1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1997 was a tournament. It was the seventh version of the tournament. It was in the cities of Cairo, Ismailia, Alexandria, and Port Said in Egypt. The tournaments were between 4 September and 21 September 1997. Players born after 1 January 1980 could join this tournament.

1997 FIFA U-17 World Cup
FIFA U-17 World Championship Egypt 1997
1997 FIFA U-17 بطولة العالم
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
Dates4–21 September
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up Ghana
Third place Spain
Fourth place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored117 (3.66 per match)
Attendance633,000 (19,781 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain David (7 goals)
Best player(s)Spain Sergio
Fair play award Argentina

Venues
Cairo Port Said Alexandria Ismailia
Cairo International Stadium Port Said Stadium Alexandria Stadium Ismailia Stadium
Capacity: 74,100 Capacity: 22,000 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 16,500

Teams
Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 1996 AFC U-17 Championship  Oman
 Thailand
 Bahrain
CAF (Africa) Host nation  Egypt
1997 African U-17 Championship  Mali
 Ghana
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean)		 1996 CONCACAF U-17 Championship  Mexico
 United States
 Costa Rica
CONMEBOL (South America) 1997 South American U-17 Championship  Brazil
 Argentina
 Chile
OFC (Oceania) 1997 OFC U-17 Qualifying Tournament  New Zealand
UEFA (Europe) 1997 UEFA European Under-16 Championship  Spain
 Austria
 Germany

Matches

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 2 1 0 5 1 4 7
 Egypt 3 1 2 0 5 4 1 5
 Chile 3 1 1 1 7 4 3 4
 Thailand 3 0 0 3 4 12 -8 0


Egypt 3–2 Thailand
Belal Goal 16', 46'
Arabi Goal 65'		 Report Tongdee Goal 30'
Suksomkit Goal 67'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
Chile 0–1 Germany
Report Adzic Goal 81'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)
Egypt 1–1 Chile
Abou Goal 37' Report Villalobos Goal 69'
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Gilberto Alcala (Mexico)
Thailand 0–3 Germany
Report Deisler Goal 27'
Kehl Goal 63'
Hofmann Goal 84'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Victorino Rodriguez (El Salvador)
Egypt 1–1 Germany
Ezz Goal 66' Report Auer Goal 76'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonca (Brazil)
Thailand 2–6 Chile
Matong Goal 45+2'
Suksomkit Goal 82'		 Report Viveros Goal 41', 62'
Maldonado Goal 52' (pen.)
Mirosević Goal 67'
Alvarez Goal 83'
Zuniga Goal 89'
Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 3 0 0 17 2 15 9
 Mali 3 2 0 1 7 2 5 6
 Mexico 3 1 0 2 8 6 2 3
 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 0 22 -22 0
New Zealand 0–4 Mali
Report Guindo Goal 33'
Mah. Diarra Goal 64'
Keita Goal 70', 88'
Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)
Mexico 2–3 Spain
Arce Goal 66'
Santibanez Goal 66'		 Report David Goal 14', 84' (pen.)
Mateos Goal 31'
Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonca (Brazil)
New Zealand 0–5 Mexico
Report Martinez Goal 12'
Salcedo Goal 32'
Gomez Goal 41', 47'
Santibanez Goal 85'
Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Abdul Aziz A. Al Dokhail (Saudi Arabia)
Mali 0–1 Spain
Report David Goal 85'
Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
New Zealand 0–13 Spain
Report Sanchez Goal 23', 29'
Mateos Goal 28', 64'
Sergio Goal 36' (pen.)
David Goal 43', 45+3', 47', 49'
Royo Goal 62'
Ander Goal 71'
Corona Goal 87'
Lopez Goal 90+1'
Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Abdulhamid Radwan Abdulkareem (Egypt)
Mali 3–1 Mexico
D. Coulibaly Goal 40'
Keita Goal 54', 85'		 Report Perez Goal 64'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Lubos Michel (Slovakia)

