2003 South American Under-17 Football Championship
The South American Under 17 Football Championship of 2003 was played in Bolivia from 1 May till 18 May 2003.
The competition was originally scheduled for February 28-March 16 in Venezuela, Maracay - it was postponed to May and moved to Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia due to social unrest in Venezuela; Venezuela were awarded the organisation of the 2005 edition instead.
The host of the competition were the cities of Santa Cruz and Montero.
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