1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship

1997 FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Championship Egypt 1997 1997 FIFA U-17 بطولة العالم
Tournament details
Host country	Egypt
Dates	4 - 21 September
Teams	16 (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 played	32
Goals scored	117 (3.66 per match)
Attendance	633,000 (19,781 per match)
Top scorer(s)	David (7 goals)
Best player	Sergio

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

Venues

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

Teams

Oman	Top three teams of the 1996 AFC U-17 Championship
Thailand
Bahrain
Mali	Top two teams of the 1997 African Under-17 Championship
Ghana
Mexico	Top three teams of the 1996 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
United States
Costa Rica
Brazil	Top three teams of the Sudamericano Sub-17 1997
Argentina
Chile
New Zealand	Winner of the 1997 OFC U-17 Qualifying Tournament
Spain	Top three teams of the 1997 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship
Austria
Germany
Egypt	Host

Squads

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  v  Thailand

4 September 1997 20:30

Egypt	3 – 2	Thailand
Belal  16', 46' Arabi  65'	Report	Tongdee  30' Suksomkit  67'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)

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Chile  v  Germany

5 September 1997 20:30

Chile	0 – 1	Germany
	Report	Adzic  81'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)

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Egypt  v  Chile

7 September 1997 18:15

Egypt	1 – 1	Chile
Abou  37'	Report	Villalobos  69'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Gilberto Alcala (Mexico)

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Thailand  v  Germany

7 September 1997 20:30

Thailand	0 – 3	Germany
	Report	Deisler  27' Kehl  63' Hofmann  84'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Victorino Rodriguez (El Salvador)

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Egypt  v  Germany

10 September 1997 20:30

Egypt	1 – 1	Germany
Ezz  66'	Report	Auer  76'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonca (Brazil)

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Thailand  v  Chile

10 September 1997 20:30

Thailand	2 – 6	Chile
Matong  45+2' Suksomkit  82'	Report	Viveros  41', 62' Maldonado  52' (pen.) Mirosević  67' Alvarez  83' Zuniga  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  v  Mali

6 September 1997 18:15

New Zealand	0 – 4	Mali
	Report	Guindo  33' Mah. Diarra  64' Keita  70', 88'

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)

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Mexico  v  Spain

6 September 1997 20:30

Mexico	2 – 3	Spain
Arce  66' Santibanez  66'	Report	David  14', 84' (pen.) Mateos  31'

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonca (Brazil)

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New Zealand  v  Mexico

8 September 1997 20:30

New Zealand	0 – 5	Mexico
	Report	Martinez  12' Salcedo  32' Gomez  41', 47' Santibanez  85'

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Abdul Aziz A. Al Dokhail (Saudi Arabia)

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Mali  v  Spain

8 September 1997 18:15

Mali	0 – 1	Spain
	Report	David  85'

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)

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New Zealand  v  Spain

11 September 1997 20:30

New Zealand	0 – 13	Spain
	Report	Sanchez  23', 29' Mateos  28', 64' Sergio  36' (pen.) David  43', 45+3', 47', 49' Royo  62' Ander  71' Corona  87' Lopez  90+1'

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Abdulhamid Radwan Abdulkareem (Egypt)

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Mali  v  Mexico

11 September 1997 20:30

Mali	3 – 1	Mexico
D. Coulibaly  40' Keita  54', 85'	Report	Perez  64'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo 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  v  United States

6 September 1997 13:45

Oman	4 – 0	United States
Al Harbi  15' J. Al Mukhaini  39' Mohamed  46', 52'	Report

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Mario Sanchez Yanten (Chile)

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Austria  v  Brazil

6 September 1997 16:00

Austria	0 – 7	Brazil
	Report	Diogo  8' Fabio Pinto  13' Geovani  16' Ferrugem  38' Matuzalem  44' Ronaldinho  75' (pen.) Anailson  85' (pen.)

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Abdulhamid Radwan Abdulkareem (Egypt)

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Oman  v  Austria

8 September 1997 16:00

Oman	3 – 1	Austria
Nairooz  18' Mohamed  45+1', 69'	Report	Ziervogel  74'

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Eugene Brazzale (Australia)

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United States  v  Brazil

8 September 1997 13:45

United States	0 – 3	Brazil
	Report	Jorginho  66' Adiel  85' Matuzalem  90'

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Rene Temmink (Netherlands)

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Oman  v  Brazil

11 September 1997 16:00

Oman	1 – 3	Brazil
Mohamed  53'	Report	Jorginho  50' Fabio Pinto  66' Geovani  84'

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Gilberto Alcala (Mexico)

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United States  v  Austria

11 September 1997 16:00

United States	4 – 0	Austria
Rupsis  6' Twellman  56', 67' Steven Totten  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  v  Ghana

5 September 1997 13:45

Argentina	0 – 0	Ghana
	Report

Port Said Stadium, Port Said Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Lu Jun (China)

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Costa Rica  v  Bahrain

5 September 1997 16:00

Costa Rica	1 – 3	Bahrain
Esquivel  67'	Report	Al Dosari  64' (pen.) Amer  79' Rashed  84'

