FIFA U-17 World Cup

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

FIFA U-16 World Championship

Edition	Year	Host	Final			Third place match			Number of Teams
Edition	Year	Host	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place	Number of Teams
1	1985 Details	22x20px China	30x27px Nigeria	2–0	30x27px West Germany	30x27px Brazil	4–1	30x27px Guinea	16
2	1987 Details	22x20px Canada	30x27px USSR	1–1 (aet) (4–2 p)	30x27px Nigeria	30x27px Côte d'Ivoire	2–1 (aet)	30x27px Italy	16
3	1989 Details	22x20px Scotland	30x27px Saudi Arabia	2–2 (aet) (5–4 p)	30x27px Scotland	30x27px Portugal	3–0	30x27px Bahrain	16

FIFA U-17 World Championship

Edition	Year	Host	Final			Third place match			Number of Teams
Edition	Year	Host	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place	Number of Teams
4	1991 Details	22x20px Italy	Ghana	1–0	30x27px Spain	30x27px Argentina	1–1 (aet) (4–1 p)	30x27px Qatar	16
5	1993 Details	22x20px Japan	30x27px Nigeria	2–1	File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana	30x27px Chile	1–1 (aet) (4–2 p)	30x27px Poland	16
6	1995 Details	Ecuador	File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana	3–2	30x27px Brazil	30x27px Argentina	2–0	30x27px Oman	16
7	1997 Details	22x20px Egypt	30x27px Brazil	2–1	File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana	30x27px Spain	2–1	30x27px Germany	16
8	1999 Details	22x20px New Zealand	30x27px Brazil	0–0 (aet) (8–7 p)	30x27px Australia	Ghana	2–0	30x27px United States	16
9	2001 Details	22x20px Trinidad and Tobago	30x27px France	3–0	30x27px Nigeria	30x27px Burkina Faso	2–0	30x27px Argentina	16
10	2003 Details	22x20px Finland	30x27px Brazil	1–0	30x27px Spain	30x27px Argentina	1–1 (aet) (5–4 p)	30x27px Colombia	16
11	2005 Details	22x20px Peru	30x27px Mexico	3–0	30x27px Brazil	30x27px Netherlands	2–1	30x27px Turkey	16

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Edition	Year	Host	Final			Third place match			Number of Teams
Edition	Year	Host	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place	Number of Teams
12	2007 Details	22x20px South Korea	30x27px Nigeria	0–0 (aet) (3–0 p)	30x27px Spain	30x27px Germany	2–1	File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana	24
13	2009 Details	22x20px Nigeria	30x27px Switzerland	1–0	30x27px Nigeria	30x27px Spain	1–0	30x27px Colombia	24
14	2011 Details	22x20px Mexico	30x27px Mexico	2–0	30x27px Uruguay	30x27px Germany	4–3	30x27px Brazil	24
15	2013 Details	22x20px United Arab Emirates	30x27px Nigeria	3–0	30x27px Mexico	30x27px Sweden	4–1	30x27px Argentina	24
16	2015 Details	22x20px Chile	30x27px Nigeria	2–0	30x27px Mali	30x27px Belgium	3–2	30x27px Mexico	24
17	2017 Details	File:Flag of India.svg India	30x27px England	5–2	30x27px Spain	30x27px Brazil	2–0	30x27px Mali	24
18	2019 Details	22x20px Brazil	30x27px Brazil	2–1	30x27px Mexico	30x27px France	4–1	30x27px Netherlands	24
—	2021	22x20px Peru	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[1]						24
19	2023 Details	22x20px Peru							24

Notes:

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

Teams reaching the top four

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
22x20px Nigeria	5 (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015)	3 (1987, 2001, 2009)
22x20px Brazil	4 (1997, 1999, 2003, 2019)	2 (1995, 2005)	2 (1985, 2017)	1 (2011)
File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana	2 (1991, 1995)	2 (1993, 1997)	1 (1999)	1 (2007)
22x20px Mexico	2 (2005, 2011)	2 (2013, 2019)		1 (2015)
22x20px France	1 (2001)		1 (2019)
22x20px Russia¹	1 (1987)
22x20px Saudi Arabia	1 (1989)
22x20px Switzerland	1 (2009)
22x20px England	1 (2017)
22x20px Spain		4 (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)	2 (1997, 2009)
22x20px Germany²		1 (1985)	2 (2007, 2011)	1 (1997)
22x20px Mali		1 (2015)		1 (2017)
22x20px Scotland		1 (1989)
22x20px Australia		1 (1999)
22x20px Uruguay		1 (2011)
22x20px Argentina			3 (1991, 1995, 2003)	2 (2001, 2013)
22x20px Netherlands			1 (2005)	1 (2019)
22x20px Côte d'Ivoire			1 (1987)
22x20px Portugal			1 (1989)
22x20px Chile			1 (1993)
22x20px Burkina Faso			1 (2001)
22x20px Sweden			1 (2013)
22x20px Belgium			1 (2015)
22x20px Colombia				2 (2003, 2009)
22x20px Guinea				1 (1985)
22x20px Italy				1 (1987)
22x20px Bahrain				1 (1989)
22x20px Qatar				1 (1991)
22x20px Poland				1 (1993)
22x20px Oman				1 (1995)
22x20px United States				1 (1999)
22x20px Turkey				1 (2005)

¹includes results representing Soviet Union

²includes results representing West Germany

FIFA U-17 World Cup Media

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Map of the best results for each country

References

↑ "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.

[2020_cancelled-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.

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