2011 South American Under-17 Football Championship
| Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17 Ecuador 2011 |
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|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ecuador |
| Dates | 12 March – 9 April |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Brazil (10th title)
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| Runners-up |
 Uruguay
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| Third place |
 Argentina
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| Fourth place |
 Ecuador
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Goals scored | 110 (3.14 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Juan Cruz Mascia (6 goals) |
The 2011 South American Under-17 Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17 Ecuador 2011) was the 14th U-17 tournament for national teams affiliated with CONMEBOL. It was held in Ecuador from 12 March to 9 April 2011.
This tournament gave four berths to the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which was held in Mexico, and also the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Brazil won their tenth title and their fourth in a row. They qualified to the aforementioned tournaments along with Uruguay, Argentina, and Ecuador.
Five stadiums in five host cities were chosen for the tournament. Due to a scheduling conflict on the final match day, another stadium in Quito was added and used in the tournament.
On 8 February 2011, CONMEBOL's Commission on Referees announced the list of 10 referees and assistant to be used for the tournament.
Each national team had to present a list of twenty players by 2 March 2011, but each association had the ability to change five players up to five days before the start of the tournament. All the players had to be born after 1 January 1994.
When teams finish level of points, the final order determined according to:
All match times are in local Ecuadorian time (UTC−05:00).
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