U-17 World Cup 2009

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2009
FIFA U-17 World Cup 2009
Number of nations	24  (of 175 applicants)
World Champion	Switzerland (1st title)
venue	Nigeria
Opening game	October 24, 2009
Endgame	November 15, 2009
Games	52
Gates	151  (⌀: 2.9 per game)
spectator	778,787  (⌀: 14,977 per game)
Top scorer	Borja Bastón Sani Emmanuel Sebastián Gallegos Haris Seferović (5 each)
Best player	Sani Emmanuel
Best goalkeeper	Benjamin Siegrist
yellow cards	194  (⌀: 3.73 per game)
Yellow-red cards	8  (⌀: 0.15 per game)
Red cards	14  (⌀: 0.27 per game)

The 13th U-17 World Cup took place in Nigeria from October 24 to November 15, 2009 . Soccer Youth World Champion (under 17 years), the Switzerland , who won all of their seven games and defeated the hosts and defending champions in the final. It is the first Swiss football -WM title at all.

On May 21, 2009, FIFA issued a “yellow card” to Nigeria. In nine possible venues, only the two stadiums of Abuja and Lagos were nearly completed. Since the tournament is to be played in at least six stadiums, the four stadiums in Calabar , Enugu , Ijebu-Ode and Kano were given a “grace period” of one month. If the situation in just one of these stadiums does not meet FIFA's expectations, the tournament would be relocated to another country.

Bauchi and Kaduna initially excluded FIFA as venues, but eventually matches were allowed to take place in the relatively large stadiums there. The candidate city of Warri was not considered as a venue due to armed conflict in the state of Delta .

Venues

Abuja Bauchi Calabar Enugu Ijebu ode Kano Kaduna Lagos

2009 venues in Nigeria

Venue	Stadion	Spectator seats
Abuja	Abuja National Stadium	60,000
Bauchi	Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium	25,000
Calabar	UJ Esuene Stadium	25,000
Enugu	Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium	19,050
Ijebu ode	Gateway stage	20,000
Kano	Sani Abacha Stadium	25,000
Kaduna	Ahmadou Bello Stadium	30,000
Lagos	Teslim Balogun Stadium	30,000

Attendees

6 from Europe	Germany	Italy	Netherlands	Switzerland	Spain	Turkey
4 from South America	Argentina	Brazil	Colombia	Uruguay
4 from North and Central America	Costa Rica	Honduras	Mexico	United States
5 from Africa	Algeria	Burkina Faso	Gambia	Nigeria	Malawi
4 from Asia	Iran	Japan	South Korea	UA Emirates
1 from Oceania	New Zealand

Teams from German-speaking countries

Germany

DFB selection

player	society	Games	Gates	yellow	Yellow Red	red
1 Marc-André ter Stegen	Borussia Monchengladbach	4th	0	0	0	0
2 Bienvenue Basala-Mazana	1. FC Cologne	4th	0	0	0	0
3 Marvin Plattenhardt	1. FC Nuremberg	4th	0	0	0	0
4 Robert Labus	Hamburger SV	2	0	0	0	1
5 Shkodran Mustafi	Everton FC	4th	1	1	1	0
6 Gerrit Nauber	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	2	0	0	0	0
7 Christopher Buchtmann	Liverpool FC	4th	0	1	0	0
8 Reinhold Yabo (C)	1. FC Cologne	4th	0	0	0	0
9 Lennart Thy	Werder Bremen	4th	3	0	0	0
10 Mario Gotze	Borussia Dortmund	4th	3	0	0	0
11 Abu-Bakarr Kargbo	Hertha BSC	2	0	0	0	0
12 Bernd Leno	VfB Stuttgart	0	0	0	0	0
13 Daniel Hofstetter	TSV 1860 Munich	3	0	0	0	0
14 Yunus Malli	Borussia Monchengladbach	2	1	1	0	0
15 Christopher Avevor	Hannover 96	0	0	0	0	0
16 Kevin Volland	TSV 1860 Munich	2	1	0	0	0
17 Manuel Janzer	VfB Stuttgart	1	0	1	0	0
18 Matthias Zimmermann	Karlsruher SC	4th	0	1	0	0
19 Florian Trinks	Werder Bremen	4th	1	1	0	0
20 Kevin Scheidhauer	VfL Wolfsburg	2	0	1	0	0
21 Jonas Ermes	VfL Bochum	0	0	0	0	0

