The 2003 South American Under-17 Football Championship was played in Bolivia from 1 to 18 May 2003. The competition was originally scheduled for 28 February – 16 March in Maracay, Venezuela - it was postponed to May and moved to Bolivia due to social unrest in Venezuela; Venezuela were awarded the organisation of the 2005 edition instead.
The host of the competition were the cities of Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Montero.
First round The 10 national teams were drawn into 2 groups of 5 teams each. The top 2 teams from each group qualified for the final round.
Group A
TeamPtsMWDLGFGC124400102943011033410347341034934103512
1 May 2003Brazil2:0EcuadorSanta CruzChile0:2UruguaySanta Cruz3 May 2003Chile1:2EcuadorMonteroVenezuela0:4UruguayMontero5 May 2003Venezuela3:2EcuadorSanta CruzChile0:2BrazilSanta Cruz8 May 2003Uruguay3:0EcuadorSanta CruzVenezuela1:3BrazilSanta Cruz10 May 2003Venezuela1:3ChileMonteroUruguay1:3BrazilMontero
Group B
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2 May 2003Paraguay0:5ArgentinaSanta CruzPeru1:1BoliviaSanta Cruz4 May 2003Peru0:2ParaguaySanta CruzBolivia0:1ColombiaSanta Cruz6 May 2003Paraguay3:4ColombiaMonteroArgentina3:0PeruMontero9 May 2003Argentina1:1ColombiaSanta CruzParaguay2:1BoliviaSanta Cruz11 May 2003Colombia1:1PeruSanta CruzBolivia0:5ArgentinaSanta Cruz
Final round The final round was played in the same system that the first round, with the best 4 teams.
EquipoPtsPJPGPEPPGFGC5312054431115243111453310247
14 May 2003Brazil0:1ColombiaSanta CruzArgentina2:1UruguaySanta Cruz16 May 2003Argentina2:2ColombiaSanta CruzBrazil4:0UruguaySanta Cruz18 May 2003Uruguay3:1ColombiaSanta CruzBrazil1:1ArgentinaSanta Cruz
Argentina, Brazil and Colombia qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
Top goalscorers TeamPlayersGoalsHernán Peirone5
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