Until 1991, U-16 championship; from 1991 onwards U-17 championship.
1985 - Nigeria 1987 - Soviet Union 1989 - Saudi Arabia 1991 - Ghana 1993 - Nigeria 1995 - Ghana 1997 - Brazil 1999 - Brazil 2001 - France 2003 - Brazil 2005 - to be played in Peru
1985 [in China]
Group Stage
Group A [Beijing]
31. 7.85 - China 1-1 Bolivia
USA 0-1 Guinea
2. 8.85 - China 2-1 Guinea
USA 2-1 Bolivia
4. 8.85 - Guinea 3-0 Bolivia
China 3-1 USA
1. China 3 2 1 0 6 3 5
2. Guinea 3 2 0 1 5 2 4
3. USA 3 1 0 1 3 5 2
4. Bolivia 3 0 1 2 2 6 1
Group B [Tientsin]
31. 7.85 - Australia 1-0 Argentina
West Germany 4-1 Congo
2. 8.85 - Australia 2-1 Congo
West Germany 1-1 Argentina
4. 8.85 - Argentina 4-2 Congo
Australia 1-0 West Germany
1. Australia 3 3 0 0 4 1 6
2. West Germany 3 1 1 1 5 3 3
3. Argentina 3 1 1 1 5 4 3
4. Congo 3 0 0 3 4 10 0
Group C [Dalian]
31. 7.85 - Saudi Arabia 4-1 Costa Rica
Nigeria 1-0 Italy
2. 8.85 - Saudi Arabia 0-0 Nigeria
Italy 2-0 Costa Rica
4. 8.85 - Nigeria 3-0 Costa Rica
Saudi Arabia 3-1 Italy
1. Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 7 2 5
2. Nigeria 3 2 1 0 4 0 5
3. Italy 3 1 0 2 3 4 2
4. Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 1 9 0
Group D [Shanghai]
31. 7.85 - Brazil 2-1 Qatar
Mexico 0-0 Hungary
2. 8.85 - Hungary 1-0 Brazil
Mexico 3-1 Qatar
4. 8.85 - Brazil 2-0 Mexico
Hungary 3-0 Qatar
1. Hungary 3 2 1 0 4 0 5
2. Brazil 3 2 0 1 4 2 4
3. Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
4. Qatar 3 0 0 3 2 8 0
Quarterfinals
7. 8.85 - West Germany 4-2 China [Beijing]
Brazil 2-1 Saudi Arabia [Dalian]
Guinea 0-0 Australia (4-2 pen) [Tienstin]
Nigeria 3-1 Hungary [Shanghai]
Semifinals
9. 8.85 - West Germany 4-3 Brazil [Beijing]
Nigeria 1-1 Guinea (4-2 pen) [Shanghai]
Third Place Match [Beijing]
11. 8.85 - Brazil 4-1 Guinea
Final [Beijing]
11. 8.85 - Nigeria 2-0 West Germany
4' Akpoborie 79' Igbinoba
Final Classification
1. Nigeria 9. Argentina
2. West Germany 10. Mexico
3. Brazil 11. USA
4. Guinea 12. Italy
5. Australia 13. Bolivia
6. Saudi Arabia 14. Congo
7. Hungary 15. Qatar
8. China 16. Costa Rica
NB: Bolivia were represented by a team from the Tahuichi Academy.
