The 2009 South American Under-17 Football Championship () was a football competition for U-17 national teams affiliated with CONMEBOL. It was the 13th time the tournament was held. The tournament took place in Chile from 17 April to 9 May.
Teams
Squads
First Group Stage
The teams were divided into two groups of five, with the top three teams in each group classifying to the second round.
All times local (UTC-4)
Group A
Group B
Final Group Stage
Final
Argentina and Brazil (directly qualified to the World Championship after finishing 1st in their respective groups) played a match to define a champion.
Goal scorers
7 goals
Edwin Cardona
4 goals
Gonzalo Barreto
3 goals
Daniel Villalba
Sergio Araujo
Gilbert Álvarez
Philippe Coutinho
2 goals
Esteban Espíndola
Leandro González Pírez
Leonel Justiniano
Wellington
Zezinho
Álex González
2 goals (cont.) Jonathan de la Cruz Renato Zapata Adrián Luna Sebastián Gallegos 1 goal Alejandro Méndez Carlos Castro Carlos Mendoza Samuel Galindo Carlão Dodô Felipinho Gerson Romário Enzo Andia Santiago Dittborn
1 goal (cont.) Carlos Robles Faider Burbano Jorge Ramos Juan Saiz Esteban Villaprado Kevin Tello Luis Celi Richard Caicedo Fernando Acuña Jorge Salinas Julio Domínguez Deyair Reyes Johan Rey José Laureiro Luis de los Santos Ramón Arias Rafaelle Centofani
Countries to participate in 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Top 4 teams qualify for 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup: