U-17 World Cup 1995

FIFA U-16 World Cup 1995
FIFA U-16 World Championship 1995
Number of nations	16
World Champion	Ghana (2nd title)
venue	Ecuador
Opening game	August 3, 1995
Endgame	August 20, 1995
Games	32
Gates	84  (⌀: 2.63 per game)
spectator	266,000  (⌀: 8,313 per game)
Top scorer	Daniel Allsopp Mohammed Al-Kathiri (5 each)
Best player	Mohammed Al-Kathiri
yellow cards	103  (⌀: 3.22 per game)
Yellow-red cards	4  (⌀: 0.13 per game)
Red cards	6  (⌀: 0.19 per game)

The 6th U-17 World Cup took place in Ecuador from August 3rd to 20th, 1995 . The defending champion was the national team of Nigeria , the new title holder was the national team of Ghana . The games took place in Quito , Cuenca , Riobamba , Ibarra , Portoviejo and Guayaquil .

The selection of the DFB could qualify for the tournament. However, she was eliminated after the preliminary round with just one win.

Venues

Four venues where the group games took place are characterized by an extreme altitude.

Quito Guayaquil Riobamba Cuenca Portoviejo Ibarra

Venues 1995 in Ecuador

• Quito , Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa at 2,850 m altitude: 6 group matches of group A, 1 quarter-finals
• Cuenca , Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar at an altitude of 2,550 m: 6 group matches of group B
• Riobamba , Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba at an altitude of 2,750 m: 6 group matches of group C
• Ibarra , Estadio Olímpico de Ibarra at 2,210 m altitude: 6 group matches of group D
• Portoviejo , Estadio Reales Tamarindos : 2 quarter-finals, 1 semi-finals
• Guayaquil , Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha : 1 quarter-finals, 1 semi-finals, game for 3rd place and final

Attendees

3 from Europe	Germany	Portugal	Spain
3 from South America	Argentina	Brazil	Ecuador
3 from North and Central America	Costa Rica	Canada	United States
3 from Africa	Ghana	Guinea	Nigeria
3 from Asia	Japan	Qatar	Oman
1 from Oceania	Australia

DFB selection

player	society	Games
1 Harald Huber	FC Bayern Munich	3 (0)
2 Klaus Voike	Borussia Dortmund	2 (0)
3 Alexander Bugera	FC Bayern Munich	3 (0)
4 Manuel Benthin	Tennis Borussia Berlin	3 (0)
5 Fabian Ernst	Hannover 96	3 (0)
6 Michael Bauer	FC Bayern Munich	3 (0)
7 Markus Claus	FC Carl Zeiss Jena	1 (0)
8 Stefan Bernhardt	Dynamo Dresden	3 (1)
9 Marco Kurth	Hallescher FC	1 (0)
10 Timo Rost	1. FC Nuremberg	3 (1)
11 Tobias Iseli	VfB Stuttgart	2 (0)
12 Raphael Schäfer	Hannover 96
13 Thorsten Schramm	MSV Duisburg
14 Andreas Voss	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	2 (0)
15 Damian Brezina	Hannover 96	3 (1)
16 Manuel Majunke	VfB Stuttgart	3 (0)
17 Patrick Falk	Eintracht Frankfurt	3 (0)
18 Christian Timm	Borussia Dortmund	3 (0)

• Trainer: Bernd Stöber

mode

• The preliminary round was played in four groups of four teams each.
• The first two in each group reached the quarter-finals.
• From the quarterfinals onwards, the knockout system continued.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Ghana	3	3	0	0	005: 100	+4	09
2.	Ecuador	3	1	2	0	003: 200	+1	05
3.	Japan	3	1	2	0	002: 200	± 0	05
4th	United States	3	0	0	3	001: 600	−5	00

08/03/1995
Ecuador	-	United States	2-0
Ghana	-	Japan	1-0
08/05/1995
Ecuador	-	Ghana	1: 2
United States	-	Japan	1: 2
08/08/1995
Ecuador	-	Japan	0-0
United States	-	Ghana	0: 2

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Argentina	3	3	0	0	007-000	+7	09
2.	Portugal	3	1	0	2	005: 600	−1	03
3.	Guinea	3	1	0	2	003: 600	−3	03
4th	Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	002: 500	−3	03

08/04/1995
Argentina	-	Portugal	3-0
Costa Rica	-	Guinea	2-0
08/06/1995
Argentina	-	Costa Rica	2-0
Portugal	-	Guinea	2: 3
08/09/1995
Argentina	-	Guinea	2-0
Portugal	-	Costa Rica	3-0

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Nigeria	3	2	1	0	005: 200	+3	07th
2.	Australia	3	1	2	0	005: 400	+1	05
3.	Spain	3	1	2	0	004: 400	± 0	05
4th	Qatar	3	0	1	2	001: 500	−4	01

08/04/1995
Nigeria	-	Qatar	1: 1
Australia	-	Spain	2: 2
08/06/1995
Nigeria	-	Australia	2-0
Qatar	-	Spain	0: 1
08/09/1995
Nigeria	-	Spain	2: 1
Qatar	-	Australia	0: 3

Group D

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Brazil	3	2	1	0	005-000	+5	07th
2.	Oman	3	2	1	0	005: 100	+4	07th
3.	Germany	3	1	0	2	003: 600	−3	03
4th	Canada	3	0	0	3	001: 700	−6	00

08/04/1995
Brazil	-	Germany	3-0
Oman	-	Canada	2: 1
08/06/1995
Brazil	-	Oman	0-0
Germany	-	Canada	3-0
08/09/1995
Brazil	-	Canada	2-0
Germany	-	Oman	0: 3

Final round

Quarter finals

08/12/1995
Ghana	-	Portugal	2-0
Nigeria	-	Oman	1: 2
08/13/1995
Argentina	-	Ecuador	3: 1
Brazil	-	Australia	3: 1

Semifinals

08/17/1995
Ghana	-	Oman	3: 1
Argentina	-	Brazil	0: 3

3rd place match

08/20/1995
Oman	-	Argentina	0: 2

final

08/20/1995
Ghana	-	Brazil	3: 2

Remarks

• The top scorer of the tournament was Daniel Allsopp (Australia) and Mohamed Kathiri (Oman) with 5 goals each.

Best goal scorers

Below are the top scorers of the 1995 U-17 World Cup. They are sorted alphabetically according to the number of hits or if the number of goals is the same.

space	player	Gates
1	Daniel Allsopp	5
	Mohammed Al Kathiri	5
3	Fernando Gatti	4th
4th	Abu Iddrisu	3

Web links

• Official website of FIFA