1987 [in Canada]
Group Stage
Group A [Toronto]
12. 7.87 - Italy 3-0 Canada
Qatar 1-0 Egypt
14. 7.87 - Italy 1-1 Qatar
Egypt 3-0 Canada
16. 7.87 - Italy 1-0 Egypt
Qatar 2-1 Canada
1. Italy 3 2 1 0 5 1 5
2. Qatar 3 2 1 0 4 2 5
3. Egypt 3 1 0 2 3 2 2
4. Canada 3 0 0 3 1 8 0
Group B [Saint John]
12. 7.87 - South Korea 1-1 Ivory Coast
USA 1-0 Ecuador
14. 7.87 - Ivory Coast 1-0 USA
Ecuador 1-0 South Korea
16. 7.87 - South Korea 4-2 USA
Ivory Coast 1-0 Ecuador
1. Ivory Coast 3 2 1 0 3 1 5
2. South Korea 3 1 1 1 5 4 3
3. Ecuador 3 1 0 2 1 2 2
4. USA 3 1 0 2 3 5 2
Group C [Montréal]
12. 7.87 - Australia 1-0 Saudi Arabia
Brazil 0-0 France
15. 7.87 - Brazil 0-0 Saudi Arabia
France 4-1 Australia
17. 7.87 - Saudi Arabia 2-0 France
Australia 1-0 Brazil
1. Australia 3 2 0 1 3 4 4
2. France 3 1 1 1 4 3 3
3. Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 2 1 3
4. Brazil 3 0 2 1 0 1 2
Group D [Saint Jean de Terre Neuve]
12. 7.87 - Soviet Union 1-1 Nigeria
Mexico 2-2 Bolivia
14. 7.87 - Soviet Union 7-0 Mexico
Nigeria 3-2 Bolivia
16. 7.87 - Nigeria 0-1 Mexico
Soviet Union 4-2 Bolivia
1. Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 12 3 5
2. Nigeria 3 1 1 1 4 4 3
3. Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 9 3
4. Bolivia 3 0 1 2 6 9 1
Quarterfinals
19. 7.87 - Ivory Coast 3-0 Qatar [Saint John]
Italy 2-0 South Korea [Toronto]
Nigeria 1-0 Australia [Montréal]
Soviet Union 3-2 France [Saint Jean]
Semifinals
22. 7.87 - Nigeria 1-0 Italy [Toronto]
Soviet Union 5-1 Ivory Coast [Saint Jean]
Third Place Match [Saint John]
24. 7.87 - Ivory Coast 2-1 Italy (aet)
Final [Toronto]
25. 7.87 - Soviet Union 1-1 Nigeria (3-1 pen)
6'Nikiforov; 11' Osundo
Final Classification
1. Soviet Union 9. Saudi Arabia
2. Nigeria 10. Egypt
3. Ivory Coast 11. Ecuador
4. Italy 12. USA
5. Qatar 13. Brazil
6. Australia 14. Bolivia
7. France 15. Mexico
8. South Korea 16. Canada
1989 [in Scotland]
Group Stage
Group A [Glasgow, Motherwell]
10. 6.89 - Scotland 0-0 Ghana
Bahrain 3-0 Cuba
12. 6.89 - Scotland 3-0 Cuba
Bahrain 1-0 Ghana
14. 6.89 - Scotland 1-1 Bahrain
Ghana 2-2 Cuba
1. Bahrain 3 2 1 0 5 1 5
2. Scotland 3 1 2 0 4 1 4
3. Ghana 3 0 2 1 2 3 2
4. Cuba 3 0 1 2 2 8 1
Group B [Aberdeen]
10. 6.89 - East Germany 1-0 Australia
USA 1-0 Brazil
12. 6.89 - Brazil 3-1 Australia
East Germany 5-2 USA
14. 6.89 - Brazil 2-1 East Germany
USA 2-2 Australia
1. East Germany 3 2 0 1 7 4 4
2. Brazil 3 2 0 1 5 3 4
3. USA 3 1 1 1 5 7 3
