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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name   = South American Under-15 Football Championship
| year           = 2017
| other_titles   = <!--Tournament name in native language of hosts-->{{nowrap|CONMEBOL Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-15<br />Argentina 2017}}
| image          = 2017 South American Under-15 Football Championship.jpg
| size           =
| caption        =
| country        = [[Argentina]]
| dates          = 5–19 November
| num_teams      = 12
| confederations = 2
| venues         = 3
| cities         = 2
| champion_other = {{fbu|15|ARG}}
| count          = 1
| second_other   = {{fbu|15|BRA}}
| third_other    = <!--{{fbu|15|}}-->
| fourth_other   = <!--{{fbu|15|}}-->
| matches        = 33
| goals          = 142
| attendance     =
| top_scorer     = {{flagicon|COL}} [[Juan Alegría]] (10 goals)
| player         =
| goalkeeper     =
| fair_play      = 
| prevseason     = [[2015 South American U-15 Championship|2015]]
| nextseason     = [[2019 South American U-15 Championship|2019]]
}}

The '''2017 South American Under-15 Football Championship''' was the 8th edition of the [[South American Under-15 Football Championship]], the biennial international youth [[association football|football]] championship organised by the [[CONMEBOL]] for the men's under-15 national teams of South America. The tournament was held in [[Argentina]] between 5 and 19 November 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/conmebol-oficializa-fechas-de-torneos-juveniles|title=CONMEBOL oficializa fechas de torneos juveniles|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=24 July 2017|language=es}}</ref>

Each match has a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes with a 15-minute half-time. Up to five substitutions may be made for each team in a match.<ref name="regulations">{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/sites/default/files/reglamento_sub_15_-_argentina_2017_0.pdf|title=Reglamento CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-15 Argentina 2017|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/sudamericano-sub-15-con-innovaciones-reglamentarias/|title=Sudamericano Sub-15: Entra en vigencia la regla de exclusión temporal en un partido|publisher=CONMEBOL|date=5 November 2017|language=es}}</ref>

Host team [[Argentina national under-15 football team|Argentina]] won their first South American U-15 title by defeating the defending champions [[Brazil national under-15 football team|Brazil]] 3–2 in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.conmebol.com/es/argentina-vence-brasil-en-gran-remontada-y-es-campeon|title=Argentina vence a Brasil en gran remontada y es campeón|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=19 November 2017|language=es}}</ref>

==Teams==
All ten [[CONMEBOL]] member national teams entered the tournament. Moreover, two teams from [[UEFA]] were invited to compete.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
! Team
! data-sort-type="number"|Appearance
! Previous best top-4 performance
|-
| {{fbu|15|ARG}} (hosts) || 8th || {{sort|02|Runners-up}} ([[2005 South American Under-15 Football Championship|2005]])
|-
| {{fbu|15|BOL}} || 8th || {{sort|04|Fourth place}} ([[2005 South American Under-15 Football Championship|2005]])
|-
| {{fbu|15|BRA}} (holders) || 8th || {{sort|01|'''Champions'''}} ([[2005 South American Under-15 Football Championship|2005]], [[2007 South American Under-15 Football Championship|2007]], [[2011 South American Under-15 Football Championship|2011]], [[2015 South American Under-15 Football Championship|2015]])
|-
| {{fbu|15|CHI}} || 8th || {{sort|04|Fourth place}} ([[2007 South American Under-15 Football Championship|2007]], [[2013 South American Under-15 Football Championship|2013]])
|-
| {{fbu|15|COL}} || 8th || {{sort|02|Runners-up}} ([[2004 South American Under-16 Football Championship|2004]], [[2011 South American Under-15 Football Championship|2011]], [[2013 South American Under-15 Football Championship|2013]])
|-
| {{fbu|15|CRO}} (invited team) || 1st || {{sort|05|None}}
|-
| {{fbu|15|CZE}} (invited team) || 1st || {{sort|05|None}}
|-
| {{fbu|15|ECU}} || 8th || {{sort|03|Third place}} ([[2009 South American Under-15 Football Championship|2009]])
|-
| {{fbu|15|PAR}} || 8th || {{sort|02|'''Champions'''}} ([[2004 South American Under-16 Football Championship|2004]], [[2009 South American Under-15 Football Championship|2009]])
|-
| {{fbu|15|PER}} || 8th || {{sort|01|'''Champions'''}} ([[2013 South American Under-15 Football Championship|2013]])
|-
| {{fbu|15|URU}} || 8th || {{sort|02|Runners-up}} ([[2007 South American Under-15 Football Championship|2007]], [[2015 South American Under-15 Football Championship|2015]])
|-
| {{fbu|15|VEN}} || 8th || {{sort|05|None}}
|}

