The 2013 South American U-15 Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-15 Bolivia 2013) was the 6th edition of the South American U-15 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the men's under-15 national teams of South America. It was held in Bolivia from 16 to 30 November 2023.[1][2]
| Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-15 Bolivia 2013 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Bolivia |
| Dates | 16–30 November |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Peru (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Colombia |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 72 (3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Luis Iberico (7 goals) |
← 2011 2015 → | |
The tournament acted as South American qualifying for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. The champion team qualified for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics boys' football tournament in Nanjing, China as the CONMEBOL representative.[3]
Brazil were the defending champions, but they failed to defend the title after being eliminated in the group stage.
Peru won their first South American U-15 title by defeating Colombia 1–0 in the final, and qualified for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics boys' football tournament. Argentina finished in third place after beating Chile in the third-place play-off.
Teams
editAll ten CONMEBOL member national teams entered the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best top-4 performance |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
6th | Runners-up (2005) |
 Bolivia (hosts) |
6th | Fourth place (2005) |
 Brazil (holders) |
6th | Champions (2005, 2007, 2011) |
| Chile |
6th | Fourth place (2007) |
| Colombia |
6th | Runners-up (2004, 2011) |
 Ecuador |
6th | Third place (2009) |
 Paraguay |
6th | Champions (2004, 2009) |
| Peru |
6th | None |
 Uruguay |
6th | Runners-up (2007) |
 Venezuela |
6th | None |
Squads
editEach team was required to register a squad of 22 players, three of whom had to be goalkeepers (Regulations Article 6.2). Players born on or after 1 January 1998 were eligible to compete in the tournament (Regulations Article 6.7).[3]
Venues
edit| Montero |
Location of host cities. |
|---|---|
| Estadio Gilberto Parada | |
| Capacity: 15,000 | |
| Santa Cruz | |
| Estadio Ramón Aguilera | |
| Capacity: 42,000 | |
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| Tarija | |
| Estadio IV Centenario | |
| Capacity: 15,000 |
Bolivia was named host country of the tournament during the CONMEBOL Executive Committee meeting held on 20 December 2012 at CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay.[1][4] It was the third time that Bolivia hosted the tournament, having previously done so in 2005 and 2009.[5]
Four cities were candidates to host the competition: Santa Cruz, Cochabamba, Tarija and Sucre.[6] In May 2013, Santa Cruz and Tarija were announced as the host cities,[7] and Montero was added as an extra venue days before the start of the tournament.[8]
Draw
editThe draw for the groups composition was held on 20 September 2023, 10:00 BOT (UTC−4), at the Liga del Fútbol Profesional Boliviano headquarters in Santa Cruz.[9][10] The hosts Bolivia and defending champions Brazil were seeded into Group A and Group B, respectively, and assigned to position 1 in their group, while the remaining eight teams were drawn to one of the two groups.[11]
The draw event was hosted by the president of the Bolivian Football Federation Carlos Chávez and was attended by CONMEBOL president Eugenio Figueredo.[10] After the draw, the groups were formed as follows:[2][12]
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Match officials
editOn 23 October 2013, CONMEBOL announced the match officials appointed for the tournament, being selected one referee and one assistant referee from each member association.[13][14]
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First stage
editThe top two teams in each group advanced to the final stage.
If teams finish level on points, order will be determined according to the following criteria:[3]
- superior goal difference in all matches
- greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- better result in matches between tied teams
- drawing of lots
All kick-off times are local, BOT (UTC−4), as listed by CONMEBOL.[15][8]
Group A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peru
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 |
| Argentina
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 |
| Paraguay
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Ecuador
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
| Bolivia
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | −9 | 0 |
| Argentina | 3–1 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
Roskopf  39', 90+2' Vietto 27' |
Report | Villalba 51' |
| Argentina | 4–4 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Conechny 6', 14' Roskopf 70' Ramos 78' |
Report | Arakaki 11', 32' Iberico 17', 88' |
| Bolivia | 1–3 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Miranda 53' |
Report | Vivero 30' Jaramillo 65' Tello 90+2' |
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 |
| Chile
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| Brazil
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| Uruguay
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 |
| Venezuela
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 |
| Venezuela | 2–4 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Trujillo 70' Herrera 80' |
Report | Cetré 13', 67' Bolaños 25', 68' |
| Venezuela | 2–4 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Farisato 15' Herrera 79' |
Report | Ramírez 20', 90+4' Rossi 84'Valverde 90+2' |
Final stage
editIn the final stage, if a match was tied after regular time (90 minutes), extra time would not be played and the match would be directly decided by a penalty shoot-out.[3]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 28 November - Santa Cruz | ||||||
| Peru | 2 | |||||
| 30 November - Santa Cruz | ||||||
| Chile | 0 | |||||
| Peru | 1 | |||||
| 28 November - Santa Cruz | ||||||
| Colombia | 0 | |||||
| Colombia | 2 | |||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 November - Santa Cruz | ||||||
| Chile | 1 | |||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
editThird place
editFinal
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| 2013 South American Under-15 Football champions |
|---|
 Peru First title |
Goalscorers
edit
There were 72 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References
edit- ^ a b "Importantes novedades en Conmebol" (in Spanish). JBC de Piriápolis. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ a b "The U-15 Sudamericano is all set to go". CONMEBOL. 20 September 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-15 Bolivia 2013 – Reglamento del Torneo" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 22 October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ "El campeonato sudamericano sub 15 será en Bolivia" [The 2013 South American Under-15 Football Championship will be taken place in Bolivia] (in Spanish). Futbol de Bolivia. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "Tarija y Santa Cruz, sedes del Sudamericano Sub-15" [Tarija and Santa Cruz, venues of the South American U-15 Championship]. www.gol.com.bo (in Spanish). 18 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Caero, Gabriel (17 April 2013). "Cuatro ciudades aspiran a ser sedes" [Four cities aspire to host the event] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Juventud y destreza" [Youth and skill] (in Spanish). El Diario. 4 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Montero, another venue for the U-15 Sudamericano". CONMEBOL. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "Sudamericano sub-15 de fútbol: La preselección entrenará en Tarija". www.gol.com.bo (in Spanish). 7 September 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ a b "El presidente Figueredo Aguerre viaja a Bolivia para el Sub-15" [President Figueredo Aguerre travels to Bolivia for the U-15] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Sudamericano Sub 15: Bolivia debuta frente a Paraguay" [South American Under 15: Bolivia debuts against Paraguay] (in Spanish). El Sajama. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Se sorteó los grupos para el inicio del Campeonato Sudamericano Sub 15" [The groups for the start of the South American Under 15 Championship have been drawn] (in Spanish). Santa Cruz: Agencia de Noticias Fides. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "La CONMEBOL convoca a árbitros para el Sudamericano Sub-15" [CONMEBOL calls referees for the South American U-15 Championship] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Figueroa Britez, Francisco (23 October 2013). "Convocatoria de Arbitros" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ Figueroa Britez, Francisco (20 September 2013). "Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-15 Calendario de Partidos" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2024.