3. Australia 3 0 1 2 3 6 1
Group C [Dundee]
10. 6.89 - Argentina 0-0 China
Nigeria 4-0 Canada
12. 6.89 - Argentina 0-0 Nigeria
China 1-0 Canada
14. 6.89 - Argentina 4-1 Canada
Nigeria 3-0 China
1. Nigeria 3 2 1 0 7 0 5
2. Argentina 3 1 2 0 4 1 4
3. China 3 1 1 1 1 3 3
4. Canada 3 0 0 3 1 9 0
Group D [Edinburgh]
10. 6.89 - Colombia 1-1 Guinea
Portugal 2-2 Saudi Arabia
12. 6.89 - Saudi Arabia 2-2 Guinea
Portugal 3-2 Colombia
14. 6.89 - Portugal 1-1 Guinea
Saudi Arabia 1-0 Colombia
1. Portugal 3 1 2 0 6 5 4
2. Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 0 5 4 4
3. Guinea 3 0 3 0 4 4 3
4. Colombia 3 0 1 2 3 5 1
Quarterfinals
17. 6.89 - Bahrain 0-0 Brazil (4-1 pen) [Motherwell]
[Att: 9,322]
Portugal 2-1 Argentina [Edinburgh]
[Figo (pen), Tulipa; Selenzo; att: 4,777]
Scotland 1-0 East Germany [Aberdeen]
[Lindsay; att: 10,200]
Saudi Arabia 0-0 Nigeria (2-0 pen) [Dundee]
[Att: 6,000]
Semifinals
20. 6.89 - Saudi Arabia 1-0 Bahrain [Glasgow]
[Al-Roaihi; att: 8,454]
Scotland 1-0 Portugal [Edinburgh]
[O'Neill; att: 28,555]
Third Place Match [Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh]
23. 6.89 - Portugal 3-0 Bahrain
[Tulipa 24, 64, Gil 52; att: 1,600; ref: A.Hafidhi (Tanzania)]
[Bahrain: Hassan Ali, Sami Anbar, Jawher, Isa, Hassan,
A.Ebrahim, H.Ebrahim, Jasem, Abdo, Abdulaziz, Shamlan;
coach: A.Aziz Zmeen;
Portugal: Fonseca Nuno, Gil, Peixe, Figo, Capucho, Bino, Simao
Adalberto, Tulipa, Abel, Alvaro; coach: Carlos Queiroz]
Final [Hampden Park, Glasgow]
24. 6.89 - Saudi Arabia 2-2 Scotland (5-4 pen)
[Al-Reshoudi 49, Al-Tereir 65; Downie 7, Dickov 25;
att: 51,674; ref: P.Escobar (Guatemala)]
[Saudi Arabia: Al-Deayea, Abdulshkor, Burshaid, Al Theeyan,
Al-Aiwi, Al-Reshoudi, Al-Hamdi, Al-Hammali, Al-Shamrani,
Al-Terair, Al-Roalhi (99 Al-Mosa); coach: Ivo Ardais Wortmann;
Scotland: Wills, McMillan, Marshall, Bain, Beattie, Downie
(98 Murray), Lindsey, O'Neill, Bollan, McGoldrick
(82 McLaren), Dickov; coach: Craig Brown]
Player of the Tournament: James Wills [Scotland]
Final Classification
1. Saudi Arabia 9. USA
2. Scotland 10. China
3. Portugal 11. Guinea
4. Bahrain 12. Ghana
5. Nigeria 13. Colombia
6. Brazil 14. Australia
7. East Germany 15. Cuba
8. Argentina 16. Canada
1991 [in Italy]
Group Stage
Group A [Viareggio, Montecatini]
16. 8.91 - USA 1-0 Italy
17. 8.91 - Argentina 2-1 China
20. 8.91 - USA 1-0 Argentina
Italy 2-2 China
22. 8.91 - Italy 0-0 Argentina
USA 3-1 China
1. USA 3 3 0 0 5 1 6
