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.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

  •  Argentina
  •  Bolivia
  •  Brazil
  •  Chile (host)
  •  Colombia
  •  Ecuador
  •  Paraguay
  •  Peru
  •  Uruguay
  •  Venezuela

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


Group 2


Final round



Qualification to World Youth Championship

The four best performing teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

  •  Argentina
  •  Brazil
  •  Paraguay
  •  Uruguay

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

External links

  • Results by RSSSF

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