==Venues==
[[Argentina]] was named as host of the tournament at the 67th Ordinary CONMEBOL Congress held on 26 April 2017 in [[Santiago]], [[Chile]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afa.com.ar/7112/sudamericano-sub-15-en-argentina|title=Sudamericano Sub 15 en Argentina|publisher=[[Argentine Football Association]]|date=27 April 2017|language=es}}</ref> [[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]] and [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]] were chosen as host cities and ratified by CONMEBOL on 11 October 2017.<ref name="dates and venues">{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/este-viernes-13-de-octubre-se-sortearan-los-grupos-del-sudamericano-sub-15-argentina-2017|title=Este viernes 13 de octubre se sortearán los grupos del Sudamericano Sub-15 - Argentina 2017|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=11 October 2017|language=es}}</ref>

The matches were originally scheduled to be played in two stadiums. Due to the semi-final of the Copa Argentina played at [[Estadio Malvinas Argentinas]] on 12 November 2017, two matches were moved to [[Estadio Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/cambios-en-la-programacion-del-domingo-12-del-grupo-b|title=Cambios en la programación del domingo 12 del Grupo B|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=9 November 2017}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=275|[[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]]!!rowspan=16|
{{location map+ |Argentina |float=right |width=275 |caption= |places=
{{location map~ |Argentina |lat=-32.883333|long=-68.816667 |label=[[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]] |position=right }}
{{location map~ |Argentina |lat=-31.611946|long=-68.527479 |label=[[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]] |position=left }}
}}
|-
|[[Estadio Malvinas Argentinas]]
|-
|Capacity: '''42,500'''
|-
|[[File:Estadio Malvinas Argentinas.JPG|150px]]
|-
|[[Estadio Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie]]
|-
|Capacity: '''11,500'''
|-
|[[File:Estadio Víctor Legrotaglie - Panorámica (2017).jpg|200px]]
|-
![[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]]
|-
|[[Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario]]
|-
|Capacity: '''25,286'''
|-
|[[File:Estadio San Jua del Bicentenario, Pocito.JPG|200px]]
|}

==Draw==
The draw was held on 13 October 2017, 17:30 [[Time in Argentina|ART]] ([[UTC−03:00|UTC−3]]), at the Salón Cruce de los Andes in the Civic Center of the Province of San Juan.<ref name="dates and venues" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/conformado-los-grupos-del-sudamericano-sub-15-argentina-2017|title=Conformados los Grupos del Sudamericano Sub 15 – Argentina 2017|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=13 October 2017}}</ref> The 12 teams were drawn into two groups of six teams. The hosts Argentina were seeded into Group A, while the title holders Brazil were seeded into Group B. The remaining teams were seeded based on the results in the [[2015 South American Under-15 Football Championship]].

==Squads==
{{main|2017 South American Under-15 Football Championship squads}}

Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team has to submit a squad of 22 players, including a minimum of three goalkeepers (Regulations Article 5.2).<ref name="regulations"/>

==Match officials==
The referees and assistants referees were:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://internationalreferee.blogspot.com/2017/11/sudamericano-sub15-arbitros.html|title=Sudamericano sub15: Árbitros|publisher=International referee|date=3 November 2017|language=es}}</ref>

{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
*{{fbicon|ARG}} [[Fernando Espinoza (referee)|Fernando Espinoza]]
**Assistants: Julio Fernández and Maximiliano Del Yesso
*{{fbicon|BOL}} [[Ivo Méndez]]
**Assistants: Edwar Saavedra and Reluy Vallejos
*{{fbicon|BRA}} [[Wagner Reway]]
**Assistants: Alex Ang Ribeiro and Cleberson Nascimento
*{{fbicon|CHI}} [[Piero Maza]]
**Assistants: Claudio Urrutia and Alejandro Molina
*{{fbicon|COL}} [[Andrés Rojas]]
**Assistants: Sebastián Vela and Miguel Roldán
{{col-2}}
*{{fbicon|ECU}} [[Luis Quiroz]]
**Assistants: Ricardo Baren and Juan Aguiar
*{{fbicon|PAR}} [[Arnaldo Samaniego]]
**Assistants: Robero Cañete and José Cuevas
*{{fbicon|PER}} [[Joel Alarcón]]
**Assistants: Michael Orué and Jesús Sánchez
*{{fbicon|URU}} [[Esteban Ostojich]]
**Assistants: Carlos Javier Barreiro and Martín Soppi
*{{fbicon|VEN}} [[Alexis Herrera (referee)|Alexis Herrera]]
**Assistants: Tulio Moreno and Alberto Ponte
{{col-end}}
;Support Referees
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
*{{fbicon|ARG}} [[Facundo Tello]]
**Assistant: Maximiliano Castelli
{{col-end}}

==Group stage==
The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.
{{anchor|Tiebreakers}}
;Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to [[Points (association football)|points]] (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order (Regulations Article 18.1):<ref name="regulations"/>
#[[Goal difference]] in all games;
#Goals scored in all games;
#Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
#Drawing of lots.

