The 1986 South American Under-16 Football Championship (
Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-16 Peru 1986,
Brazilian Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-16 Peru 1986) was the 2nd edition of the
South American Under-17 Football Championship, a
football competition for the under-16 national teams in South America organized by
CONMEBOL. It was held in
Peru from 4 to 19 October 1986.[1]
Bolivia were crowned champions, and together with Brazil and Ecuador, which were the top three teams of this tournament, qualified for the
1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship in
Canada.
When teams finished level of points, the final rankings were determined according to the same criteria as the first stage, taking into account only matches in the final stage.