2003 South American Under-17 Football Championship

The 2003 South American Under-17 Football Championship was played in Bolivia from 1 to 18 May 2003.

The competition was originally scheduled for February 28-March 16 in Venezuela, Maracay - it was postponed to May and moved to Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia due to social unrest in Venezuela; Venezuela were awarded the organisation of the 2005 edition instead.

The host of the competition were the cities of Santa Cruz and Montero.

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

Team	Pts	M	W	D	L	GF	GC
Brazil	12	4	4	0	0	10	2
Uruguay	9	4	3	0	1	10	3
Chile	3	4	1	0	3	4	7
Ecuador	3	4	1	0	3	4	9
Venezuela	3	4	1	0	3	5	12

Group B

Team	Pts	M	W	D	L	GF	GC
Argentina	10	4	3	1	0	14	1
Colombia	8	4	2	2	0	7	5
Paraguay	6	4	2	0	2	7	10
Peru	2	4	0	2	2	2	7
Bolivia	1	4	0	1	3	2	9

Final round

The final round were played in the same system that first round, with the best 4 teams.

Equipo	Pts	PJ	PG	PE	PP	GF	GC
Argentina	5	3	1	2	0	5	4
Brazil	4	3	1	1	1	5	2
Colombia	4	3	1	1	1	4	5
Uruguay	3	3	1	0	2	4	7

• Argentina, Brazil and Colombia qualify to 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

2003 South American Under-17 Football Champions
Argentina Second title

Top goalscorers

Team	Players	Goals
	Hernán Peirone	5