The 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship () was the 15th U-17 tournament for national teams affiliated with CONMEBOL. It was held in Argentina.
This tournament gave four berths to the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which was held in United Arab Emirates.
Argentina was chosen as host country, as agreed at a meeting of the executive committee of CONMEBOL on 18 March 2011 at the headquarters of South American football being located in Luque, Paraguay. The meeting lasted about 3 hours and during that time it was decided to have Argentina as the headquarters for both the 2013 South American U-17 and U-20 Tournaments in 2013.
A total of two cities hosted the tournament.
The list of referees selected for the tournament was announced on 9 March 2013 by CONMEBOL's Referee Commission. The referees were:
Germán Delfino<br> Silvio Trucco
Péricles Cortez<br> Paulo César de Oliveira
Julio Bascuñán<br> Carlos Ulloa
José Argote<br> Marlon Escalante
When teams finished level on points, the final order was determined according to:
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Venue: Estadio Provincial Juan Gilberto Funes, San Luis
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Venue: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
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Venue: Estadio Provincial Juan Gilberto Funes, San Luis