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 13 1 12 9
 Oman 3 2 0 1 8 4 4 6
 United States 3 1 0 2 4 7 -3 3
 Austria 3 0 0 3 1 14 -13 0
Oman 4–0 United States
Al-Harbi Goal 15'
J. Al-Mukhaini Goal 39'
Mohamed Goal 46', 52'		 Report
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mario Sanchez Yanten (Chile)
Austria 0–7 Brazil
Report Diogo Goal 8'
Fabio Pinto Goal 13'
Geovani Goal 16'
Ferrugem Goal 38'
Matuzalem Goal 44'
Ronaldinho Goal 75' (pen.)
Anailson Goal 85' (pen.)
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Abdulhamid Radwan Abdulkareem (Egypt)
Oman 3–1 Austria
Nairooz Goal 18'
Mohamed Goal 45+1', 69'		 Report Ziervogel Goal 74'
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Eugene Brazzale (Australia)
United States 0–3 Brazil
Report Jorginho Goal 66'
Adiel Goal 85'
Matuzalem Goal 90'
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Rene Temmink (Netherlands)
Oman 1–3 Brazil
Mohamed Goal 53' Report Jorginho Goal 50'
Fabio Pinto Goal 66'
Geovani Goal 84'
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gilberto Alcala (Mexico)
United States 4–0 Austria
Rupsis Goal 6'
Twellman Goal 56', 67'
Steven Totten Goal 82'		 Report
Port Said Stadium, Port Said
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mamadouba Engage Camara (Guinea)

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 3 2 1 0 7 1 6 7
 Argentina 3 2 1 0 3 0 3 7
 Bahrain 3 1 0 2 4 8 -4 3
 Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 1 6 -5 0
Argentina 0–0 Ghana
Report
Port Said Stadium, Port Said
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Costa Rica 1–3 Bahrain
Esquivel Goal 67' Report Al Dosari Goal 64' (pen.)
Amer Goal 79'
Rashed Goal 84'
Port Said Stadium, Port Said
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mamadouba Engage Camara (Guinea)
Argentina 1–0 Costa Rica
Galletti Goal 59' Report
Port Said Stadium, Port Said
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Ghana 5–1 Bahrain
Eku Goal 5'
Ansah Goal 8'
Afriyie Goal 52'
A. Quaye Goal 77'
Abbey Goal 89'		 Report Yaser Amer Goal 71'
Port Said Stadium, Port Said
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lubos Michel (Slovakia)
Argentina 2–0 Bahrain
Marchant Goal 42'
Marchano Goal 72'		 Report
Port Said Stadium, Port Said
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)
Ghana 2–0 Costa Rica
A. Quaye Goal 12'
Coffie Goal 61'		 Report
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Mario Sanchez Yanten (Chile)

Knockout stage
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 September - Alexandria
 
 
 Brazil2
 
18 September - Ismailia
 
 Argentina0
 
 Germany0
 
14 September - Cairo
 
 Brazil4
 
 Germany0 (4)
 
21 September - Cairo
 
 Mali0 (3)
 
 Brazil2
 
15 September - Port Said
 
 Ghana1
 
 Ghana4
 
18 September - Cairo
 
 Oman1
 
 Ghana2
 
15 September - Ismailia
 
 Spain1Third place
 
 Spain2
 
21 September - Cairo
 
 Egypt1
 
 Spain2
 
 
 Germany1
 

Quarterfinals
Brazil 2–0 Argentina
Fabio Pinto Goal 44', 83' Report
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)
Germany 0–0 (a.e.t.) Mali
Report
Penalties
Adzic Penalty scored
Deisler Penalty scored
Miedl Penalty scored
Truckenbrod Penalty scored		 4–3 Penalty missed Y. Coulibaly
Penalty scored Camara
Penalty scored Guindo
Penalty scored Karambe
Penalty missed Keita
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Ghana 4–1 Oman
Al Mukhaini Goal 25' (o.g.)
Coffie Goal 42'
Afriyie Goal 79'
A. Quaye Goal 88'		 Report Al Amri Goal 57'
Port Said Stadium, Port Said
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Rene Temmink (Netherlands)
Spain 2–1 Egypt
Sergio Goal 28'
Camacho Goal 66'		 Report Belal Goal 31'
Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Victorino Rodriguez (El Salvador)

Semifinals
Brazil 4–0 Germany
Adiel Goal 4'
Geovanie Goal 85'
Ferrugem Goal 86'
Ronaldinho Goal 88' (pen.)		 Report
Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)
Spain 1–2 Ghana
Sousa Goal 35' Report Attram Goal 47'
Owusu Afriyie Goal 79'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mario Sanchez Yanten (Chile)

Playoff for 3rd place
Germany 1–2 Spain
Adzic Goal 59' (pen.) Report Ander Goal 30'
Sousa Goal 85' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Victorino Rodriguez (El Salvador)

Final
Brazil 2–1 Ghana
Matuzalem Goal 63'
Andrey Goal 87'		 Report Afriyie Goal 39'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Result
 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship Winners 

Brazil
First title

Goalscorers

David of Spain won the Golden Shoe award. They got it for scoring seven goals. 117 goals were made by 73 players. One player scored against themselves.

