The 2023 South American U-15 Championship will be the 10th edition of the South American U-15 Championship (Spanish: CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-15), the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the men's under-15 national teams of South America. It will be held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia from 29 August and 14 September 2024.[1]
| CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-15 Bolivia 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Bolivia |
| Dates | 29 August – 14 September |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
The tournament was originally planned to be held between 17 November to 3 December 2023,[2][3] but on 16 October 2023 CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be postponed to 2024 due to unforeseen circumstances.[4]
The South American U-15 Championship returns after 5 years because the COVID-19 pandemic forced CONMEBOL to cancel the tournament in 2021.[5]
Brazil are the defending champions.
Teams
All ten CONMEBOL member national teams entered the tournament. After two editions with invited UEFA teams, the tournament will once again contested by South American teams only.[1]
| Team | Appearance | Previous best top-4 performance |
|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 10th | Champions (2017) |
 Bolivia (hosts) | 10th | Fourth place (2005) |
 Brazil (holders) | 10th | Champions (2005, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) |
 Chile | 10th | Fourth place (2007, 2013) |
 Colombia | 10th | Runners-up (2004, 2011, 2013) |
 Ecuador | 10th | Third place (2009) |
 Paraguay | 10th | Champions (2004, 2009) |
 Peru | 10th | Champions (2013) |
 Uruguay | 10th | Runners-up (2007, 2015) |
 Venezuela | 10th | None |
Squads
Each team was required to register a squad of 22 players, including at least 3 goalkeepers. After the postponement of the tournament from 2023 to 2024, CONMEBOL decided to maintain the age group of players originally established, so this edition will be an U16 tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible to compete in the tournament.[1]
Venues
Bolivia was named as host country of the tournament during the CONMEBOL Council meeting on 30 September 2022.[3][6] This will be the fourth time that Bolivia host the tournament, having previously done so in 2005, 2009 and 2013. Bolivia was also initially selected to host the previous edition in 2019, however, the tournament had to be rescheduled in Paraguay as Bolivia was unable to host it due to the 2019 Bolivian protests.[7]
Santa Cruz and Montero were announced as host cities with Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera and Estadio Gilberto Parada as venues.[7][8][9]