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

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FIFA U-16 World Championship

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

FIFA U-17 World Championship

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

FIFA U-17 World Cup

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

Notes:

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

Teams reaching the top four

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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

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  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.