2025 CONMEBOL Boys' U-15 Evolution League

2025 CONMEBOL Boys' U-15 Evolution League
CONMEBOL Liga Evolución Sub 15
Paraguay 2025
Tournament details
Host countryParaguay
Dates24 September – 6 October
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Venezuela
Fourth place Uruguay
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The 2025 CONMEBOL Boys' U-15 Evolution League (Spanish: CONMEBOL Liga Evolución Sub-15) is the 11th edition of the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the men's under-15 national teams of South America, and the first under the new name CONMEBOL Boys' U-15 Evolution League. It was held in Luque, Paraguay from 24 September to 6 October 2025.[1]

Starting with this edition, the tournament was renamed the CONMEBOL Boys' U-15 Evolution League and, together with the newly created CONMEBOL Girls' U-15 Evolution League, became part of the tournaments of the Evolution Program of the CONMEBOL Development Department. The tournament is a continuation of the former South American U-15 Championship.[2]

Paraguay are the defending champions.[2]

Teams

All ten CONMEBOL member national teams entered the tournament.

Team Appearance Previous best top-4 performance
 Argentina 11th Champions (2017)
 Bolivia 11th Fourth place (2005)
 Brazil 11th Champions (2005, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)
 Chile 11th Fourth place (2007, 2013, 2023)
 Colombia 11th Runners-up (2004, 2011, 2013)
 Ecuador 11th Runners-up (2023)
 Paraguay (holders, hosts) 11th Champions (2004, 2009, 2023)
 Peru 11th Champions (2013)
 Uruguay 11th Runners-up (2007, 2015)
 Venezuela 10th None

Venue

Luque
CARDIF
Capacity: ?

Paraguay hosted the tournament for the third time after the 2004 and 2019 editions. All matches were played at the Centro de Alto Rendimiento de las Divisiones Formativas (CARDIF) located within the Parque Olímpico sports complex in Luque and opened in April 2024..

Competition format

South zone
Pos Team
S1  Paraguay
S2  Argentina
S3  Uruguay
S4  Chile
S5  Bolivia
North zone
Pos Team
N1  Ecuador
N2  Brazil
N3  Peru
N4  Venezuela
N5  Colombia

The teams were divided into two geographically based zones (North and South) to compete in a round robin against other members of their own zone during the group stage. In the final stage, the winners of each zone face each other in the final to contest the title, while the runners-up, third, fourth, and fifth place teams from each zone face each other to determine third through tenth place.[1]

Each match had a regular playing time of 80 minutes divided into two 40-minute halves with a 15-minute break. At the end of each match, CONMEBOL implemented a third period in which members of both teams shared an educational and integration space before returning to the dressing rooms.[3]

Group stage

In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points earned (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head result between tied teams;
    • Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
    • Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
    • Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Fewest red cards received;
  5. Fewest yellow cards received;
  6. Drawing of lots.

All match times are local times, PYT (UTC−3), as listed by CONMEBOL.[4]

South zone

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 4 4 0 0 9 2 +7 12 Final
2  Uruguay 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6 9 Third place match
3  Paraguay (H) 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4 Fifth place match
4  Chile 4 0 2 2 3 5 −2 2 Seventh place match
5  Bolivia 4 0 1 3 1 11 −10 1 Ninth place match
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Bolivia 0–3 Argentina
CONMEBOL report
APF report
Cabral 25', 37', 75'
CARDIF, Luque
Referee: Fabio Villalba (Paraguay)
Paraguay 0–1 Uruguay
CONMEBOL report
APF report
Rodríguez 70'
CARDIF Court 1, Luque
Referee: Jhonatan De Jesús (Paraguay)

Paraguay 2–0 Bolivia
Penayo 6', 48' CONMEBOL report
APF report
CARDIF, Luque
Referee: Basilio Jara (Paraguay)
Argentina 2–1 Chile
Cabral 30', 41' CONMEBOL report
APF report
Delgado 19'
CARDIF, Luque
Referee: Oscar Amarilla (Paraguay)

Chile 0–1 Uruguay
CONMEBOL report
APF report
Pesce 11'
CARDIF, Luque
Referee: Gustavo Caballero (Paraguay)
Argentina 2–0 Paraguay
González 48'
Cabral 76'
CONMEBOL report
APF report
CARDIF Court 1, Luque
Referee: Carlos Figueredo (Paraguay)

Uruguay 5–0 Bolivia
Azambuja 8'
Rodales 28'
Cardozo 58'
Pesce 62'
Soares de Lima 65'
CONMEBOL report
APF report
CARDIF, Luque
Referee: Francisco Osorio (Paraguay)
Chile 1–1 Paraguay
Riveros 16' CONMEBOL report
APF report
Paniagua 47'
CARDIF Court 1, Luque
Referee: Blas Medina (Paraguay)

Bolivia 1–1 Chile
Sánchez 43' CONMEBOL report
APF report
Cáceres 80+2'
CARDIF, Luque
Referee: Pedro Baranda (Paraguay)
Uruguay 1–2 Argentina
Pesce 23' CONMEBOL report
APF report
Cabral 32', 39'
CARDIF, Luque
Referee: Jonathan González (Paraguay)

