The 2005 South American Under-17 Football Championship was a football competition for U-17 national teams affiliated with CONMEBOL. It was the 11th time the tournament was held. It was played in Venezuela from 1 to 17 April 2005.
The host city of the competition was Maracaibo, which was chosen in April 2004.
Squads
First round The 10 national teams were divided in 2 groups of 5 teams each. The top 2 teams qualified for the final round.
Group A TeamPtsPLDWDLGFGA9430118794301128943011283410381404004518
Group B TeamPtsPldWDLGFGA943018174211426420267441126734103512
2 April 2005Colombia0:1ChileMaracaiboUruguay1:0ArgentinaMaracaibo4 April 2005Chile3:0PeruMaracaiboColombia1:0UruguayMaracaibo6 April 2005Peru1:3ColombiaMaracaiboChile2:3ArgentinaMaracaibo8 April 2005Argentina0:0ColombiaMaracaiboUruguay3:0PeruMaracaibo10 April 2005Uruguay4:0ChileMaracaiboArgentina3:4PeruMaracaibo
Final round The final round were played in the same system that first round, with the best 4 teams.
EquipoPtsPldWDLGFGA7321094732107433102590300326
13 April 2005Uruguay4:2EcuadorMaracaiboBrazil3:1ColombiaMaracaibo15 April 2005Uruguay1:0ColombiaMaracaiboBrazil4:1EcuadorMaracaibo17 April 2005Ecuador2:1ColombiaMaracaiboBrazil2:2UruguayMaracaibo Brazil and Uruguay qualify to 2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru
Top goalscorers NationPlayerGoalsKerlon8Elías Figueroa6Anderson5Javier Acuña5Ramón5
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