U-17 FIFA World Cup in India Schedule Announced

A 13-member strong FIFA delegation led by Tracy Lu and Marion Mayer-Vorfelder along with the Local Organising Committee ratified Kolkata as a venue for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India


Culminating the trip which saw them visit all the 6 venues for the tournament – Kochi, Navi Mumbai, Goa, New Delhi, Guwahati and Kolkata between October 19-25, 2016, the delegation deemed progress to be satisfactory and seemed upbeat about India’s first ever FIFA tournament.

The delegation also revealed the dates for the tournament, which will be hosted by the ratified cities, between 6th and 28th October 2017.

Official Venue of the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup.

• Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata. 85,000 capacity
• Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi. 60,500 capacity
• Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. 60,000 capacity
• DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. 55,000 capacity
• Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati. 30,000 capacity
• Fatorda Stadium, Margao Goa. 19,000 capacity.

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 Teams

Confederation	Qualifying tournament	Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia)	Host nation	India
	2016 AFC U-16 Championship	Iran Iraq Japan North Korea
CAF (Africa)	2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations	TBA TBA TBA TBA
CONCACAF (Central, North America, and the Caribbean)	2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship	TBA TBA TBA TBA
CONMEBOL (South America)	2017 South American Under-17 Championship	TBA TBA TBA TBA
OFC (Oceania)	2017 OFC U-17 Championship	TBA TBA
UEFA (Europe)	2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA