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Friday, November 8, 2013

FIFA U-17 World Cup

The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to the FIFA U-17 World Championship and known by its current name since 2007, is the world championship of Association Football for Male Players under the age of 17 organized by FIFA

The first edition was staged in 1985 held in China and tournaments have been played every two years since then

Most Title Winners
Nigeria is the most successful nation in the tournament's history, with four titles and three runner ups
Brazil  is the second most successful with three titles and 2 runner ups
Ghana & Mexico have won the tournament twice

Qualification

The host nation of each tournament qualifies automatically

The remaining teams qualify through competitions organised by the 6 regional confederations -
AFC(Asia)
CAF(Africa)
CONCACAF(North,Central America and Caribbean)
CONMEBOL(South America)
OFC(Oceania)
UEFA(Europe)

Awards

At every tournament three awards are presented -
  • The Golden Shoe is awarded to the top goalscorer of tournament.
  • The Golden Ball is awarded to the most valuable player of the tournament.
  • The Fair Play Award is presented to the team with the best disciplinary record in the tournament.
Winners Details
Year
Host
Winner
Runner-Up
Score
1985
China
Nigeria
West Germany
2-0
1987
Canada
Soviet Union
Nigeria
1-1 a.e.t and 4-2 on penalties
1989
Scotland
Saudi Arabia
Scotland
2-2 a.e.t and 5-4 on penalties
1991
Italy
Ghana
Spain
1-0
1993
Japan
Nigeria
Ghana
2-1
1995
Ecuador
Ghana
Brazil
3-2
1997
Egypt
Brazil
Ghana
2-1
1999
New Zealand
Brazil
Australia
0-0 a.e.t and 8-7 on penalties
2001
Trinidad & Tobago
France
Nigeria
3-0
2003
Finland
Brazil
Spain
1-0
2005
Peru
Mexico
Brazil
3-0
2007
South Korea
Nigeria
Spain
0-0 a.e.t and 3-0 on penalties
2009
Nigeria
Switzerland
Nigeria
1-0
2011
Mexico
Mexico
Uruguay
2-0
2013
UAE
Nigeria
Mexico
3-0



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