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2011 South American U-15 Championship

Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-15 Uruguay 2011
Tournament details
Host country	Uruguay
Dates	17 November – 4 December
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-up	Colombia
Third place	Argentina
Fourth place	Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	77 (2.96 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Joao Arthur (11 goals)
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The 2011 South American Under-15 Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-15 Uruguay 2011) was the 5th U-15 tournament for national teams affiliated with CONMEBOL. It was held in Uruguay from 17 November to 4 December 2011.

Brazil was the winning champion.

Teams

•  Argentina
•  Bolivia
•  Brazil
•  Chile
•  Colombia
•  Ecuador
•  Paraguay (holders)
•  Peru
•  Uruguay (hosts)
•  Venezuela

Venues

Three stadiums in three host cities were chosen for the tournament:

Draw

The draw of the first stage groups was held on 17 March 2011 during the CONMEBOL Executive Committee meeting at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Asunción, Paraguay.

Officials

On 20 October 2011, CONMEBOL's Commission on Referees announced the list of 10 referees and assistant to be used for the tournament.

First round

The 10 national teams were divided in 2 groups of 5 teams each. The top 2 teams in each group qualified for the final round.

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Uruguay	10	4	3	1	0	10	2
Argentina	7	4	2	1	1	5	6
Ecuador	5	4	1	2	1	5	2
Chile	4	4	1	1	2	4	7
Venezuela	1	4	0	1	3	2	9

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Brazil	10	4	3	1	0	13	2
Colombia	8	4	2	2	0	4	0
Paraguay	6	4	2	0	2	5	4
Peru	4	4	1	1	2	3	7
Bolivia	0	4	0	0	4	3	15

Final round

The final round was played in a round robin system between the four best teams.

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Brazil	9	3	3	0	0	12	4
Colombia	6	3	2	0	1	6	6
Argentina	3	3	1	0	2	5	7
Uruguay	0	3	0	0	3	0	6

2011 South American Under-15 Football champions
Brazil Third title

References

1. "Uruguay se alista para el Sub-15" [Uruguay is preparing for the U-15] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
2. "Principales conclusiones del Comité Ejecutivo de la CONMEBOL". FCF (in Spanish). 18 March 2011.
3. "Árbitros para el Sudamericano Sub-15 Uruguay 2011" [Referees for the 2011 South American Under-17 Football Championship in Uruguay] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.

External links

• CONMEBOL official website

• 2011–12 in Uruguayan football
• 2011 in South American football
• International association football competitions hosted by Uruguay
• South American Under-15 Football Championship
• 2011 in youth association football