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2005 South American Under 17 Football Championship 2005 Sudamericano Sub-17 Host country Venezuela Dates 1–17 April Teams 10 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Champions Brazil (7th title) Runners-up Uruguay Third place Ecuador Fourth place Colombia Matches played 30 Goals scored 107 (3.57 per match) Top scorer(s) Kerlon (8 goals)
International football competition
The 2005 South American Under-17 Football Championship was a football competition for U-17 national teams affiliated with CONMEBOL . It was the 11th time the tournament was held. It was played in Venezuela from 1 to 17 April 2005.
The host city of the competition was Maracaibo , which was chosen in April 2004.[ 1]
Squads
First round
The 10 national teams were divided in 2 groups of 5 teams each. The top 2 teams qualified for the final round.
Group A
Venezuela v Paraguay
Bolivia v Brazil
Venezuela v Bolivia
Paraguay v Ecuador
Paraguay v Bolivia
Brazil v Ecuador
Venezuela v Brazil
Bolivia v Ecuador
Venezuela v Ecuador
Paraguay v Brazil
Group B
Final round
The final round were played in the same system that first round, with the best 4 teams.
2005 South American Under-17 Football champions
Brazil 7th title
Top goalscorers
References