[1][2] The tournament was originally planned to be held between 17 November to 3 December 2023,[3][4] but on 16 October 2023 CONMEBOL announced that it would be postponed to August–September 2024 due to unforeseen circumstances.

[1][7] The South American U-15 Championship returns after 5 years because the COVID-19 pandemic forced CONMEBOL to cancel the tournament in 2021.

[8] Brazil were the defending champions but failed to retain their title by being eliminated in the group stage.

The final was contested by Paraguay and Ecuador, with the Paraguayans winning their third title after beating the Ecuadorians 4–3 on penalties.

[6] Bolivia was named as host country of the tournament during the CONMEBOL Council meeting on 30 September 2022.

If a match was tied after 80 minutes, a penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner (no extra time was played).