All times are local, [[Time in Argentina|ART]] ([[UTC−03:00|UTC−3]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/el-sudamericano-sub-15-con-fixture-definido|title=El Sudamericano Sub-15 con fixture definido|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=16 October 2017}}</ref>

===Group A===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[http://estadisticas.conmebol.com/html/v3/?channel=deportes.futbol.sudamericanosub15.posiciones&lang=es_LA CONMEBOL]
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|name_CZE={{fbu|15|CZE}}
|name_URU={{fbu|15|URU}}
|name_COL={{fbu|15|COL}}
|name_PAR={{fbu|15|PAR}}
|name_CHI={{fbu|15|CHI}}

<!--UPDATE standings below (including date)-->
|update=complete
|win_ARG=3 |draw_ARG=2 |loss_ARG=0 |gf_ARG=18|ga_ARG=8 |status_ARG=H
|win_CZE=0 |draw_CZE=0 |loss_CZE=5 |gf_CZE=5 |ga_CZE=43|status_CZE=G
|win_URU=1 |draw_URU=3 |loss_URU=1 |gf_URU=13|ga_URU=7
|win_COL=2 |draw_COL=1 |loss_COL=2 |gf_COL=19|ga_COL=8
|win_PAR=3 |draw_PAR=0 |loss_PAR=2 |gf_PAR=13|ga_PAR=8
|win_CHI=2 |draw_CHI=2 |loss_CHI=1 |gf_CHI=12|ga_CHI=6

<!--UPDATE positions below (check tiebreakers)-->
|team1=ARG |team2=PAR |team3=CHI |team4=COL |team5=URU |team6=CZE
|class_rules=[[#Tiebreakers|Group stage tiebreakers]]

|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=[[#Knockout stage|Knockout stage]]
}}

