The 2021 South American U-17 Championship was originally going be the 19th edition of the South American U-17 Championship (Spanish: CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-17), the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the men's under-17 national teams of South America. It was scheduled to be held in Ecuador between 31 March – 25 April 2021,[1] before its suspension and subsequent cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-17 Ecuador 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ecuador |
| Dates | Cancelled |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
← 2019 2023 → | |
On 22 December 2020 CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be rescheduled to the second half of 2021 if FIFA decided to cancel the 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup,[2] which was confirmed two days later.[3] On 28 December 2020, CONMEBOL confirmed the rescheduling of the tournament,[4][5] despite the fact that the Colombian Football Federation had announced its cancellation,[6] with October as a possible tentative date and keeping Ecuador as the host country.[7][8] Eventually, CONMEBOL decided to cancel the tournament during a meeting of its council held on 3 August 2021.[9]
As the 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this tournament would not have served as qualifier for any FIFA U-17 World Cup. Originally the top four teams would have qualified as the CONMEBOL representatives, together with Peru which would have qualified automatically as the World Cup hosts (fifth-placed team would also have qualified if Peru were among the top four).[5]
Argentina are the defending champions.
Teams
editAll ten CONMEBOL member national teams are eligible to enter the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
 Argentina (holders) |
19th | Champions (4 times, most recent 2019) |
 Bolivia |
19th | Champions (1 time, 1986) |
 Brazil |
19th | Champions (12 times, most recent 2017) |
 Chile |
19th | Runners-up (3 times, most recent 2019) |
 Colombia |
19th | Champions (1 time, 1993) |
 Ecuador (hosts) |
18th | Third place (4 times, most recent 2015) |
 Paraguay |
18th | Runners-up (1 time, 1999) |
 Peru |
19th | Fourth place (1 time, 2007) |
 Uruguay |
19th | Runners-up (3 times, most recent 2011) |
 Venezuela |
19th | Runners-up (1 time, 2013) |
Venues
editTo be confirmed.
Squads
editPlayers born on or after 1 January 2004 are eligible to compete.
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup
editAs hosts, Peru were the only CONMEBOL representative qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup at the time of the tournament's cancellation.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
| Peru |
24 October 2019[10] | 2 (2005, 2007) |
References
edit- ^ "Fechas y sedes para cuatro torneos juveniles 2020 y 2021" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Consejo de la CONMEBOL aprueba un Reglamento de Gobernanza" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA.com. 24 December 2020.
- ^ "CONMEBOL cancela campeonatos clasificatorios Sub 17 y Sub 20" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 28 December 2020.
- ^ a b "CAMPEONATOS JUVENILES MASCULINOS 2021 CONMEBOL SUB-20 – CONMEBOL SUB-17" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 28 December 2020.
- ^ "COMUNICADO FCF: CAMPEONATOS SUDAMERICANOS 2021" (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Boletín 009 ¡Preselección Sub 17, un equipo cada vez más consolidado!" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Football Federation. 3 August 2021.
- ^ "La Conmebol canceló los torneos Sudamericanos Sub 17 y Sub 20" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Información sobre torneos de selecciones juveniles 2021" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 5 August 2021.
- ^ "FIFA Council unanimously appoints China PR as hosts of new Club World Cup in 2021". FIFA. 24 October 2019.