2. Argentina 3 1 1 1 2 2 3
3. Italy 3 0 2 1 2 3 2
4. China 3 0 1 2 4 7 1
Group B [Carrara]
17. 8.91 - Congo 0-0 Qatar
18. 8.91 - Australia 4-3 Mexico
20. 8.91 - Australia 2-0 Congo
Mexico 1-0 Qatar
22. 8.91 - Congo 2-1 Mexico
Qatar 1-0 Australia
1. Australia 3 2 0 1 6 4 4
2. Qatar 3 1 1 1 1 1 3
3. Congo 3 1 1 1 2 3 3
4. Mexico 3 1 0 2 5 6 2
Group C [Massa]
17. 8.91 - Sudan 4-1 UAE
18. 8.91 - Brazil 2-0 Germany
20. 8.91 - Brazil 4-0 UAE
Germany 3-1 Sudan
22. 8.91 - Brazil 1-0 Sudan
Germany 2-2 UAE
1. Brazil 3 3 0 0 7 1 6
2. Germany 3 1 1 1 5 5 3
3. Sudan 3 1 0 2 5 5 2
4. UAE 3 0 1 2 3 10 1
Group D [Livorno]
17. 8.91 - Ghana 2-1 Cuba
18. 8.91 - Spain 1-0 Uruguay
20. 8.91 - Spain 7-2 Cuba
Ghana 2-0 Uruguay
22. 8.91 - Spain 1-1 Ghana
Uruguay 1-0 Cuba
1. Spain 3 2 1 0 9 3 5
2. Ghana 3 2 1 0 5 2 5
3. Uruguay 3 1 0 2 1 3 2
4. Cuba 3 0 0 3 3 10 0
Quarterfinals
25. 8.91 - Argentina 2-1 Australia [Viareggio]
Spain 3-1 Germany [Livorno]
Ghana 2-1 Brazil [Carrara]
Qatar 1-1 USA (4-3 pen) [Montecatini]
Semifinals
28. 8.91 - Spain 1-0 Argentina [Massa]
Ghana 0-0 Qatar (4-2 pen) [Viareggio]
Third Place Match [Montecatini]
30. 8.91 - Argentina 1-1 Qatar (4-1 pen)
Final [Firenze]
31. 8.91 - Ghana 1-0 Spain
74' Duah
Final Classification
1. Ghana 9. Congo
2. Spain 10. Sudan
3. Argentina 11. Mexico
4. Qatar 12. Uruguay
5. USA 13. Italy
6. Brazil 14. China
7. Australia 15. UAE
8. Germany 16. Cuba
1993 [in Japan]
Group Stage
Group A [Tokyo, Kobe]
21. 8.93 - Ghana 1-0 Japan
(5' Fameye)
22. 8.93 - Mexico 2-1 Italy
(38' Santa Cruz, 69' de Dios; 57' Totti)
24. 8.93 - Ghana 4-1 Mexico
(38', 62' Dadzie, 52' Addo, 77' Duah; 56' Santa Cruz)
Japan 0-0 Italy
26. 8.93 - Japan 2-1 Mexico
(6' Funakoshi, 58' Matsuda; 7' de Dios)
Ghana 4-0 Italy
(22' Duah, 29' Addo, 32' Fameye, 71' Dadzie)
1. Ghana 3 3 0 0 9 1 6
2. Japan 3 1 1 1 2 2 3
3. Mexico 3 1 0 2 4 7 2
4. Italy 3 0 1 2 1 6 1
Group B [Nagoya, Gifu]
22. 8.93 - Australia 2-2 Argentina
(6' Naglieri, 27' Ristevski; 34' Grande, 57' Biagni)
Nigeria 8-0 Canada
(1', 24', 65' Kanu, 36', 68' Anosike, 43', 77' Babangida, 76' Odini)
24. 8.93 - Australia 5-0 Canada
(5', 12' Carter, 48', 55' Bilokapic, 68' Bosevski)
Nigeria 4-0 Argentina
(60', 79' Oruma, 62' Anosike, 66' Kanua)
26. 8.93 - Nigeria 2-0 Australia
(51' Kanu, 68' Oruma)
Argentina 5-0 Canada
(13' Vilarino, 24' Dominguez, 33' Grande, 61' Biagini, 70' Cantoro)
1. Nigeria 3 3 0 0 14 0 6
2. Australia 3 1 1 1 7 4 3
3. Argentina 3 1 1 1 7 6 3
