2022 South American U-17 Women's Championship

The 2022 South American U-17 Women's Championship was the 7th edition of the South American U-17 Women's Championship (Spanish: CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub-17), the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the women's under-17 national teams of South America. It was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from 1 to 19 March 2022.[1]

2022 South American U-17 Women's Championship
CONMEBOL Sub 17 Femenino Uruguay 2022
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
CityMontevideo
Dates1–19 March
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (4th title)
Runners-up Colombia
Third place Chile
Fourth place Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored90 (3.46 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Jhonson (9 goals)
2020
2024

Initially, the 7th edition of the tournament was scheduled to be held in 2020 but had to be cancelled for that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

The top three teams qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India as the CONMEBOL representatives.[3] Defending champions Brazil won their fourth title after finish first in the final stage and alongside the runners-up Colombia and third place Chile qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[4]

Teams

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All ten CONMEBOL member national teams are eligible to enter the tournament.

TeamAppearancePrevious best top-4 performance
 Argentina7thFourth place (2008, 2012)
 Bolivia7thNone
 Brazil (holders)7thChampions (2010, 2012, 2018)
 Chile7thRunners-up (2010)
 Colombia7thChampions (2008)
 Ecuador7thNone
 Paraguay7thThird place (2008, 2013, 2016)
 Peru7thNone
 Uruguay (hosts)7thRunners-up (2012)
 Venezuela7thChampions (2013, 2016)

Venues

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Montevideo
Estadio Charrúa
Capacity: 14,000

Uruguay was named as host country of the tournament at the CONMEBOL Council meeting held on 27 October 2021.[1] The Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo will host all the matches.[5]

Draw

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The draw was held on 11 February 2022, 12:30 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay.[6] The hosts Uruguay and the title holders Brazil were seeded and assigned to the head of the groups A and B respectively. The remaining eight teams were split into four "pairing pots" (Colombia–Venezuela, Chile-Paraguay, Argentina-Peru, Ecuador-Bolivia) based on the final placement they reached in the last played edition of the tournament (shown in brackets).[7]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

From each pot, the first team drawn was placed into Group A and the second team drawn was placed into Group B. In both groups, teams from pot 1 were allocated in position 2, teams from pot 2 in position 3, teams from pot 3 in position 4 and teams from pot 4 in position 5.[8]

The draw resulted in the following groups:[9]

Group A
PosTeam
A1  Uruguay
A2  Colombia
A4  Chile
A3  Peru
A5  Ecuador
Group B
PosTeam
B1  Brazil
B2  Venezuela
B3  Paraguay
B4  Argentina
B5  Bolivia

Match officials

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On 4 February 2022, CONMEBOL informed to its member associations the referees appointed for the tournament.[10]

Support Referees

Squads

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Players born between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2007 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 22 and a minimum of 18 players, including at least 2 goalkeepers (Regulations Article 26).[11]

First stage

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In the first stage, the teams are ranked according to points earned (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order (Regulations Article 20):[11]

  1. Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
    1. Points in the matches played between the teams in question;
    2. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
    3. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Fewest red cards received;
  5. Fewest yellow cards received
  6. Drawing of lots.

The top two teams of each group advance to the final stage.

All match times were in UYT (UTC−3), as listed by CONMEBOL.[12]

Group A

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Uruguay vs Chile match
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Colombia4400151+1412Final stage
2  Chile421164+27
3  Ecuador420257−26
4  Uruguay (H)41124404
5  Peru4004115−140
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
Ecuador  0–1  Chile
ReportGonzález 18'
Referee: Andreza Siqueira (Brazil)
Uruguay  2–0  Peru
Morales 15'
Mazziotto 35'
Report
Referee: María Eugenia Herrán (Venezuela)

Peru  0–7  Colombia
ReportCaicedo 18', 19'
Muñoz 45+1', 80', 87'
Rodríguez 48'
Quintero 76'
Referee: Alejandra Quisbert (Bolivia)[13]
Ecuador  2–1  Uruguay
Rodríguez 19'
Mayorga 64'
ReportMorales 87'
Referee: Angelina Rodas (Paraguay)[13]

Peru  1–3  Ecuador
Gherson 28'ReportCazares 25'
Montalvo 60'
Litardo 90+3'
Referee: Gabriela Coronel (Argentina)
Colombia  3–1  Chile
Caicedo 11'
Torres 21'
Ortegón 35'
ReportCifuentes 45+1'
Referee: Andreza Siqueira (Brazil)

Colombia  4–0  Ecuador
Escobar 11'
Álvarez 16' (pen.)
Torres 39'
Guzmán 90+1'
Report
Referee: María Eugenia Herrán (Venezuela)
Chile  1–1  Uruguay
Millones 68'ReportGuedes 87'
Referee: Gabriela Coronel (Argentina)

Chile  3–0  Peru
Figueroa 37'
Tapia 81'
Rovner 87'
Report
Referee: Alejandra Quisbert (Bolivia)
Uruguay  0–1  Colombia
ReportTorres 90+3'
Referee: Angelina Rodas (Paraguay)

