The South American Youth Championship 1997 was held in Coquimbo, Iquique and La Serena, Chile. It also served as qualification for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Chile |
| Dates | 16 January – 7 February |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Argentina (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Brazil |
| Third place | Paraguay |
| Fourth place | Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer | Adaílton (8 goals) |
← 1995 1999 → | |
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:
Venues
- Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez, Santiago
- Estadio Municipal Presidente Salvador Allende, Calama
- Estadio La Portada, La Serena
- Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, Coquimbo
- Estadio Tierra de Campeones, Iquique
First round
Group 1
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 12 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | –6 | 7 |
| Chile | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Peru | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 2 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
| Brazil | 10–2 | Venezuela | |
| Chile | 3–1 | Peru | |
| Brazil | 2–1 | Ecuador | |
| Chile | 3–4 | Venezuela | |
| Ecuador | 0–1 | Venezuela | |
| Brazil | 2–0 | Peru | |
| Venezuela | 2–2 | Peru | |
| Chile | 1–0 | Ecuador | |
| Peru | 0–0 | Ecuador | |
| Chile | 1–3 | Brazil |
Group 2
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 |
| Argentina | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 5 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | –5 | 0 |
Final round
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 11 |
| Brazil | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 8 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | –4 | 4 |
| Chile | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | –8 | 2 |
| Argentina | 3–0 | Venezuela | |
| Brazil | 3–0 | Paraguay | |
| Chile | 2–2 | Uruguay | |
| Paraguay | 2–1 | Venezuela | |
| Argentina | 1–1 | Uruguay | |
| Chile | 2–4 | Brazil | |
| Venezuela | 0–3 | Uruguay | |
| Argentina | 2–0 | Brazil | |
| Chile | 0–0 | Paraguay | |
| Brazil | 2–2 | Venezuela | |
| Uruguay | 1–2 | Paraguay | |
| Chile | 0–3 | Argentina | |
| Uruguay | 0–0 | Brazil | |
| Argentina | 1–1 | Paraguay | |
| Chile | 1–4 | Venezuela |
| 1997 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
Argentina Second title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The four best performing teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Broadcasting rights
Americas
- Chile: UCV Televisión, Universidad Católica de Chile Televisión, Megavisión and La Red (some matches); VTR, Metrópolis Intercom, Cable Express, TeleRed, Metrópolis TV Cable, TV Cable Intercom & Multicanal (all matches)
- Brazil: Rede Bandeirantes
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