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|time=16:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|URU}}
|score=1–1
|team2={{fbu|15|CHI}}
|goals1=[[Joaquín Sosa|Sosa]] {{goal|78}}
|goals2=[[Vicente Pizarro|Pizarro]] {{goal|49}}
|stadium=[[Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario]], [[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Alexis Herrera (referee)|Alexis Herrera]] ([[Venezuelan Football Federation|Venezuela]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/balon-en-juego-en-el-conmebol-sudamericano-sub-15-argentina-2017
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|5|df=y}}
|time=18:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|CZE}}
|score=2–7
|team2= {{fbu|15|PAR}}
|goals1=[[Filip Vecheta|Vecheta]] {{goal|?}}<br/>[[Filip Nízký|Nízký]] {{goal|48}}
|goals2=[[Diego Duarte (footballer)|D. Duarte]] {{goal|10||56||62}}<br/>[[Walter Velázquez|Velázquez]] {{goal|35}}<br/>[[Diego Torres (footballer, born 2002)|Torres]] {{goal|38||51|p}}<br/>[[Wilder Viera|Viera]] {{goal|72}}
|stadium=[[Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario]], [[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Luis Quiroz]] ([[Ecuadorian Football Federation|Ecuador]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/balon-en-juego-en-el-conmebol-sudamericano-sub-15-argentina-2017
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|5|df=y}}
|time=21:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|ARG}}
|score=3–2
|team2={{fbu|15|COL}}
|goals1=[[Matías Godoy|Godoy]] {{goal|20}}<br/>[[Federico Versaci|Versaci]] {{goal|24|p}}<br/>[[Matías Palacios|Palacios]] {{goal|31}}
|goals2=[[Andrés Arroyo (footballer)|Arroyo]] {{goal|54}}<br/>[[Juan Alegría|Alegría]] {{goal|80}}
|stadium=[[Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario]], [[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Wagner Reway]] ([[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/balon-en-juego-en-el-conmebol-sudamericano-sub-15-argentina-2017
}}
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|date={{Start date|2017|11|7|df=y}}
|time=16:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|PAR}}
|score=2–3
|team2={{fbu|15|COL}}
|goals1=[[Diego Duarte (footballer)|D. Duarte]] {{goal|18||33}}
|goals2=[[Juan Alegría|Alegría]] {{goal|26||74||79}}
|stadium=[[Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario]], [[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Joel Alarcón]] ([[Peruvian Football Federation|Peru]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/todo-muy-parejo-entre-los-candidatos-del-grupo
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|7|df=y}}
|time=18:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|CHI}}
|score=7–0
|team2={{fbu|15|CZE}}
|goals1=[[Kennan Sepúlveda|Sepúlveda]] {{goal|?}}<br/>[[Gonzalo Tapia|Tapia]] {{goal|?||?}}<br/>[[Luciano Arriagada|Arriagada]] {{goal|?}}<br/>Pérez {{goal|?}}<br/>[[Rodrigo Cisterna|Cisterna]] {{goal|?}}<br/>[[Yeiko Cartagena|Cartagena]] {{goal|?}}
|stadium=[[Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario]], [[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Ivo Méndez]] ([[Bolivian Football Federation|Bolivia]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/todo-muy-parejo-entre-los-candidatos-del-grupo
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|7|df=y}}
|time=21:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|ARG}}
|score=2–2
|team2={{fbu|15|URU}}
|goals1=[[Exequiel Zeballos|Zeballos]] {{goal|?||?}}
|goals2=[[Juan Manuel Gutiérrez|Gutiérrez]] {{goal|25|p}}<br/>[[Matías Arezo|Arezo]] {{goal|44}}
|stadium=[[Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario]], [[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Luis Quiroz]] ([[Ecuadorian Football Federation|Ecuador]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/todo-muy-parejo-entre-los-candidatos-del-grupo
}}
----
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|9|df=y}}
|time=16:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|COL}}
|score=1–1
|team2={{fbu|15|URU}}
|goals1=[[Andrés Arroyo (footballer)|Arroyo]] {{goal|25}}
|goals2=[[Matías Arezo|Arezo]]  {{goal|49}}
|stadium=[[Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario]], [[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Alexis Herrera (referee)|Alexis Herrera]] ([[Venezuelan Football Federation|Venezuela]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/argentina-se-aduena-de-la-cima-en-el-grupo
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|9|df=y}}
|time=18:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|PAR}}
|score=2–0
|team2={{fbu|15|CHI}}
|goals1=[[Rodrigo López (footballer, born 2002)|López]] {{goal|33}}<br/>[[Diego Duarte (footballer)|D. Duarte]] {{goal|54}}
|stadium=[[Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario]], [[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Wagner Reway]] ([[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/argentina-se-aduena-de-la-cima-en-el-grupo
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|9|df=y}}
|time=21:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|ARG}}
|score=8–2
|team2={{fbu|15|CZE}}
|goals1=[[Matías Palacios|Palacios]] {{goal|3}}<br/>[[Valentín Benítez|Benítez]] {{goal|12||?}}<br/>[[Juan Pablo Krilanovich|Krilanovich]] {{goal|?}}<br/>[[Juan Sebastián Sforza|Sforza]] {{goal|?||?}}<br/>[[Exequiel Zeballos|Zeballos]] {{goal|?||?}}
|goals2=[[Štěpán Kozel|Kozel]] {{goal|25}}<br/>[[Jáchym Šíp|Šíp]] {{goal|?}}
|stadium=[[Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario]], [[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Joel Alarcón]] ([[Peruvian Football Federation|Peru]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/argentina-se-aduena-de-la-cima-en-el-grupo
}}
----
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|11|df=y}}
|time=16:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|URU}}
|score=0–2
|team2={{fbu|15|PAR}}
|goals2=[[Diego Duarte (footballer)|D. Duarte]] {{goal|56||75}}
|stadium=[[Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario]], [[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Joel Alarcón]] ([[Peruvian Football Federation|Peru]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/paraguay-asume-liderato-en-el-grupo
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|11|df=y}}
|time=18:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|COL}}
|score=12–0
|team2={{fbu|15|CZE}}
|goals1=[[Juan Alegría|Alegría]] {{goal|?||?||?||?||?}}<br/>[[Andrés Arroyo (footballer)|Arroyo]] {{goal|?||?||?}}<br/>[[Yoni Mosquera|Mosquera]] {{goal|?}}<br/>[[Camilo Mena|Mena]] {{goal|?}}<br/>[[Daniel Saer|Saer]] {{goal|?}}<br/>[[Juan Manuel Cuesta|Cuesta]] {{goal|?}}
|stadium=[[Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario]], [[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Wagner Reway]] ([[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/paraguay-asume-liderato-en-el-grupo
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|11|df=y}}
|time=21:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|ARG}}
|score=2–2
|team2={{fbu|15|CHI}}
|goals1=[[Francisco Flores (Argentine footballer)|Flores]] {{goal|12}}<br/>[[Juan Pablo Krilanovich|Krilanovich]] {{goal|?}}
|goals2=[[Kennan Sepúlveda|Sepúlveda]] {{goal|38}}<br/>[[Gonzalo Tapia|Tapia]] {{goal|68}}
|stadium=[[Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario]], [[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Ivo Méndez]] ([[Bolivian Football Federation|Bolivia]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/paraguay-asume-liderato-en-el-grupo
}}
----
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|13|df=y}}
|time=16:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|CHI}}
|score=2–1
|team2={{fbu|15|COL}}
|goals1=[[Gonzalo Tapia|Tapia]] {{goal|49|pen.}}<br/>[[Luciano Arriagada|Arriagada]] {{goal|77}}
|goals2=[[Juan Alegría|Alegría]] {{goal|80}}
|stadium=[[Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario]], [[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Luis Quiroz]] ([[Ecuadorian Football Federation|Ecuador]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/argentina-y-paraguay-avanzan-las-semifinales-por-el-grupo
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|13|df=y}}
|time=18:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|CZE}}
|score=1–9
|team2={{fbu|15|URU}}
|goals1=[[Adam Karabec|Karabec]] {{goal|?}}
|goals2=[[Juan Manuel Gutiérrez|Gutiérrez]] {{goal|?||?||?}}<br/>[[Matías Arezo|Arezo]] {{goal|?||?||?}}<br/>[[Máximo Alonso|Alonso]] {{goal|?}}<br/>[[Matías Ocampo|Ocampo]] {{goal|?||?}}
|stadium=[[Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario]], [[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Ivo Méndez]] ([[Bolivian Football Federation|Bolivia]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/argentina-y-paraguay-avanzan-las-semifinales-por-el-grupo
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|13|df=y}}
|time=21:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|ARG}}
|score=3–0
|team2={{fbu|15|PAR}}
|goals1=[[Exequiel Zeballos|Zeballos]] {{goal|?}}<br/>[[Franco Orozco|Orozco]] {{goal|?||?}}
|stadium=[[Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario]], [[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Alexis Herrera (referee)|Alexis Herrera]] ([[Venezuelan Football Federation|Venezuela]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/argentina-y-paraguay-avanzan-las-semifinales-por-el-grupo
}}