4. Canada 3 0 0 3 0 18 0
Group C [Kyoto]
22. 8.93 - Qatar 2-0 Colombia
(10', 66' Al Otaibi)
USA 2-2 RCS
(12' Venditti, 52' Armas; 37' Sionko, 42' Ruman)
24. 8.93 - Colombia 2-1 USA
(24' Ciciliano, 42' Madrid; 41' Cooks)
RCS 2-0 Qatar
(8' Spanik, 78' Ruman)
26. 8.93 - RCS 3-1 Colombia
(28' Vapenik, 56' Rada, 71' Novota; 66' Ciciliano)
USA 5-1 Qatar
(13' Neditti, 14' Moore, 47', 53' 72' Cooks; 55' Al Enazi)
1. RCS 3 2 1 0 7 3 5
2. USA 3 1 1 1 8 5 3
3. Colombia 3 1 0 2 3 6 2
4. Qatar 3 1 0 2 3 7 2
[RCS = Representation of Czech Republic and Slovakia]
Group D [Hiroshima]
22. 8.93 - Chile 2-2 China
(62' Neira, 67' Rozental; 18' Genwi, 60' Xia)
Poland 3-1 Tunisia
((26' Koztowniak, 57' Terlicki, 79' Wyczalkowski; 54' Arouri)
24. 8.93 - Chile 2-0 Tunisia
(4' Tapia, 48' Neria)
Poland 2-0 China
(48' Kosztowniak, 78' Andruszczak)
26. 8.93 - Tunisia 1-0 China
(23' Arouri)
Poland 3-3 Chile
(14', 34' Orlinski, 43' Wichniarek; 38' Osorio, 61' Rozental, 67' Neira)
1. Poland 3 2 1 0 8 4 5
2. Chile 3 1 2 0 7 5 4
3. Tunisia 3 1 0 2 2 5 2
4. China 3 0 1 2 2 5 1
Quarterfinals
29. 8.93 - Chile 4-1 RCS [Kyoto]
(11' Rozental, 31' Tapia, 65', 66' Neira; 40' Ruman)
Ghana 1-0 Australia [asdet] [Kobe]
(92' Addo)
Nigeria 2-1 Japan [Gifu]
(1' Oruma, 40' Odini; ?' Nakata)
Poland 3-0 USA [Hiroshima]
(39' Terlecki, 59' Kosztowniak, 80' Magiera)
Semifinals
1. 9.93 - Ghana 3-0 Chile [Tokyo]
(29' Fameye, 48' Armah, 80' Duah)
Nigeria 2-1 Poland [Hiroshima]
(52' Oruma, 57' Anosike; 79' Szymkowiak)
Third Place Match [Tokyo]
4. 9.93 - Chile 1-1 Poland (4-2 pen)
(77' Rozental pen , 26' og Poli)
Final [Tokyo]
4. 9.93 - Nigeria 2-1 Ghana
(3' Oruma, 74' Anosike; 83' Famaye)
Final Classification
1. Nigeria 9. Argentina
2. Ghana 10. Mexico
3. Chile 11. Colombia
4. Poland 12. Tunisia
5. Czechoslovakia 13. Qatar
6. Australia 14. China
7. USA 15. Italy
8. Japan 16. Canada
Topscorers:
Oruma (Nigeria) 6
Anosike (Nigeria) 5
Kanu (Nigeria), Fameye (Ghana), Rozental (Chile) 4
Dadzie, Dhua (both Ghana), Ruman (RCS), Kosztowniak (Poland) 3
1995 [in Ecuador]
Group Stage
Group A [Quito]
3. 8.95 - Ghana 1-0 Japan
Ecuador 2-0 USA
5. 8.95 - Japan 2-1 USA
Ghana 2-1 Ecuador
8. 8.95 - Ghana 2-0 USA
Ecuador 0-0 Japan
1. Ghana 3 3 0 0 5 1 9
2. Ecuador 3 1 1 1 3 2 4
3. Japan 3 1 1 1 2 2 4
4. USA 3 0 0 3 1 6 0
Group B [Cuenca]
4. 8.95 - Argentina 3-0 Portugal
Costa Rica 2-0 Guinea
6. 8.95 - Argentina 2-0 Costa Rica
Guinea 3-2 Portugal
9. 8.95 - Portugal 3-0 Costa Rica
