U-17 soccer world championship
| U-17 soccer world championship | |
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| abbreviation | U17 World Cup |
| Association | FIFA |
| First edition | 1985 |
| Teams | 24 |
| Game mode |
Round tournament (6 groups of 4 teams each) / knockout system (from round of 16) |
| Title holder |
 Brazil (4th title)
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| Record winner |
 Nigeria (5 wins)
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| Record player | ? |
| Record scorer |
Victor Osimhen (10 goals)
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| Website | www.fifa.com |
The FIFA U17 World Cup , or only briefly U17 World Championship (English: FIFA U17 World Cup ) called, is a football tournament for young males under 17 years that the world football body FIFA will be organized.
The first U-17 World Cup took place in China in 1985 . The Nigerian U-17 national team won the tournament. It has been held every two years since then, and the age limit was raised from 16 to 17 in 1991.
The record U-17 world champion is Nigeria with five victories. A second African football nation was also very successful: Ghana won the tournament twice.
The eleventh FIFA U-17 World Cup took place in 2005 in Peru . 16 teams played for the world title. Mexico won the first time with a 3-0 win over Brazil . This tournament was the first international competition in which FIFA used a microchip in the ball. The stadiums had to be equipped with special technology to receive the signal. With regard to this technical innovation, the U-17 World Cup was regarded as the dress rehearsal for the 2006 World Cup , in which this chip, which shows whether the ball has crossed the goal line or not, was to be introduced. However, since the system was not yet working properly, FIFA rejected the plan and postponed its introduction.
At the U-17 World Cup 2007 in South Korea, 24 teams took part for the first time. The six best teams from Europe qualify for the U-17 European Football Championship in early summer of the same year.
The 2015 U-17 World Cup was held in Chile from October 17 to November 8. Nigeria defended the title. The Nigerian U-17 players defeated Mali 2-0 in the final . It is the fifth title for the record winner. However, earlier it was suspected that Nigeria had used much older players, in one case a 25-year-old. Nigeria was not admitted to the 2017 U17 World Cup in India because 26 players from the squad failed the medical age test. At the U-17 World Cup in India in 2017 , the English U-17 team won the title for the first time. They beat the Spaniards 5-2 in the final .
On February 22, 2019, FIFA withdrew the U-17 World Cup 2019 from the host country Peru , which was to take place from October 5 to 27 that year. As the world association announced, there are a number of "organizational and infrastructural challenges" for the implementation of the tournament. The decision was made after several inspection visits and a meeting with the Peruvian football association FPF . On March 15 of that year, FIFA announced that the tournament would take place in Brazil .
So far, only one player has been able to become both U-17 world champion and senior world champion: the Brazilian Ronaldinho , who was U-17 and 2002 world champion with the senior team .
The tournaments at a glance
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Leaderboards
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Awards
At the end of every U-17 World Cup, several awards are given to the best players and fairest teams. There are currently four different awards:
- the Adidas Golden Ball for the best player
- the Adidas Golden Boot for the top scorer
- the Adidas Golden Glove for the best goalkeeper
- the FIFA Fair Play Award for the fairest team
| year | Golden ball | Golden Shoe (Gates) | Golden glove | FIFA Fair Play Award |
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| 1985 |
William César de Oliveira
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 Marcel Witeczek (8) |
not forgiven |
BR Germany
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| 1987 |
Philip Osundu
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 Moussa Traoré (5) |
 Soviet Union
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| 1989 |
 James Will
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 Fode Camara (3) |
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| 1991 |
 Nii Lamptey
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Adriano Gerlin da Silva (4) |
 Argentina
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| 1993 |
Daniel Addo
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Wilson Oruma (6) |
Nigeria
