2013 South American U-17 Championship
International football competition
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The 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17 Argentina 2013) was the 15th U-17 tournament for national teams affiliated with CONMEBOL. It was held in Argentina.
| Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17 Argentina 2013 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Argentina |
| Dates | 2–28 April |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Venezuela |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Goals scored | 92 (2.63 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Franco Acosta (8 goals) |
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This tournament gave four berths to the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which was held in United Arab Emirates.
Choice and background
Argentina was chosen as host country, as agreed at a meeting of the executive committee of CONMEBOL on 18 March 2011 at the headquarters of South American football being located in Luque, Paraguay. The meeting lasted about 3 hours and during that time it was decided to have Argentina as the headquarters for both the 2013 South American U-17 and U-20 Tournaments in 2013.[1]
Teams
Venues
A total of two cities hosted the tournament.[2]
| Mendoza | |
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| Estadio Malvinas Argentinas | |
| Capacity: 40,268 | |
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| San Luis | |
| Estadio Provincial Juan Gilberto Funes | |
| Capacity: 15,000 | |
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Match officials
The list of referees selected for the tournament was announced on 9 March 2013 by CONMEBOL's Referee Commission. The referees were:[3]
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- 1.^Included in Final Stage.
Squads
First stage
When teams finished level on points, the final order was determined according to:[4]
- superior goal difference in all matches
- greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- better result in matches between the tied teams
- drawing of lots
Group A
Venue: Estadio Provincial Juan Gilberto Funes, San Luis
| Argentina | 1–3 |  Paraguay |
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López  11' (o.g.) |
Report | A. Sanabria 10', 30' Cáceres 90+1' |
Group B
Venue: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
| Uruguay | 2–0 |  Peru |
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| Buschiazzo 22' K. Méndez 90+1' |
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Final stage
Venue: Estadio Provincial Juan Gilberto Funes, San Luis
| Paraguay | 3–1 | Peru |
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| A. Sanabria 54' Medina 65'J. Sanabria 90+1' |
Report | Garcés 72' |
| Paraguay | 1–3 | Uruguay |
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| A. Sanabria 69' |
Report | Benítez 1' K. Méndez 9'Acosta 17' |
Winners
| 2013 South American Under-17 Football champions |
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 Argentina Third title |
Goalscorers
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