Argentina 2-0 Guinea
1. Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 0 9
2. Portugal 3 1 0 3 5 6 3
3. Guinea 3 1 0 3 3 6 3
4. Costa Rica 3 1 0 3 2 5 3
Group C [Riobamba]
4. 8.95 - Nigeria 1-1 Qatar
Australia 2-2 Spain
6. 8.95 - Nigeria 2-0 Australia
Spain 1-0 Qatar
9. 8.95 - Nigeria 2-1 Spain
Australia 3-0 Qatar
1. Nigeria 3 2 0 1 5 2 7
2. Australia 3 1 1 1 5 4 4
3. Spain 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
4. Qatar 3 0 1 2 1 5 1
Group D [Ibarra]
4. 8.95 - Brazil 3-0 Germany
Oman 2-1 Canada
6. 8.95 - Germany 3-0 Canada
Brazil 0-0 Oman
9. 8.95 - Oman 3-0 Germany
Brazil 2-0 Canada
1. Brazil 3 2 1 0 5 0 7
2. Oman 3 2 1 0 5 1 7
3. Germany 3 1 0 2 3 6 3
4. Canada 3 0 0 3 1 7 0
Quarterfinals
12. 8.95 - Ghana 2-0 Portugal [Quito]
Oman 2-1 Nigeria [Portoviejo]
13. 8.95 - Brazil 3-1 Australia [Portoviejo]
Argentina 3-1 Ecuador [Guayaquil]
Semifinals
17. 8.95 - Ghana 3-1 Oman [Portoviejo]
Brazil 3-0 Argentina [Guayaquil]
Third Place Match [Guayaquil]
20. 8.95 - Argentina 2-0 Oman
Final [Guayaquil]
20. 8.95 - Ghana 3-2 Brazil
Sule, Idrisu, Bentile; Juan Santos, Marco Antonio
Final Classification
1. Ghana 9. Spain
2. Brazil 10. Japan
3. Argentina 11. Germany
4. Oman 12. Guinea
5. Nigeria 13. Costa Rica
6. Australia 14. Qatar
7. Ecuador 15. USA
8. Portugal 16. Canada
1997 [in Egypt]
Results see linked file.
Final Classification
1. Brazil 9. Chile
2. Ghana 10. Mexico
3. Spain 11. USA
4. Germany 12. Bahrain
5. Mali 13. Costa Rica
6. Argentina 14. Thailand
7. Oman 15. Austria
8. Egypt 16. New Zealand
1999 [in New Zealand]
Results see linked file.
Final Classification
1. Brazil 9. Spain
2. Australia 10. Burkina Faso
3. Ghana 11. New Zealand
4. USA 12. Poland
5. Paraguay 13. Germany
6. Qatar 14. Mali
7. Mexico 15. Jamaica
8. Uruguay 16. Thailand
2001 [in Trinidad]
Results see linked file.
Final Classification
1. France 9. Paraguay
2. Nigeria 10. Spain
3. Burkina Faso 11. Croatia
4. Argentina 12. Japan
5. Brazil 13. Oman
6. Costa Rica 14. Iran
Mali 15. USA
8. Australia 16. Trinidad and Tobago
2003 [in Finland]
Results see linked file.
Final Classification
1. Brazil 9. Nigeria
2. Spain 10. Cameroon
3. Argentina 11. South Korea
4. Colombia 12. Finland
5. USA 13. Sierra Leone
6. Mexico 14. China
7. Costa Rica 15. Yemen
8. Portugal 16. Australia
Corrections and additions thanks to Eric Boesenberg, Ian King and Josef Bobrowsky.
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