| Tourney Name: | 2005 South American Under 17 Football Championship |
| Other Titles: | 2005 Sudamericano Sub-17 |
| Country: | Venezuela |
| Dates: | 1–17 April |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 7 |
| Matches: | 30 |
| Goals: | 107 |
| Top Scorer: |  Kerlon (8 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2003 |
| Nextseason: | 2007 |
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]
See main article: 2005 South American Under-17 Football Championship squads.
The 10 national teams were divided in 2 groups of 5 teams each. The top 2 teams qualified for the final round.
| width=185 | Team | width=20 | Pts | width=20 | PLD | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | |||||||||
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | |||||||||
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | |||||||||
| 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| width=185 | Team | width=20 | Pts | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 April 2005 | |||||||
| Colombia | 0:1 | Chile | Maracaibo | ||||
| Uruguay | 1:0 | Argentina | Maracaibo | ||||
| 4 April 2005 | |||||||
| Chile | 3:0 | Peru | Maracaibo | ||||
| Colombia | 1:0 | Uruguay | Maracaibo | ||||
| 6 April 2005 | |||||||
| Peru | 1:3 | Colombia | Maracaibo | ||||
| Chile | 2:3 | Argentina | Maracaibo | ||||
| 8 April 2005 | |||||||
| Argentina | 0:0 | Colombia | Maracaibo | ||||
| Uruguay | 3:0 | Peru | Maracaibo | ||||
| 10 April 2005 | |||||||
| Uruguay | 4:0 | Chile | Maracaibo | ||||
| Argentina | 3:4 | Peru | Maracaibo |
The final round were played in the same system that first round, with the best 4 teams.
| width=185 | Equipo | width=20 | Pts | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |||||||||
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 April 2005 | |||||||
| Uruguay | 4:2 | Ecuador | Maracaibo | ||||
| Brazil | 3:1 | Colombia | Maracaibo | ||||
| 15 April 2005 | |||||||
| Uruguay | 1:0 | Colombia | Maracaibo | ||||
| Brazil | 4:1 | Ecuador | Maracaibo | ||||
| 17 April 2005 | |||||||
| Ecuador | 2:1 | Colombia | Maracaibo | ||||
| Brazil | 2:2 | Uruguay | Maracaibo |
| Nation | Player | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerlon | 8 | |
| Elías Figueroa | 6 | ||
| Anderson | 5 | |
| Javier Acuña | 5 | ||
| Ramón | 5 |