• Coach: Marco Pezzaiuoli

Switzerland

SFV selection

player	society	Games	Gates	yellow	Yellow Red	red
1 Benjamin Siegrist	Aston Villa	7th	0	1	0	0
2 André Gonçalves	FC Zurich	7th	1	1	0	0
3 Janick Kamber	FC Basel	6th	0	0	0	0
4 Charyl Chappuis	Grasshopper Club Zurich	7th	0	1	0	0
5 Frédéric Veseli (C)	Manchester City	6th	0	1	0	1
6 Kofi Nimeley	FC Basel	5	0	0	0	0
7 Roman Buess	FC Basel	3	0	1	0	0
8 Oliver Buff	FC Zurich	6th	1	3	1	0
9 Haris Seferović	Grasshopper Club Zurich	6th	5	2	0	0
10 Nassim Ben Khalifa	Grasshopper Club Zurich	7th	4th	1	0	0
11 granite Xhaka	FC Basel	7th	1	2	0	0
12 Raphael mirror	Grasshopper Club Zurich	0	0	0	0	0
13 Ricardo Rodriguez	FC Zurich	6th	3	0	0	0
14 Bruno Martignoni	FC Locarno	6th	1	1	0	0
15 Sead Hajrović	Arsenal FC	6th	0	2	0	1
16 Pajtim Kasami	Lazio Rome	6th	1	2	0	0
17 Maik Nakic	FC Sion	0	0	1	0	0
18 Robin Vecchi	FC Basel	4th	0	0	0	0
19 Matteo Tosetti	FC Locarno	1	0	0	0	0
20 Igor Mijatovic	AC Bellinzona	2	0	0	0	0
21 Joel Kiassumbua	FC Luzern	0	0	0	0	0

• Trainer: Dany Ryser

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was held in six groups of four teams each. The six group winners and runners-up as well as the four best thirds in the group qualified for the round of 16.
All times are in local time.

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Nigeria	3	2	0	1	006: 400	+2	06th
2.	Argentina	3	2	0	1	004: 300	+1	06th
3.	Germany	3	1	1	1	007: 600	+1	04th
4th	Honduras	3	0	0	3	001: 500	−4	00

Sat., October 24, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Abuja
Honduras	-	Argentina	0: 1 (0: 0)
Sat., October 24, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in Abuja
Nigeria	-	Germany	3: 3 (0: 2)
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Abuja
Argentina	-	Germany	2: 1 (0: 1)
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Abuja
Nigeria	-	Honduras	1: 0 (0: 0)
Friday, October 30, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Abuja
Germany	-	Honduras	3: 1 (0: 0)
Friday, October 30, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Bauchi
Argentina	-	Nigeria	1: 2 (1: 1)

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Switzerland	3	3	0	0	007: 300	+4	09
2.	Mexico	3	2	0	1	003: 200	+1	06th
3.	Brazil	3	1	0	2	003: 400	−1	03
4th	Japan	3	0	0	3	005: 900	−4	00

Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Lagos
Mexico	-	Switzerland	0: 2 (0: 2)
Sat., October 24, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Lagos
Brazil	-	Japan	3: 2 (1: 1)
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Lagos
Switzerland	-	Japan	4: 3 (1: 2)
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Lagos
Brazil	-	Mexico	0: 1 (0: 0)
Friday, October 30, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Lagos
Japan	-	Mexico	0: 2 (0: 0)
Fri., October 30, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Abuja
Switzerland	-	Brazil	1: 0 (1: 0)

