It was scheduled to be held in Ecuador between 31 March – 25 April 2021,[1] before its suspension and subsequent cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
[3] On 28 December 2020, CONMEBOL confirmed the rescheduling of the tournament,[4][5] despite the fact that the Colombian Football Federation had announced its cancellation,[6] with October as a possible tentative date and keeping Ecuador as the host country.
[7][8] Eventually, CONMEBOL decided to cancel the tournament during a meeting of its council held on 3 August 2021.
All ten CONMEBOL member national teams are eligible to enter the tournament.
As hosts, Peru were the only CONMEBOL representative qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup at the time of the tournament's cancellation.