===Group B===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[http://estadisticas.conmebol.com/html/v3/?channel=deportes.futbol.sudamericanosub15.posiciones&lang=es_LA CONMEBOL]
|name_BRA={{fbu|15|BRA}}
|name_CRO={{fbu|15|CRO}}
|name_ECU={{fbu|15|ECU}}
|name_BOL={{fbu|15|BOL}}
|name_PER={{fbu|15|PER}}
|name_VEN={{fbu|15|VEN}}

<!--UPDATE standings below (including date)-->
|update=complete
|win_BRA=5 |draw_BRA=0 |loss_BRA=0 |gf_BRA=17|ga_BRA=1
|win_CRO=0 |draw_CRO=1 |loss_CRO=4 |gf_CRO=4 |ga_CRO=12|status_CRO=G
|win_ECU=2 |draw_ECU=2 |loss_ECU=1 |gf_ECU=7 |ga_ECU=6
|win_BOL=1 |draw_BOL=1 |loss_BOL=3 |gf_BOL=8 |ga_BOL=16
|win_PER=2 |draw_PER=2 |loss_PER=1 |gf_PER=8 |ga_PER=7
|win_VEN=1 |draw_VEN=2 |loss_VEN=2 |gf_VEN=5 |ga_VEN=7

<!--UPDATE positions below (check tiebreakers)-->
|team1=BRA |team2=PER |team3=ECU |team4=VEN |team5=BOL |team6=CRO
|class_rules=[[#Tiebreakers|Group stage tiebreakers]]

|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=[[#Knockout stage|Knockout stage]]
}}