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| 1995 |
 Mohamed Amor Al Kathri
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 Daniel Allsopp (5) |
Brazil
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| 1997 |
 Santamaría
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David Rodriguez-Fraile (7) |
Argentina
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| 1999 |
 Landon Donovan
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Ishmael Addo (7) |
 Mexico
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| 2001 |
 Florent Sinama-Pongolle
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Florent Sinama-Pongolle (9) |
Nigeria
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| 2003 |
Cesc Fàbregas
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Cesc Fàbregas (5) |
 Costa Rica
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| 2005 |
Anderson
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Carlos Vela (5) |
 North Korea
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| 2007 |
 Toni Kroos
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Macauley Chrisantus (7) |
Costa Rica
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| 2009 |
Sani Emmanuel
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Borja Baston (5) |
 Benjamin Siegrist
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Nigeria
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| 2011 |
Julio Gomez
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Souleymane Coulibaly (9) |
 Mathías Cubero
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 Japan
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| 2013 |
Kelechi Iheanacho
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 Valmir Berisha (7) |
Dele Alampasu
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Nigeria
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| 2015 |
Kelechi Nwakali
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Victor Osimhen (10) |
 Samuel Diarra
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 Ecuador
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| 2017 |
 Phil Foden
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Rhian Brewster (8) |
Gabriel Brazao
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Brazil
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Varia
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| 1985 | 4th | 4th | 80 | 16 | 32 | 91 | 2.84 | 735,000 | 22,969 | 57 | 1.78 | 2 | 0.06 | ||
| 1987 | 4th | 4th | ? | 16 | 32 | 82 | 2.56 | 115,500 | 3,609 | 67 | 2.09 | 8th | 0.25 | ||
| 1989 | 5 | 5 | ? | 16 | 32 | 77 | 2.41 | 192.100 | 6.003 | 68 | 2.13 | 5 | 0.16 | ||
| 1991 | 6th | 6th | ? | 16 | 32 | 81 | 2.53 | 37,000 | 1,156 | 75 | 2.34 | 6th | 0.19 | ||
| 1993 | 6th | 6th | ? | 16 | 32 | 107 | 3.34 | 156,390 | 4,887 | 84 | 2.63 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.06 |
| 1995 | 6th | 6th | ? | 16 | 32 | 84 | 2.63 | 266,000 | 8,313 | 103 | 3.22 | 4th | 0.13 | 6th | 0.19 |
| 1997 | 4th | 4th | ? | 16 | 32 | 117 | 3.66 | 500,000 | 15,625 | 102 | 3.19 | 3 | 0.09 | 4th | 0.13 |
| 1999 | 4th | 4th | 165 | 16 | 32 | 93 | 2.91 | 218,400 | 6,825 | 122 | 3.81 | 2 | 0.06 | 4th | 0.16 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | 189 | 16 | 32 | 102 | 3.19 | 331.198 | 10,350 | 80 | 2.50 | 1 | 0.03 | 5 | 0.16 |
| 2003 | 4th | 4th | 180 | 16 | 32 | 117 | 3.66 | 183,616 | 5,738 | 107 | 3.34 | 9 | 0.28 | 7th | 0.22 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | 183 | 16 | 32 | 111 | 3.47 | 551.817 | 17,244 | 133 | 4.16 | 8th | 0.25 | 13 | 0.41 |
| 2007 | 8th | 8th | 175 | 24 | 52 | 165 | 3.17 | 436.079 | 8,386 | 167 | 3.21 | 8th | 0.15 | 5 | 0.10 |
| 2009 | 8th | 8th | 175 | 24 | 52 | 151 | 2.90 | 778.787 | 14,977 | 194 | 3.73 | 8th | 0.15 | 14th | 0.27 |
| 2011 | 7th | 7th | 184 | 24 | 52 | 158 | 3.04 | 1,002,314 | 19,275 | 172 | 3.31 | 5 | 0.10 | 10 | 0.19 |
| 2013 | 6th | 6th | 181 | 24 | 52 | 172 | 3.31 | 318.108 | 6.117 | 150 | 2.88 | 5 | 0.10 | 5 | 0.10 |
| 2015 | 8th | 8th | 184 | 24 | 52 | 151 | 2.90 | 482,490 | 9,279 | 170 | 3.27 | 4th | 0.08 | 6th | 0.12 |
| 2017 | 6th | 6th | 184 | 24 | 52 | 183 | 3.52 | 1,347,133 | 25.906 | 146 | 2.81 | 1 | 0.02 | 4th | 0.08 |
| 2019 | 5 | 6th | 24 | 52 | |||||||||||
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Incorrect age information for Nigerian U17 players according to blick.ch , accessed on October 7, 2017
- ↑ Age test on Nigeria's U17 team according to eurosport.de , accessed on October 7, 2017
- ↑ Football: FIFA withdrew Peru U17 World Cup. In: tt.com . APA / dpa , February 23, 2019, accessed on February 24, 2019 .
- ↑ FIFA Council decides on key steps for upcoming international tournaments. In: fifa.com. FIFA , March 15, 2019, accessed March 16, 2019 .