Port Said Stadium, Port Said Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Mamadouba Engage Camara (Guinea)

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Argentina  v  Costa Rica

7 September 1997 16:00

Argentina	1 – 0	Costa Rica
Galletti  59'	Report

Port Said Stadium, Port Said Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

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Ghana  v  Bahrain

7 September 1997 13:45

Ghana	5 – 1	Bahrain
Eku  5' Ansah  8' Afriyie  52' A. Quaye  77' Abbey  89'	Report	Yaser Amer  71'

Port Said Stadium, Port Said Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Lubos Michel (Slovakia)

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Argentina  v  Bahrain

10 September 1997 13:45

Argentina	2 – 0	Bahrain
Marchant  42' Marchano  72'	Report

Port Said Stadium, Port Said Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)

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Ghana  v  Costa Rica

10 September 1997 13:45

Ghana	2 – 0	Costa Rica
A. Quaye  12' Coffie  61'	Report

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Mario Sanchez Yanten (Chile)

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Knockout Stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	September 14 - Alexandria
	Brazil	2
					September 18 - Ismailia
	Argentina	0
					Germany	0
	September 14 - Cairo
					Brazil	4
	Germany	0 (4)
									September 21 - Cairo
	Mali	0 (3)
									Brazil	2
	September 15 - Port Said
									Ghana	1
	Ghana	4
					September 18 - Cairo
	Oman	1
					Ghana	2			Third place
	September 15 - Ismailia
					Spain	1
	Spain	2							Spain	2
	Egypt	1							Germany	1
									September 21 - Cairo

Quarterfinals

Brazil  v  Argentina

14 September 1997 16:00

Brazil	2 – 0	Argentina
Fabio Pinto  44', 83'	Report

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)

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Germany  v  Mali

14 September 1997 20:30

Germany	0 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Mali
	Report
	Penalties
Adzic Deisler Miedl Truckenbrod	4 – 3	Y. Coulibaly Camara Guindo Karambe Keita

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Lu Jun (China)

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Ghana  v  Oman

15 September 1997 16:00

Ghana	4 – 1	Oman
Al Mukhaini  25' (o.g.) Coffie  42' Afriyie  79' A. Quaye  88'	Report	Al Amri  57'

Port Said Stadium, Port Said Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Rene Temmink (Netherlands)

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Spain  v  Egypt

15 September 1997 20:30

Spain	2 – 1	Egypt
Sergio  28' Camacho  66'	Report	Belal  31'

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Victorino Rodriguez (El Salvador)

Semifinals

Germany  v  Brazil

18 September 1997 16:00

Germany	0 – 4	Brazil
	Report	Adiel  4' Geovanie  85' Ferrugem  86' Ronaldinho  88' (pen.)

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)

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Spain  v  Ghana

18 September 1997 20:30

Spain	1 – 2	Ghana
Sousa  35'	Report	Attram  47' Owusu Afriyie  79'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Mario Sanchez Yanten (Chile)

Playoff for 3rd place

Germany  v  Spain

21 September 1997 15:30

Germany	1 – 2	Spain
Adzic  59' (pen.)	Report	Ander  30' Sousa  85' (pen.)

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Victorino Rodriguez (El Salvador)

Final

Brazil  v  Ghana

21 September 1997 18:15

Brazil	2 – 1	Ghana
Matuzalem  63' Andrey  87'	Report	Afriyie  39'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo 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 for scoring seven goals. In total, 117 goals were scored by 73 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

7 goals

• David

5 goals

• Hashim Saleh

4 goals

• Fabio Pinto
• Owusu Afriyie
• Seydou Keita

3 goals

• Geovanni
• Matuzalem
• Ahmed Belal
• Awule Quaye
• Miguel Mateos Rego

2 goals

Yaser Amer Adiel Ferrugem Jorginho Ronaldinho Juan Francisco Viveros

Silvio Adzic Michael Coffie Edwin Santibanez Omar Gomez Ander

David Sousa Ivan Sanchez Sergio Santamaría Sutee Suksomkit Taylor Twellman

1 goal

Julio Marchant Luciano Galletti Mauro Marchano Alexander Ziervogel Rashed Al Dosari Salah Rashed Andrey Anailson Diogo Alonso Zuniga Claudio Maldonado Cristian Alvarez Manuel Villalobos Milovan Mirošević Juan Bautista Esquivel Lobo

Eid Ezz Mahmoud Arabi Saleh Abou Benjamin Auer Sebastian Deisler Sebastian Kehl Steffen Hofmann Aziz Ansah Godwin Attram Johnson Eku Wisdom Abbey Aboubacar Guindo Drissa Coulibaly Mahamadou Diarra Fernando Arce

Luis Ernesto Pérez Ricardo Mauricio Martínez Saul Salcedo Juma Al Mukhaini Mohsin Al Harbi Rahdwan Nairooz Salah Al Amri Corona Ivan Lopez Ivan Royo Juanjo Camacho Montree Matong Tom Tongdee Charles Rupsis Steven Totten

Own goal

• 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

External links

• FIFA U-17 World Championship Egypt 1997, FIFA.com
• FIFA Technical Report (Part 1), (Part 2) and (Part 3)