{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|6|df=y}}
|time=16:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|ECU}}
|score=0–0
|team2={{fbu|15|VEN}}
|stadium= [[Estadio Malvinas Argentinas]], [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Esteban Ostojich]] ([[Uruguayan Football Association|Uruguay]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/contundencia-e-intensidad-en-el-arranque-del-grupo-b
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|6|df=y}}
|time=18:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|CRO}}
|score=0–3
|team2={{fbu|15|PER}}
|goals2=[[Carlos Ruiz (footballer, born 2002)|Ruiz]] {{goal|12||80}}<br/>[[Sebastián Cavero|Cavero]] {{goal|28}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Malvinas Argentinas]], [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Fernando Espinoza (football referee)|Fernando Espinoza]] ([[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/contundencia-e-intensidad-en-el-arranque-del-grupo-b
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|6|df=y}}
|time=21:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|BRA}}
|score=5–0
|team2={{fbu|15|BOL}}
|goals1=[[Cadu (footballer, born 2002)|Cadu]] {{goal|31}}<br/>[[Gabriel Veron]] {{goal|47}}<br/>[[João Peglow|Peglow]] {{goal|54}}<br/>[[Pedro Arthur]] {{goal|70}}<br/>[[Kaio Jorge]] {{goal|75}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Malvinas Argentinas]], [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Andrés Rojas]] ([[Colombian Football Federation|Colombia]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/contundencia-e-intensidad-en-el-arranque-del-grupo-b
}}
----
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|8|df=y}}
|time=16:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|PER}}
|score=4–1
|team2={{fbu|15|BOL}}
|goals1=[[Sebastián Cavero|Cavero]] {{goal|18}}<br/>[[Pedro De La Cruz|De la Cruz]] {{goal|38}}<br/>[[Carlos Ruiz (footballer, born 2002)|Ruiz]] {{goal|48}}<br/>[[Yuriel Celi|Celi]] {{goal|63}}
|goals2=[[Robson Tomé de Araujo|Tomé de Araujo]]  {{goal|20}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Malvinas Argentinas]], [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Arnaldo Samaniego]] ([[Paraguayan Football Association|Paraguay]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/brasil-y-peru-lideran-el-grupo-b-en-mendoza
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|8|df=y}}
|time=18:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|VEN}}
|score=2–1
|team2={{fbu|15|CRO}}
|goals1=[[Daniel Pérez (footballer, born 2002)|Pérez]] {{goal|16}}<br/>[[Yorlen Cordero|Cordero]] {{goal|65|p}}
|goals2=[[Óscar Jiménez (footballer, born 2002)|Jiménez]] {{goal|34|o.g.}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Malvinas Argentinas]], [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Piero Maza]] ([[Football Federation of Chile|Chile]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/brasil-y-peru-lideran-el-grupo-b-en-mendoza
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|8|df=y}}
|time=21:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|BRA}}
|score=2–0
|team2={{fbu|15|ECU}}
|goals1=[[Reinier Jesus Carvalho|Reinier]] {{goal|15}}<br/>[[Kaká (footballer, born 2002)|Kaká]] {{goal|47}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Malvinas Argentinas]], [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Fernando Espinoza (football referee)|Fernando Espinoza]] ([[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/brasil-y-peru-lideran-el-grupo-b-en-mendoza
}}
----
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|10|df=y}}
|time=16:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|BOL}}
|score=2–3
|team2={{fbu|15|ECU}}
|goals1=[[Luis Zeballos (footballer, born 2002)|Zeballos]] {{goal|36}}<br/>[[José Miguel Briceño|Briceño]] {{goal|79}}
|goals2=[[Johan Mina|Mina]] {{goal|10}}<br/>[[Erick Plúas|Plúas]] {{goal|12}}<br/>[[Georginton Romero|Romero]] {{goal|41}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Malvinas Argentinas]], [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Andrés Rojas]] ([[Colombian Football Federation|Colombia]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/brasil-lidera-el-grupo-b-con-un-andar-perfecto
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|10|df=y}}
|time=18:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|PER}}
|score=0–0
|team2={{fbu|15|VEN}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Malvinas Argentinas]], [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Esteban Ostojich]] ([[Uruguayan Football Association|Uruguay]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/brasil-lidera-el-grupo-b-con-un-andar-perfecto
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|10|df=y}}
|time=21:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|BRA}}
|score=2–0
|team2={{fbu|15|CRO}}
|goals1=[[João Peglow|Peglow]] {{goal|41}}<br/>[[Kaio Jorge]] {{goal|67|p}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Malvinas Argentinas]], [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Fernando Echenique]] ([[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/brasil-lidera-el-grupo-b-con-un-andar-perfecto
}}
----
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|12|df=y}}
|time=16:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|ECU}}
|score=1–1
|team2={{fbu|15|PER}}
|goals1=[[Néicer Acosta|Acosta]] {{goal|31}}
|goals2=[[Yuriel Celi|Celi]] {{goal|67}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie]], [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Arnaldo Samaniego]] ([[Paraguayan Football Association|Paraguay]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/brasil-vuelve-ganar-y-lidera-con-comodidad-el-grupo-b
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|12|df=y}}
|time=16:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|BOL}}
|score=2–2
|team2={{fbu|15|CRO}}
|goals1=[[José Alfredo Flores|Flores]] {{goal|?}}<br/>[[Matias Romero (footballer, born 2002)|Romero]] {{goal|?}}
|goals2=[[Ivan Šaranić|Šaranić]] {{goal|?}}<br/>[[Bartol Barišić|Barišić]] {{goal|?}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Malvinas Argentinas]], [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Facundo Tello]] ([[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/brasil-vuelve-ganar-y-lidera-con-comodidad-el-grupo-b
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|12|df=y}}
|time=21:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|BRA}}
|score=3–1
|team2={{fbu|15|VEN}}
|goals1=[[Kaká (footballer, born 2002)|Kaká]] {{goal|20}}<br/>[[Reinier Jesus Carvalho|Reinier]] {{goal|40}}<br/>[[Ivonei]] {{goal|70}}
|goals2=[[Luis Ángel Peña|Peña]] {{goal|80}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie]], [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Piero Maza]] ([[Football Federation of Chile|Chile]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/brasil-vuelve-ganar-y-lidera-con-comodidad-el-grupo-b
}}
----
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|14|df=y}}
|time=16:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|VEN}}
|score=2–3
|team2={{fbu|15|BOL}}
|goals1=[[Daniel Pérez (footballer, born 2002)|Pérez]] {{goal|50}}<br/>[[Darluis Paz|Paz]] {{goal|68}}
|goals2=[[Robson Tomé de Araujo|Tomé de Araujo]] {{goal|25}}<br/>[[Matias Romero (footballer, born 2002)|Romero]] {{goal|34}}<br/>[[José Miguel Briceño|Briceño]] {{goal|80}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Malvinas Argentinas]], [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Arnaldo Samaniego]] ([[Paraguayan Football Association|Paraguay]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/brasil-golea-y-clasifica-primero-en-el-grupo-b-seguido-de-peru
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|14|df=y}}
|time=18:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|CRO}}
|score=1–3
|team2={{fbu|15|ECU}}
|goals1=[[Bartol Barišić|Barišić]] {{goal|?}}
|goals2=[[Jordan Morán|Morán]] {{goal|45}}<br/>[[Georginton Romero|Romero]] {{goal|67||77}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Malvinas Argentinas]], [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Piero Maza]] ([[Football Federation of Chile|Chile]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/brasil-golea-y-clasifica-primero-en-el-grupo-b-seguido-de-peru
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|14|df=y}}
|time=21:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|BRA}}
|score=5–0
|team2={{fbu|15|PER}}
|goals1=[[Diego Rosa (footballer, born 2002)|Diego Rosa]] {{goal|1}}<br/>[[João Peglow|Peglow]] {{goal|9}}<br/>[[Gabriel Silva (footballer, born 2002)|Gabriel Silva]] {{goal|19||47}}<br/>[[Pedro Arthur]] {{goal|24}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Malvinas Argentinas]], [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Fernando Espinoza (football referee)|Fernando Espinoza]] ([[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/brasil-golea-y-clasifica-primero-en-el-grupo-b-seguido-de-peru
}}

