

Ghana have emerged Champions twice (1991 & 1995) and have finished Runners-up twice (1993, 1997). Nigeria have won the Competition maximum number of times - 4 times (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013) and have finished Runners-up thrice (1987, 2001, 2009).īrasil have won it thrice (1997, 1999, 2003) and have finished Runners-up twice (1995, 2005). Kolkata: Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan The venue list will be selected from the following: The Tournament will be played in six venues which are to be shortlisted from eight Cities. Which would be the host Cities for the U-17 2017 World Cup? Mexico’s Carlos Vela who is presently playing for Real Sociedad won the Golden Shoe Award in the 2005 edition held in Peru. USA’s Landon Donovan who is presently playing for LA Galaxy won the Golden Ball Award in the 1999 edition held in New Zealand.īrazil’s Anderson who is presently playing for Manchester United won the Golden Ball Award in the 2005 edition held in Peru. Germany’s Toni Kroos who is presently playing for Bayern Munich won the Golden Ball Award in the 2007 edition held in Korea Republic. Ronaldinho Gaucho (Brasil), Xavi Hernandez, Cesc Fabregas, Iker Casillas, David Silva (Spain), Carlos Tevez, Javier Mascherano (Argentina), Michael Essien (Ghana), Samir Nasri, Karim Benzema (France), Jon Obi Mikel, Habib Makanjuola (Nigeria) amongst others.Ĭesc Fabregas who is presently playing for FC Barcelona won the Golden Ball and Golden Shoe Award in the 2003 edition held in Finland. Notable Stars who have made it big from the FIFA U-17 World Cup Who are eligible to play in 2017 World Cup?īoys born on or after will be eligible to play in the 2017 World Cup Thereafter, the eight winners among the 16 Teams advance to the Quarterfinals and subsequently to the Semifinals and the Final.
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Each Group will have four Teams who will play against each other and the top-two from each Group plus the four best third-placed Teams will advance to the Knock-out stage (Played among 16 Teams – commonly referred to as the pre-Quarterfinals). The Tournament is played among 24 Teams divided into six groups. Saudi Arabia are the only Asian Country to have won it in 1989. How many Asian Countries have won the Tournament so far?

Since its inception in China, Japan, South Korea, and United Arab Emirates are the other Asian countries to have hosted the U-17 World Cup so far. How many Asian Countries have hosted the Tournament so far? The next edition in 2015 is slated to be played in Chile. The last edition which was hosted by United Arab Emirates (November 2013) was eventually won by Nigeria U-17 when they defeated Mexico U-17 3-0 in the Final. It began as a Competition for Players under age of 16 with age limit raised to 17 from 1991 onwards. The FIFA U-17 World Cup kicked-off in 1985 with the first edition being hosted in China. Hero National Beach Soccer Championship.
