Football U-17 World Championship - Definition and Overview

The Football U-17 World Championship is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 17 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The first edition was hosted by China in 1985 and was won by Nigeria. It has taken place in all odd-numbered years since, with Brazil leading the way with three wins. African countries have also been successful: both Nigeria and Ghana won the tournament twice. The age limit was switched from 16 to 17 starting in 1991.

Results

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
			Champion	Score	Second Place		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
1985	China		Nigeria	2 - 0	West Germany		Brazil	4 - 1	Guinea
1987	Canada		USSR	1 - 1 aet	Nigeria		Côte d'Ivoire	2 - 1 aet	Italy
			3 - 1 on penalty shootout
1989	Scotland		Saudi Arabia	2 - 2 aet	Scotland		Portugal	3 - 0	Bahrain
			5 - 4 on penalty shootout
1991	Italy		Ghana	1 - 0	Spain		Argentina	1 - 1	Qatar
							4 - 1 on penalty shootout
1993	Japan		Nigeria	2 - 1	Ghana		Chile	1 - 1	Poland
							4 - 2 on penalty shootout
1995	Ecuador		Ghana	3 - 2	Brazil		Argentina	2 - 0	Oman
1997	Egypt		Brazil	2 - 1	Ghana		Spain	2 - 1	Germany
1999	New Zealand		Brazil	0 - 0 aet	Australia		Ghana	2 - 0	USA
			8 - 7 on penalty shootout
2001	Trinidad and Tobago		France	3 - 0	Nigeria		Burkina Faso	2 - 0	Argentina
2003	Finland		Brazil	1 - 0	Spain		Argentina	1 - 1	Colombia
							5 - 4 on penalty shootout
2005	Peru

• Key:
  • aet - after extra time
  • asdet - after sudden death extra time

Total Wins

• Brazil 3 (1997, 1999, 2003)
• Nigeria 2 (1985, 1993)
• Ghana 2 (1991, 1995)
• USSR 1 (1987)
• Saudi Arabia 1 (1989)
• France 1 (2001)

See Also

Football World Youth Championship