Chile  0–3  Colombia
Report Torres   8'
Caicedo   74'
Cabezas   79'
Referee: Nadia Fuques (Uruguay)
Paraguay  0–3  Brazil
Report Aline   11'
Dudinha   52'
Rhaissa   86'
Referee: Gaby Oncoy (Peru)

Paraguay  0–2  Chile
Report Tapia   84'
Cubillos   90+2'
Referee: Gabriela Coronel (Argentina)
Colombia  0–1  Brazil
Report Rhaissa   76'
Referee: Alejandra Quisbert (Bolivia)

Goalscorers

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There have been 90 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 3.46 goals per match.

9 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

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The following three teams from CONMEBOL qualify for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
  Colombia 16 March 2022[16] 4 (2008, 2012, 2014, 2018)
  Brazil 16 March 2022[16] 5 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018)
  Chile 19 March 2022[17] 1 (2010)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Se anuncian las sedes y fechas de los torneos 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 27 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Información sobre torneos de selecciones juveniles 2021" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Calendario de selecciones femeninas 2022". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. 27 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Brasil campeón invicto de la CONMEBOL Sub 17 Femenina" [Brazil, undefeated champions of the CONMEBOL Under-17 Women's] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 19 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Uruguay recibirá a Paraguay en el Charrúa". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. 7 February 2022.
  6. ^ CONMEBOL [@CONMEBOL] (4 February 2022). "Anunciamos la fecha del sorteo de la CONMEBOL Sub17 Femenina Uruguay 2022" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Sorteo del Sudamericano Sub-17 de Fútbol Femenino" (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. 3 February 2022.
  8. ^ "CONMEBOL SUB 17 Femenina | Sorteo 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 11 February 2022 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "Los grupos de la CONMEBOL Sub 17 Femenina" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 11 February 2022.
  10. ^ @deolhono_apito (8 February 2022). "Árbitras para o Sul-Americano feminino SUB 17, de 1 a 19 de março no Uruguai" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ a b c "CONMEBOL SUB-17 FEMENINA URUGUAY 2022 - REGLAMENTO 2022" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 3 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Calendario de partidos" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 11 February 2022.
  13. ^ a b c d "CONMEBOL SUB 17 FEMENINA URUGUAY 2022 - DESIGNACIONES DE ÁRBITRAS" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Los cruces de la Fase Final de la CONMEBOL Sub 17 Femenina 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 11 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Calendario de partidos Fase Final" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 11 March 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Aline, Caicedo sizzle as Brazil and Colombia qualify". FIFA. 17 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Brazil on top as South American trio seal India spots". FIFA. 20 March 2022.
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