==Knockout stage==
If tied after regulation time, [[extra time (association football)|extra time]] is not played, and the [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] is used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 18.3).<ref name="regulations"/>

===Bracket===
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|3rdplace=no|bold_winner=high|widescore=yes
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2-->
<!--Semi-finals-->
|17 November – [[Estadio Malvinas Argentinas|Malvinas Argentinas]]|{{fbu|15|BRA}}|2|{{fbu|15|PAR}}|1
|17 November – [[Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario|Bicentenario]]|{{fbu|15|ARG}}|4|{{fbu|15|PER}}|1
<!--Final-->
|19 November – [[Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario|Bicentenario]]|{{fbu|15|BRA}}|2|{{fbu|15|ARG}}|3
}}

===Semi-finals===
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|17|df=y}}
|time=18:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|BRA}}
|score=2–1
|team2={{fbu|15|PAR}}
|goals1=[[João Peglow|Peglow]] {{goal|5}}<br/>[[Diego Rosa (footballer, born 2002)|Diego Rosa]] {{goal|36}}
|goals2=[[Basilio Duarte|B. Duarte]] {{goal|45}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Malvinas Argentinas]], [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Esteban Ostojich]] ([[Uruguayan Football Association|Uruguay]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/brasil-vencio-paraguay-y-es-finalista
}}
----
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|17|df=y}}
|time=21:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|ARG}}
|score=4–1
|team2={{fbu|15|PER}}
|goals1=[[Matías Godoy|Godoy]] {{goal|23||40|p}}<br/>[[Juan Sebastián Sforza|Sforza]] {{goal|51}}<br/>[[Bruno Amione|Amione]] {{goal|59}}
|goals2=[[José Huayhua|Huayhua]] {{goal|25}}
|stadium=[[Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario]], [[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Luis Quiroz]] ([[Ecuadorian Football Federation|Ecuador]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/argentina-supera-peru-y-se-instala-en-la-final
}}

===Final===
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|11|19|df=y}}
|time=19:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|15|BRA}}
|score=2–3
|team2={{fbu|15|ARG}}
|goals1=[[Kaio Jorge]] {{goal|33||41}}
|goals2=[[Matías Palacios|Palacios]] {{goal|43}}<br/>[[Matías Godoy|Godoy]] {{goal|46}}<br/>[[Bruno Amione|Amione]] {{goal|74}}
|stadium=[[Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario]], [[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Alexis Herrera (referee)|Alexis Herrera]] ([[Venezuelan Football Federation|Venezuela]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/argentina-vence-brasil-en-gran-remontada-y-es-campeon
}}

{{winners|fbu|15|2017 South American Under-15 Football champions|ARG|First}}

==Goalscorers==
{{Goalscorers
|goals=142 |matches=33

|10 goals=
*{{fbuicon|15|COL}} [[Juan Alegría]]

|8 goals=
*{{fbuicon|15|PAR}} [[Diego Duarte (footballer)|Diego Duarte]]

|5 goals=
*{{fbuicon|15|ARG}} [[Exequiel Zeballos]]
*{{fbuicon|15|COL}} [[Andrés Arroyo (footballer)|Andrés Arroyo]]
*{{fbuicon|15|URU}} [[Matías Arezo]]

|4 goals=
*{{fbuicon|15|ARG}} [[Matías Godoy]]
*{{fbuicon|15|BRA}} [[Kaio Jorge]]
*{{fbuicon|15|BRA}} [[João Peglow]]
*{{fbuicon|15|CHI}} [[Gonzalo Tapia]]
*{{fbuicon|15|URU}} [[Juan Manuel Gutiérrez]]

|3 goals=
*{{fbuicon|15|ARG}} [[Matías Palacios]]
*{{fbuicon|15|ARG}} [[Juan Sforza]]
*{{fbuicon|15|ECU}} [[Georginton Romero]]
*{{fbuicon|15|PER}} [[Carlos Ruiz (footballer, born 2002)|Carlos Ruiz]]

