The 2005 South American Under-17 Football Championship was a football competition for U-17 national teams affiliated with CONMEBOL.

It was the 11th time the tournament was held.

It was played in Venezuela from 1 to 17 April 2005.

The host city of the competition was Maracaibo, which was chosen in April 2004.

The top 2 teams qualified for the final round.