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1999 South American U-17 Championship Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17 Uruguay 1999 Host country Uruguay Dates 4 March – 21 April Teams 10 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities) Champions Brazil (5th title) Runners-up Paraguay Third place Uruguay Fourth place Argentina Matches played 24 Goals scored 77 (3.21 per match) Top scorer(s) Souza (5 goals)
International football competition
The 1999 South American Under-17 Football Championship was a football competition contested by all ten U-17 national football teams of CONMEBOL . The tournament was held in Uruguay between 4 and 21 March 1999, it was the 8th time the competition has been held and the 1st to take place in Uruguay.
This tournament gave three berths to the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship , which was held in New Zealand , Brazil won their fifth title and their third in a row. They qualified to the aforementioned tournament along with Paraguay and Uruguay .
Venues First round The 10 national teams were divided in 2 groups of 5 teams each. The top 2 teams qualified for the semi-finals.
Group A 6 March 1999 Argentina 2:0 Peru Estadio Domingo Burgueño , Maldonado Uruguay 5:2 Venezuela Estadio Domingo Burgueño , Maldonado 8 March 1999 Argentina 2:2 Ecuador Estadio Domingo Burgueño , Maldonado Uruguay 3:0 Peru Estadio Domingo Burgueño , Maldonado 10 March 1999 Peru 2:1 Venezuela Estadio Domingo Burgueño , Maldonado Uruguay 2:0 Ecuador Estadio Domingo Burgueño , Maldonado 12 March 1999 Peru 0:0 Ecuador Estadio Domingo Burgueño , Maldonado Argentina 2:0 Venezuela Estadio Domingo Burgueño , Maldonado 14 March 1999 Ecuador 5:0 Venezuela Estadio Centenario , Montevideo Uruguay 0:0 Argentina Estadio Centenario , Montevideo
Group B 7 March 2001 Chile 0:1 Bolivia Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera , Rivera Brazil 4:3 Colombia Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera , Rivera 9 March 1999 Chile 3:2 Paraguay Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera , Rivera Brazil 1:1 Bolivia Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera , Rivera 11 March 1999 Paraguay 3:2 Bolivia Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera , Rivera Colombia 1:1 Chile Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera , Rivera 13 March 1999 Colombia 2:1 Bolivia Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera , Rivera Brazil 3:1 Paraguay Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera , Rivera 15 March 1999 Paraguay 2:0 Colombia Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera , Rivera Brazil 1:0 Chile Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera , Rivera
Final round Semi-finals Third place match Final
1999 South American Under-17 Football champions Brazil 5th title
Top 3 teams qualify for 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship:
Top goalscorers Ideal Team of the Tournament References