|2 goals=
*{{fbuicon|15|ARG}} [[Bruno Amione]]
*{{fbuicon|15|ARG}} [[Valentín Benítez]]
*{{fbuicon|15|ARG}} [[Juan Pablo Krilanovich]]
*{{fbuicon|15|ARG}} [[Franco Orozco]]
*{{fbuicon|15|BOL}} [[José Miguel Briceño]]
*{{fbuicon|15|BOL}} [[Matias Romero (footballer, born 2002)|Matias Romero]]
*{{fbuicon|15|BOL}} [[Robson Tomé de Araujo]]
*{{fbuicon|15|BRA}} [[Kaká (footballer, born 2002)|Kaká]]
*{{fbuicon|15|BRA}} [[Pedro Arthur]]
*{{fbuicon|15|BRA}} [[Diego Rosa (footballer, 2002)|Diego Rosa]]
*{{fbuicon|15|BRA}} [[Reinier Jesus Carvalho|Reinier]]
*{{fbuicon|15|BRA}} [[Gabriel Silva (footballer, 2002)|Gabriel Silva]]
*{{fbuicon|15|CHI}} [[Luciano Arriagada]]
*{{fbuicon|15|CHI}} [[Kennan Sepúlveda]]
*{{fbuicon|15|CRO}} [[Bartol Barišić]]
*{{fbuicon|15|PAR}} [[Diego Torres (footballer, born 2002)|Diego Torres]]
*{{fbuicon|15|PER}} [[Sebastián Cavero]]
*{{fbuicon|15|PER}} [[Yuriel Celi]]
*{{fbuicon|15|URU}} [[Matías Ocampo]]
*{{fbuicon|15|VEN}} [[Daniel Pérez (footballer, born 2002)|Daniel Pérez]]

|1 goal=
*{{fbuicon|15|ARG}} [[Francisco Flores (Argentine footballer)|Francisco Flores]]
*{{fbuicon|15|ARG}} [[Federico Versaci]]
*{{fbuicon|15|BOL}} [[José Alfredo Flores]]
*{{fbuicon|15|BOL}} [[Luis Zeballos (footballer, born 2002)|Luis Zeballos]]
*{{fbuicon|15|BRA}} [[Cadu (footballer, born 2002)|Cadu]]
*{{fbuicon|15|BRA}} [[Ivonei]]
*{{fbuicon|15|BRA}} [[Gabriel Veron]]
*{{fbuicon|15|CHI}} [[Yeiko Cartagena]]
*{{fbuicon|15|CHI}} [[Rodrigo Cisterna]]
*{{fbuicon|15|CHI}} César Pérez
*{{fbuicon|15|CHI}} [[Vicente Pizarro]]
*{{fbuicon|15|COL}} [[Jesús Manuel Cuesta]]
*{{fbuicon|15|COL}} [[Camilo Mena]]
*{{fbuicon|15|COL}} [[Yoni Mosquera]]
*{{fbuicon|15|COL}} [[Daniel Saer]]
*{{fbuicon|15|CRO}} [[Ivan Šaranić]]
*{{fbuicon|15|CZE}} [[Adam Karabec]]
*{{fbuicon|15|CZE}} [[Štěpán Kozel]]
*{{fbuicon|15|CZE}} [[Filip Nízký]]
*{{fbuicon|15|CZE}} [[Filip Vecheta]]
*{{fbuicon|15|CZE}} [[Jáchym Šíp]]
*{{fbuicon|15|ECU}} [[Néicer Acosta]]
*{{fbuicon|15|ECU}} [[Johan Mina]]
*{{fbuicon|15|ECU}} [[Jordan Morán]]
*{{fbuicon|15|ECU}} [[Erick Plúas]]
*{{fbuicon|15|PAR}} [[Basilio Duarte]]
*{{fbuicon|15|PAR}} [[Rodrigo López (footballer, born 2002)|Rodrigo López]]
*{{fbuicon|15|PAR}} [[Walter Velázquez]]
*{{fbuicon|15|PAR}} [[Wilder Viera]]
*{{fbuicon|15|PER}} [[Pedro De la Cruz]]
*{{fbuicon|15|PER}} [[José Huayhua]]
*{{fbuicon|15|URU}} [[Máximo Alonso]]
*{{fbuicon|15|URU}} [[Joaquín Sosa]]
*{{fbuicon|15|VEN}} [[Yorlen Cordero]]
*{{fbuicon|15|VEN}} [[Darluis Paz]]
*{{fbuicon|15|VEN}} [[Luis Ángel Peña]]

|1 own goal=
*{{fbuicon|15|VEN}} [[Óscar Jiménez (footballer, born 2002)|Óscar Jiménez]] (playing against Croatia)
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.conmebol.com/es/sudamericano-sub15-argentina2017 Sudamericano Sub 15 Argentina 2017], CONMEBOL.com

{{South American Under-15 Football Championship}}

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