North zone

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 4 2 2 0 8 5 +3 8 Final
2  Venezuela 4 2 2 0 5 2 +3 8 Third place match
3  Colombia 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 5 Fifth place match
4  Ecuador 4 0 3 1 3 4 −1 3 Seventh place match
5  Peru 4 0 1 3 1 7 −6 1 Ninth place match
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Venezuela 2–0 Peru
López 44'
Gamboa 68'
CONMEBOL report
APF report
CARDIF, Luque
Referee: Ángel Fleitas (Paraguay)
Colombia 0–0 Ecuador
CONMEBOL report
APF report
CARDIF, Luque
Referee: Blas Medina (Paraguay)

Colombia 1–2 Venezuela
Bernal 17' CONMEBOL report
APF report
Rentería 6' (o.g.)
Gamboa 30'
CARDIF, Luque
Referee: Juan Jara (Paraguay)
Peru 0–2 Brazil
CONMEBOL report
APF report
Rodrigo Jr 34'
Léo Rodrigues 73'
CARDIF, Luque
Referee: Gustavo Chamorro (Paraguay)

Brazil 4–3 Ecuador
Geovane 37'
Myguel 38'
Henrique 54'
Caio 76'
CONMEBOL report
APF report
Fragozo 25'
Poveda 53'
Mina 80'
CARDIF, Luque
Referee: Pedro Baranda (Paraguay)
Peru 1–3 Colombia
Correa 41' CONMEBOL report
APF report
Rentería 26'
Arboleda 54'
Bacca 60'
CARDIF, Luque
Referee: José Franco (Paraguay)

Ecuador 0–0 Venezuela
CONMEBOL report
APF report
CARDIF, Luque
Referee: Fabio Villalba (Paraguay)
Brazil 1–1 Colombia
Ruan Pablo 24' CONMEBOL report
APF report
Viveros 60'
CARDIF, Luque
Referee: Basilio Jara (Paraguay)

Venezuela 1–1 Brazil
Gamboa 19' CONMEBOL report
APF report
Figuera 80+3' (o.g.)
CARDIF, Luque
Referee: Juan Jara (Paraguay)
Ecuador 0–0 Peru
CONMEBOL report
APF report
CARDIF, Luque
Referee: Federico Villalba (Paraguay)

Final stage

Ninth place match

Peru 1–1 Bolivia
Ríos 7' CONMEBOL report
APF report
Chávez 30'
Penalties
  • Correa
  • Relaiza
  • Tumay
  • Chuyes
  • Gael
  • Alejo
  • Armas
  • Guzmán
5–4
  • Pérez
  • Cortez
  • Choquevillca
  • Romero
  • Chávez
  • Castro
  • Uriona
  • Peralta
CARDIF, Luque
Referee: Blas Medina (Paraguay)

Seventh place match

Chile 2–1 Ecuador
Morales 49'
Riveros 63'
CONMEBOL report
APF report
Muñoz 29'
CARDIF, Luque
Referee: Gustavo Coronel (Paraguay)

Fifth place match

Colombia 1–0 Paraguay
Franco 81' CONMEBOL report
APF report
CARDIF, Luque
Referee: Juan Jara (Paraguay)

Third place match

Venezuela 0–0 Uruguay
CONMEBOL report
APF report
Penalties
  • Gamboa
  • Noguera
  • García
  • Villarreal
  • Mendoza
  • López
6–5
  • Soares
  • Azambuja
  • Moliterno
  • Rodríguez
  • Cardozo
  • Mora
CARDIF, Luque
Referee: Fabio Villalba (Paraguay)

Final

Brazil 2–2 Argentina
Allan Santos 26'
Léo Rodrigues 53'
CONMEBOL report
APF report
Cabral 47', 59'
Penalties
  • Lucas Lopes
  • Caio
  • Ruan Pablo
  • José Henrique
  • Jean Carlos
5–4
  • Amaya
  • Ruiz Díaz
  • González
  • Pereira
  • Cabral
CARDIF, Luque
Referee: Álvaro Giménez (Paraguay)

References

  1. ^ a b "Todo sobre el nuevo torneo: CONMEBOL Liga Evolución Sub15 Masculina y Femenina" [Everything about the new tournament: CONMEBOL U15 Boys' and Girls' Evolution League] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 23 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Estos son los convocados para la CONMEBOL Liga Evolución Sub 15" [These are the players called up for the CONMEBOL U-15 Evolution League] (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 21 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Comienza la Liga Evolución Sub 15: la original idea tomada del rugby y la promesa del Santos que lleva Argentina" [The Under-15 Evolution League kicks off: an original idea borrowed from rugby and the Santos promise that Argentina carries] (in Spanish). Infobae. 23 September 2025.
  4. ^ Torres, Nolyet (23 September 2025). "¡Ya salieron los detalles! CONMEBOL revela todo lo que debes conocer acerca de la Liga Evolución Sub15 (+Calendarios)" [The details are out! CONMEBOL reveals everything you need to know about the U15 Evolution League (+Schedules)] (in Spanish). Notiprensa Digital.