- Teams
- First round Group 1 Group 2
- Final round
- Qualification to World Youth Championship
- External links
{{Infobox International Football Competition
| tourney_name = South American Youth Championship
| year = 1997
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| size = 250px
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| country = Chile
| dates = 16 January - 7 February
| num_teams = 10
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| champion =ARG
| count =2
| second =BRA
| third =PAR
| fourth =URU
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| top_scorer = {{flagicon|BRA}} Adaílton
| player =
| prevseason = 1995
| nextseason = 1999
| updated =
}}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. TeamsThe following teams entered the tournament: - {{fbu|20|ARG}}
- {{fbu|20|BOL}}
- {{fbu|20|BRA}}
- {{fbu|20|CHI}} (host)
- {{fbu|20|COL}}
- {{fbu|20|ECU}}
- {{fbu|20|PAR}}
- {{fbu|20|PER}}
- {{fbu|20|URU}}
- {{fbu|20|VEN}}
First roundGroup 1| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | {{fbu|20|BRA}} | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 12 | | {{fbu|20|VEN}} | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | –6 | 7 | | {{fbu|20|CHI}} | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | | {{fbu|20|PER}} | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 2 | | {{fbu|20|ECU}} | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
| | | | | {{fbu-rt|20|BRA}} | 10–2 | 20|VEN}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|CHI}} | 3–1 | 20|PER}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|BRA}} | 2–1 | 20|ECU}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|CHI}} | 3–4 | 20|VEN}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|ECU}} | 0–1 | 20|VEN}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|BRA}} | 2–0 | 20|PER}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|VEN}} | 2–2 | 20|PER}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|CHI}} | 1–0 | 20|ECU}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|PER}} | 0–0 | 20|ECU}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|CHI}} | 1–3 | 20|BRA}} |
Group 2| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | {{fbu|20|URU}} | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 | | {{fbu|20|ARG}} | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | | {{fbu|20|PAR}} | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | | {{fbu|20|COL}} | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 5 | | {{fbu|20|BOL}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | –5 | 0 |
| | | | | {{fbu-rt|20|COL}} | 4–3 | 20|BOL}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|ARG}} | 5–2 | 20|PAR}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|URU}} | 3–1 | 20|PAR}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|ARG}} | 1–1 | 20|COL}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|ARG}} | 2–1 | 20|BOL}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|URU}} | 1–1 | 20|COL}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|PAR}} | 2–0 | 20|BOL}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|ARG}} | 0–1 | 20|URU}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|COL}} | 0–3 | 20|PAR}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|URU}} | 2–1 | 20|BOL}} |
Final round| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | {{fbu|20|ARG}} | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 11 | | {{fbu|20|BRA}} | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | | {{fbu|20|PAR}} | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 8 | | {{fbu|20|URU}} | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | | {{fbu|20|VEN}} | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | –4 | 4 | | {{fbu|20|CHI}} | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | –8 | 2 |
| | | | | {{fbu-rt|20|ARG}} | 3–0 | 20|VEN}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|BRA}} | 3–0 | 20|PAR}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|CHI}} | 2–2 | 20|URU}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|PAR}} | 2–1 | 20|VEN}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|ARG}} | 1–1 | 20|URU}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|CHI}} | 2–4 | 20|BRA}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|VEN}} | 0–3 | 20|URU}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|ARG}} | 2–0 | 20|BRA}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|CHI}} | 0–0 | 20|PAR}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|BRA}} | 2–2 | 20|VEN}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|URU}} | 1–2 | 20|PAR}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|CHI}} | 0–3 | 20|ARG}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|URU}} | 0–0 | 20|BRA}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|ARG}} | 1–1 | 20|PAR}} | | {{fbu-rt|20|CHI}} | 1–4 | 20|VEN}} |
{{Winners|fb|1997 South American Youth Championship|Argentina|Second}}Qualification to World Youth ChampionshipThe four best performing teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. - {{fbu|20|ARG}}
- {{fbu|20|BRA}}
- {{fbu|20|PAR}}
- {{fbu|20|URU}}
External links{{South American Youth Championship}} 5 : South American Youth Championship|International association football competitions hosted by Chile|1997 in South American football|1997 in youth association football|1997 in Chilean football |