7 goals
  • Spain David
5 goals
  • Oman Hashim Saleh
4 goals
  • Brazil Fabio Pinto
  • Ghana Owusu Afriyie
  • Mali Seydou Keita
3 goals
  • Brazil Geovanni
  • Brazil Matuzalem
  • Egypt Ahmed Belal
  • Ghana Awule Quaye
  • Spain Miguel Mateos Rego
2 goals
  • Bahrain Yaser Amer
  • Brazil Adiel
  • Brazil Ferrugem
  • Brazil Jorginho
  • Brazil Ronaldinho
  • Chile Juan Francisco Viveros
  • Germany Silvio Adzic
  • Ghana Michael Coffie
  • Mexico Edwin Santibanez
  • Mexico Omar Gomez
  • Spain Ander
  • Spain David Sousa
  • Spain Ivan Sanchez
  • Spain Sergio Santamaría
  • Thailand Sutee Suksomkit
  • United States Taylor Twellman
1 goal
  • Argentina Julio Marchant
  • Argentina Luciano Galletti
  • Argentina Mauro Marchano
  • Austria Alexander Ziervogel
  • Bahrain Rashed Al Dosari
  • Bahrain Salah Rashed
  • Brazil Andrey
  • Brazil Anailson
  • Brazil Diogo
  • Chile Alonso Zuniga
  • Chile Claudio Maldonado
  • Chile Cristian Alvarez
  • Chile Manuel Villalobos
  • Chile Milovan Mirošević
  • Costa Rica Juan Bautista Esquivel Lobo
  • Egypt Eid Ezz
  • Egypt Mahmoud Arabi
  • Egypt Saleh Abou
  • Germany Benjamin Auer
  • Germany Sebastian Deisler
  • Germany Sebastian Kehl
  • Germany Steffen Hofmann
  • Ghana Aziz Ansah
  • Ghana Godwin Attram
  • Ghana Johnson Eku
  • Ghana Wisdom Abbey
  • Mali Aboubacar Guindo
  • Mali Drissa Coulibaly
  • Mali Mahamadou Diarra
  • Mexico Fernando Arce
  • Mexico Luis Ernesto Pérez
  • Mexico Ricardo Mauricio Martínez
  • Mexico Saul Salcedo
  • Oman Juma Al Mukhaini
  • Oman Mohsin Al Harbi
  • Oman Rahdwan Nairooz
  • Oman Salah Al Amri
  • Spain Corona
  • Spain Ivan Lopez
  • Spain Ivan Royo
  • Spain Juanjo Camacho
  • Thailand Montree Matong
  • Thailand Tom Tongdee
  • United States Charles Rupsis
  • United States Steven Totten
Own goal(scoring against themselves)
  • Oman Mahfoudh Al Mukhaini (playing against Ghana)

Final ranking
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Brazil 6 6 0 0 21 2 +19 18
2  Ghana 6 4 1 1 14 5 +9 13
3  Spain 6 5 0 1 22 6 +16 15
4  Germany 6 2 2 2 6 7 –1 8
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5  Mali 4 2 1 1 7 2 +5 7
6  Argentina 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 7
7  Oman 4 2 0 2 9 8 +1 6
8  Egypt 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 5
Eliminated at the group stage
9  Chile 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
10  Mexico 3 1 0 2 8 6 +2 3
11  United States 3 1 0 2 4 7 –3 3
12  Bahrain 3 1 0 2 4 8 –4 3
13  Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 1 6 –5 0
14  Thailand 3 0 0 3 4 12 –8 0
15  Austria 3 0 0 3 1 14 –13 0
16  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 0 22 –22 0

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