1997 South American U-20 Championship

The XVIII.U -20 South American Championship soccer 1997 took place until February 7, 1997, Chile on 16 January 1997.

The encounters were wearing to determine the tournament winner in the cities of Iquique, La Serena and Coquimbo. It was played in two groups and one then also be transmitted in group mode Final Phase. It participated in the tournament, the national teams of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela in part. From the event Argentina emerged as the winner. The second to fourth occupied the national teams from Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Scorer of the tournament with eight goals scored was the Brazilian Adaílton Martins Bolzan.

The squad, coached by José Pekerman winning team consisted of the following players:

Leonardo Franco ( Independiente ), Cristian Muñoz ( Sarmiento de Junín ), Martín Román (Colón de Santa Fe ), Walter Samuel ( Newell's Old Boys), Leandro Cufré ( Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata), Diego Placente ( Argentinos Juniors), Diego Markic ( Argentinos Juniors), Aldo Duscher ( Newell's Old Boys), Esteban Cambiasso (Real Madrid, Spain ), Juan Roman Riquelme ( Boca Juniors), Martín Pérezlindo ( Unión de Santa Fe), Luis Calvo ( Boca Juniors), Mauro Gerk ( Newell's Old Boys), Sixto Peralta ( Huracán ), Bernardo Romeo ( Estudiantes La Plata), Pablo Rodríguez ( Argentinos Juniors), Diego Quintana ( Newell's Old Boys), Pablo Aimar ( River Plate), Gabriel Loeschbor (Rosario Central) and Juan Serrizuela ( Lanús )