South American U-17 Championship: List of all winners

The tournament takes place every two years

Every two years, South American under-17 football teams compete in the South American U-17 Championship (Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17 or Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-17 in Portuguese and Spanish). The competition was established in 1985 as a classification competition for the then-upcoming FIFA U-16 World Cup (now the FIFA U-17 World Cup).

The competition was only open to under-16 teams during the competition's first three years (1985, 1986, and 1988). The age restriction was then increased by a year. During two years, the competition takes place. Brazil has dominated the competition since the inaugural edition, taking home the trophy an unprecedented twelve times.

After being postponed for four years in 2021 by the COVID-19 epidemic, the South American U-17 Cup was finally held again in 2023.

The competition served as the CONMEBOL qualifying round for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, much as in prior years. The four teams that placed first in the competition earned a spot as CONMEBOL members at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2023.

Brazil finished top in the final stage group and went on to win their thirteenth South American U-17 championship. Brazilian champions, Ecuador's runners-up, Argentina's third-place finish, and fourth-place Ecuador are the four teams competing. Venezuela was accepted at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2023.

The South American U-17 Championship was initially scheduled to take place in Ecuador in 2021. The COVID-19 epidemic ultimately forced the cancellation of that competition, although Ecuador was still given the go-ahead to host the South American U-17 Championship in 2023. Ecuador will host the event for a fourth time, having already done so in 1988 (under-16 iteration), 2007, and 2011.

U17 Sudamerican: List of all winners

• 1985: Argentina
• 1986: Bolivia
• 1988: Brazil
• 1991: Brazil
• 1993: Colombia
• 1995: Brazil
• 1997: Brazil
• 1999: Brazil
• 2001: Brazil
• 2003: Argentina

• 2005: Brazil
• 2007: Brazil
• 2009: Brazil
• 2011: Brazil
• 2013: Argentina
• 2015: Brazil
• 2017: Brazil
• 2019: Argentina
• 2023: Brazil