2003 South American U-17 Championship
International football competition
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The 2003 South American Under-17 Football Championship was played in Bolivia from 1 to 18 May 2003.[1][2] 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.
Host countryBolivia
Dates1–18 May 2003
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
| 2003 Sudamericano Sub-17 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Bolivia |
| Dates | 1–18 May 2003 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Colombia |
| Fourth place | Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 83 (3.19 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Hernán Peirone (5 goals) |
← 2001 2005 → | |
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
| 1 May 2003 | ||||
| Brazil | 2:0 | Ecuador | Santa Cruz | |
| Chile | 0:2 | Uruguay | Santa Cruz | |
| 3 May 2003 | ||||
| Chile | 1:2 | Ecuador | Montero | |
| Venezuela | 0:4 | Uruguay | Montero | |
| 5 May 2003 | ||||
| Venezuela | 3:2 | Ecuador | Santa Cruz | |
| Chile | 0:2 | Brazil | Santa Cruz | |
| 8 May 2003 | ||||
| Uruguay | 3:0 | Ecuador | Santa Cruz | |
| Venezuela | 1:3 | Brazil | Santa Cruz | |
| 10 May 2003 | ||||
| Venezuela | 1:3 | Chile | Montero | |
| Uruguay | 1:3 | Brazil | Montero |
Group B
| 2 May 2003 | ||||
| Paraguay | 0:5 | Argentina | Santa Cruz | |
| Peru | 1:1 | Bolivia | Santa Cruz | |
| 4 May 2003 | ||||
| Peru | 0:2 | Paraguay | Santa Cruz | |
| Bolivia | 0:1 | Colombia | Santa Cruz | |
| 6 May 2003 | ||||
| Paraguay | 3:4 | Colombia | Montero | |
| Argentina | 3:0 | Peru | Montero | |
| 9 May 2003 | ||||
| Argentina | 1:1 | Colombia | Santa Cruz | |
| Paraguay | 2:1 | Bolivia | Santa Cruz | |
| 11 May 2003 | ||||
| Colombia | 1:1 | Peru | Santa Cruz | |
| Bolivia | 0:5 | Argentina | Santa Cruz |
Final round
The final round was played in the same system that the first round, with the best 4 teams.
| 14 May 2003 | ||||
| Brazil | 0:1 | Colombia | Santa Cruz | |
| Argentina | 2:1 | Uruguay | Santa Cruz | |
| 16 May 2003 | ||||
| Argentina | 2:2 | Colombia | Santa Cruz | |
| Brazil | 4:0 | Uruguay | Santa Cruz | |
| 18 May 2003 | ||||
| Uruguay | 3:1 | Colombia | Santa Cruz | |
| Brazil | 1:1 | Argentina | Santa Cruz |
- Argentina, Brazil and Colombia qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
| 2003 South American Under-17 Football champions |
|---|
 Argentina Second title |
Top goalscorers
| Team | Players | Goals |
|---|---|---|
|
Hernán Peirone | 5 |