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Iran	3	2	0	1	003-000	+3	06th
2.	Colombia	3	1	2	0	004: 300	+1	05
3.	Netherlands	3	1	0	2	003: 400	−1	03
4th	Gambia	3	0	1	2	003: 600	−3	01

Sun., October 25, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Calabar
Iran	-	Gambia	2: 0 (1: 0)
Sun., October 25, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Calabar
Colombia	-	Netherlands	2: 1 (0: 0)
Wed., October 28, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Calabar
Netherlands	-	Gambia	2: 1 (1: 1)
Wed., October 28, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Calabar
Iran	-	Colombia	0-0
Sat, October 31, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Calabar
Gambia	-	Colombia	2: 2 (2: 0)
Sat, October 31, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Enugu
Netherlands	-	Iran	0: 1 (0: 1)

Group D

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Turkey	3	2	0	1	006: 200	+4	06th
2.	Burkina Faso	3	1	1	1	005: 300	+2	04th
3.	New Zealand	3	1	0	2	003: 300	± 0	03
4th	Costa Rica	3	0	1	2	003: 900	−6	01

Sun., October 25, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Enugu
Turkey	-	Burkina Faso	1: 0 (1: 0)
Sun., October 25, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Enugu
Costa Rica	-	New Zealand	1: 1 (1: 1)
Wed., October 28, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Enugu
New Zealand	-	Burkina Faso	1: 1 (0: 1)
Wed., October 29, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. in Enugu
Turkey	-	Costa Rica	4: 1 (3: 1)
Sat October 31, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Enugu
Burkina Faso	-	Costa Rica	4: 1 (2: 0)
Sat., October 31, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Calabar
New Zealand	-	Turkey	1: 1 (0: 1)

Group E

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Spain	3	3	0	0	009: 300	+6	09
2.	United States	3	2	0	1	003: 200	+1	06th
3.	UA Emirates	3	1	0	2	003: 400	−1	03
4th	Malawi	3	0	0	3	001: 700	−6	00

Mon., October 26, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Kano
UA Emirates	-	Malawi	2: 0 (0: 0)
Mon., October 26, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Kano
Spain	-	United States	2: 1 (2: 1)
Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Kano
United States	-	Malawi	1: 0 (0: 0)
Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Kano
UA Emirates	-	Spain	1: 3 (0: 2)
Sun., November 1st, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Kano
Malawi	-	Spain	1: 4 (0: 1)
Sun., November 1st, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Ijebu-Ode
United States	-	UA Emirates	1: 0 (1: 0)

Group F.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Italy	3	2	0	1	003: 100	+2	06th
2.	South Korea	3	2	0	1	006: 300	+3	06th
3.	Uruguay	3	1	1	1	003: 300	± 0	04th
4th	Algeria	3	0	0	3	000: 500	−5	00

Mon., October 26, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Kaduna
Uruguay	-	South Korea	1: 3 (0: 1)
Mon., October 26, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Kaduna
Algeria	-	Italy	0: 1 (0: 0)
Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Kaduna
Italy	-	South Korea	2: 1 (0: 1)
Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Kaduna
Uruguay	-	Algeria	2: 0 (0: 0)
Sun., November 1st, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Kaduna
South Korea	-	Algeria	2: 0 (2: 0)
Sun., November 1st, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Kano
Italy	-	Uruguay	0-0

Third place

The four best third-placed finishers reach the second round in addition to the two group winners. The United Arab Emirates have qualified for the round of 16 based on the fair play rating. With five yellow cards they received one less yellow card during the preliminary round than the teams from the Netherlands and Brazil tied for points and goals.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points	group
1.	Germany	3	1	1	1	007: 600	+1	04th	A.
2.	Uruguay	3	1	1	1	003: 300	± 0	04th	F.
3.	New Zealand	3	0	3	0	003: 300	± 0	03	D.
4th	UA Emirates	3	1	0	2	003: 400	−1	03	E.
5.	Netherlands	3	1	0	2	003: 400	−1	03	C.
6th	Brazil	3	1	0	2	003: 400	−1	03	B.