Group B

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Brazil4400210+2112Final stage
2  Paraguay421197+27
3  Argentina421164+27
4  Venezuela4103211−93
5  Bolivia4004218−160
Source: CONMEBOL
Bolivia  1–5  Paraguay
Pedraza 3'ReportF. Acosta 31', 45+2'
Fernández 38', 78'
A. Martínez 45'
Referee: Paula Fernández (Colombia)
Brazil  3–0  Argentina
Aline 21', 52'
Jhonson 27'
Report
Referee: Nadia Fuques (Uruguay)

Argentina  1–0  Venezuela
Cangaro 17'Report
Referee: Gaby Oncoy (Peru)[13]
Bolivia  0–7  Brazil
ReportJhonson 7', 52'
Ana Julia 17'
Lara Dantas 19'
Dudinha 21', 45+1'
Vendito 82'
Referee: Yomara Salazar (Chile)[13]

Argentina  4–0  Bolivia
Núñez 46', 68'
Lombardi 60', 70'
Report
Referee: Paula Fernández (Colombia)
Venezuela  0–3  Paraguay
ReportF. Acosta 15'
A. Martínez 19' (pen.)
Villalba 79' (pen.)
Referee: Nadia Fuques (Uruguay)

Venezuela  2–1  Bolivia
Aguiar 89'
Quintero 90+1'
ReportSoleto 61'
Referee: Verónica Guazhambo (Ecuador)
Paraguay  0–5  Brazil
ReportAline 11'
Ana Julia 28'
Jhonson 32', 41'
Kedima 38'
Referee: Gaby Oncoy (Peru)

Paraguay  1–1  Argentina
F. Acosta 60'ReportViola 17'
Referee: Nadia Fuques (Uruguay)
Brazil  6–0  Venezuela
Jhonson 4', 39'
Flavinha 6'
Carol 26' (pen.)
Rhaissa 65'
Dudinha 77'
Report
Referee: Yomara Salazar (Chile)

Final stage

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In the final stage, the teams are ranked according to points earned (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order, taking into account only matches in the final stage (Regulations Article 21):[11]

  1. Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
    1. Points in the matches played between the teams in question;
    2. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
    3. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Fewest red cards received;
  5. Fewest yellow cards received
  6. Drawing of lots.

All match times are in UYT (UTC−3), as listed by CONMEBOL.[14][15]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Brazil (C)3300120+1292022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2  Colombia320151+46
3  Chile3102211−93
4  Paraguay300307−70
Source: CONMEBOL
(C) Champions
Brazil  8–0  Chile
Jhonson 3', 45'
Aline 5', 85'
Ana Julia 30'
Carol 41'
Dudinha 48'
Rebeca 61'
Report
Referee: Verónica Guazhambo (Ecuador)
Colombia  2–0  Paraguay
Rodríguez 8'
Caicedo 90+3'
Report
Referee: María Eugenia Herrán (Venezuela)

Chile  0–3  Colombia
ReportTorres 8'
Caicedo 74'
Cabezas 79'
Referee: Nadia Fuques (Uruguay)
Paraguay  0–3  Brazil
ReportAline 11'
Dudinha 52'
Rhaissa 86'
Referee: Gaby Oncoy (Peru)

Paraguay  0–2  Chile
ReportTapia 84'
Cubillos 90+2'
Referee: Gabriela Coronel (Argentina)
Colombia  0–1  Brazil
ReportRhaissa 76'
Referee: Alejandra Quisbert (Bolivia)

Goalscorers

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There have been 90 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 3.46 goals per match.

9 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

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The following three teams from CONMEBOL qualify for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament1
 Colombia16 March 2022[16]4 (2008, 2012, 2014, 2018)
 Brazil16 March 2022[16]5 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018)
 Chile19 March 2022[17]1 (2010)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Se anuncian las sedes y fechas de los torneos 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 27 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Información sobre torneos de selecciones juveniles 2021" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Calendario de selecciones femeninas 2022". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. 27 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Brasil campeón invicto de la CONMEBOL Sub 17 Femenina" [Brazil, undefeated champions of the CONMEBOL Under-17 Women's] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 19 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Uruguay recibirá a Paraguay en el Charrúa". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. 7 February 2022.
  6. ^ CONMEBOL [@CONMEBOL] (4 February 2022). "Anunciamos la fecha del sorteo de la CONMEBOL Sub17 Femenina Uruguay 2022" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Sorteo del Sudamericano Sub-17 de Fútbol Femenino" (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. 3 February 2022.
  8. ^ "CONMEBOL SUB 17 Femenina | Sorteo 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 11 February 2022 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "Los grupos de la CONMEBOL Sub 17 Femenina" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 11 February 2022.
  10. ^ @deolhono_apito (8 February 2022). "Árbitras para o Sul-Americano feminino SUB 17, de 1 a 19 de março no Uruguai" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ a b c "CONMEBOL SUB-17 FEMENINA URUGUAY 2022 - REGLAMENTO 2022" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 3 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Calendario de partidos" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 11 February 2022.
  13. ^ a b c d "CONMEBOL SUB 17 FEMENINA URUGUAY 2022 - DESIGNACIONES DE ÁRBITRAS" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Los cruces de la Fase Final de la CONMEBOL Sub 17 Femenina 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 11 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Calendario de partidos Fase Final" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 11 March 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Aline, Caicedo sizzle as Brazil and Colombia qualify". FIFA. 17 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Brazil on top as South American trio seal India spots". FIFA. 20 March 2022.
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