FIFA U-17 World Cup

association football tournament for under-17 national teams

The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).

Results change

FIFA U-16 World Championship change

Edition Year Host Final Third place match Number of Teams
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
1 1985
Details
  China  
Nigeria
2–0  
West Germany
 
Brazil
4–1  
Guinea
16
2 1987
Details
  Canada  
Soviet Union
1–1 (aet)
(4–2 p)
 
Nigeria
 
Ivory Coast
2–1 (aet)  
Italy
16
3 1989
Details
  Scotland  
Saudi Arabia
2–2 (aet)
(5–4 p)
 
Scotland
 
Portugal
3–0  
Bahrain
16

FIFA U-17 World Championship change

Edition Year Host Final Third place match Number of Teams
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
4 1991
Details
  Italy  
Ghana
1–0  
Spain
 
Argentina
1–1 (aet)
(4–1 p)
 
Qatar
16
5 1993
Details
  Japan  
Nigeria
2–1  
Ghana
 
Chile
1–1 (aet)
(4–2 p)
 
Poland
16
6 1995
Details
  Ecuador  
Ghana
3–2  
Brazil
 
Argentina
2–0  
Oman
16
7 1997
Details
  Egypt  
Brazil
2–1  
Ghana
 
Spain
2–1  
Germany
16
8 1999
Details
  New Zealand  
Brazil
0–0 (aet)
(8–7 p)
 
Australia
 
Ghana
2–0  
United States
16
9 2001
Details
  Trinidad and Tobago  
France
3–0  
Nigeria
 
Burkina Faso
2–0  
Argentina
16
10 2003
Details
  Finland  
Brazil
1–0  
Spain
 
Argentina
1–1 (aet)
(5–4 p)
 
Colombia
16
11 2005
Details
  Peru  
Mexico
3–0  
Brazil
 
Netherlands
2–1  
Turkey
16

FIFA U-17 World Cup change

Edition Year Host Final Third place match Number of Teams
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
12 2007
Details
  South Korea  
Nigeria
0–0 (aet)
(3–0 p)
 
Spain
 
Germany
2–1  
Ghana
24
13 2009
Details
  Nigeria  
Switzerland
1–0  
Nigeria
 
Spain
1–0  
Colombia
24
14 2011
Details
  Mexico  
Mexico
2–0  
Uruguay
 
Germany
4–3  
Brazil
24
15 2013
Details
  United Arab Emirates  
Nigeria
3–0  
Mexico
 
Sweden
4–1  
Argentina
24
16 2015
Details
  Chile  
Nigeria
2–0  
Mali
 
Belgium
3–2  
Mexico
24
17 2017
Details
  India  
England
5–2  
Spain
 
Brazil
2–0  
Mali
24
18 2019
Details
  Brazil  
Brazil
2–1  
Mexico
 
France
4–1  
Netherlands
24
2021   Peru Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1] 24
19 2023
Details
  Peru 24

Notes:

  • a.e.t. - after extra time
  • p - match won on penalty shootout

Teams reaching the top four change

Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place
  Nigeria 5 (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015) 3 (1987, 2001, 2009)
  Brazil 4 (1997, 1999, 2003, 2019) 2 (1995, 2005) 2 (1985, 2017) 1 (2011)
  Ghana 2 (1991, 1995) 2 (1993, 1997) 1 (1999) 1 (2007)
  Mexico 2 (2005, 2011) 2 (2013, 2019) 1 (2015)
  France 1 (2001) 1 (2019)
  Russia1 1 (1987)
  Saudi Arabia 1 (1989)
  Switzerland 1 (2009)
  England 1 (2017)
  Spain 4 (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017) 2 (1997, 2009)
  Germany2 1 (1985) 2 (2007, 2011) 1 (1997)
  Mali 1 (2015) 1 (2017)
  Scotland 1 (1989)
  Australia 1 (1999)
  Uruguay 1 (2011)
  Argentina 3 (1991, 1995, 2003) 2 (2001, 2013)
  Netherlands 1 (2005) 1 (2019)
  Ivory Coast 1 (1987)
  Portugal 1 (1989)
  Chile 1 (1993)
  Burkina Faso 1 (2001)
  Sweden 1 (2013)
  Belgium 1 (2015)
  Colombia 2 (2003, 2009)
  Guinea 1 (1985)
  Italy 1 (1987)
  Bahrain 1 (1989)
  Qatar 1 (1991)
  Poland 1 (1993)
  Oman 1 (1995)
  United States 1 (1999)
  Turkey 1 (2005)
1includes results representing Soviet Union
2includes results representing West Germany

References change

  1. "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup™ and men's youth competitions". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.