Final round

All times are in local time.

Overview

	Round of 16				Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	Argentina	2
	Colombia	3
					Colombia	1 (5)
					Turkey	1 (3)
	Turkey	2
	UA Emirates	0
									Colombia	0
									Switzerland	4th
	Switzerland	2 (4)
	Germany	2 (3)
					Switzerland	2
					Italy	1
	Italy	2
	United States	1
													Switzerland	1
													Nigeria	0
	Spain	4th
	Burkina Faso	1
					Spain	3 (4)
					Uruguay	3 (2)
	Iran	0 (1)
	Uruguay	0 (2)
									Spain	1
									Nigeria	3			3rd place match
	Mexico	1 (3)
	South Korea	1 (5)
					South Korea	1							Colombia	0
					Nigeria	3							Spain	1
	Nigeria	5
	New Zealand	0

Round of 16

Wed., November 4, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Ijebu-Ode
Argentina	-	Colombia	2: 3 (1: 0)
Wed., November 4, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Kaduna
Italy	-	United States	2: 1 (1: 0)
Wed., November 4, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Enugu
Turkey	-	UA Emirates	2: 0 (1: 0)
Wed., November 4, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Lagos
Switzerland	-	Germany	4: 3 n.V. (2: 2, 1: 1)
Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at 4 p.m. in Kano
Spain	-	Burkina Faso	4: 1 (1: 1)
Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Bauchi
Mexico	-	South Korea	1: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 0), 3: 5 i. E.
Thursday 5th November 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Calabar
Iran	-	Uruguay	1: 2 a.d. (0: 0, 0: 0)
Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Abuja
Nigeria	-	New Zealand	5: 0 (3: 0)

Quarter finals

Sun., November 8, 2009 at 4 p.m. in Bauchi
Colombia	-	Turkey	1: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 1), 5: 3 i. E.
Sun., November 8th, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Ijebu-Ode
Switzerland	-	Italy	2: 1 (1: 1)
Mon., November 9, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Kaduna
Spain	-	Uruguay	3: 3 n.V. (3: 3, 1: 1), 4: 2 i. E.
Mon., November 9, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Calabar
South Korea	-	Nigeria	1: 3 (1: 1)

Semifinals

Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Lagos
Colombia	-	Switzerland	0: 4 (0: 2)
Thursday, November 12th, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Lagos
Spain	-	Nigeria	1: 3 (0: 1)

3rd place match

Sun., November 15, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Abuja
Colombia	-	Spain	0: 1 (0: 0)

final

Switzerland		Nigeria
	final Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Abuja ( National Stadium ) Result: 1: 0 (0: 0) Spectators: 60,000 (sold out) Referee: Martín Vázquez ( Uruguay )   Match report
	Benjamin Siegrist - Ricardo Rodríguez , Charyl Chappuis , Frédéric Veseli (78th Sead Hajrović ), Bruno Martignoni (67th André Gonçalves ) - Oliver Buff , Pajtim Kasami Janick Kamber , Granit Xhaka (90th + 2 ′ Kofi Nimeley ) - Nassim Ben Khalifa , Haris Seferović Coach: Dany Ryser	Danjuma Paul - Mohammed Aliyu , Fortune Chukwudi , Kenneth Omeruo , Aigbe Oliha - Ramon Azeez - Terry Envoh , Abdul Ajagun , Sani Emmanuel (76th Yusuf Otubanjo ), Edafe Egbedi (70th Olarenwaju Kayode ) - Stanley Okoro Trainer: John Obuh
	1-0 Haris Seferović (63.)
	Buff (20th), Martignoni (53rd), Xhaka (80th)	Kayode (79.)

Web links

• Official website of the FIFA competition

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} FIFA.com: Yellow card for stadiums of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009 , 21 May 2009.