1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship

1999 FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999
Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
Dates	10–27 November
Teams	16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-up	Australia
Third place	Ghana
Fourth place	United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	93 (2.91 per match)
Attendance	216,853 (6,777 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ishmael Addo (7 goals)
Best player	Landon Donovan

The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1999, the eighth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Auckland, Christchurch, Napier, and Dunedin in New Zealand between 10 November and 27 November 1999. Players born after 1 January 1982 could participate in this tournament.

Venues

City / Town	Stadium	Host club(s)	Capacity
Auckland	North Harbour Stadium		25,000
Napier	McLean Park		21,000
Christchurch	Queen Elizabeth II Park	Christchurch United	20,000
Dunedin	Carisbrook		29,000

New Zealand's capital city Wellington was not allocated any matches as the city's only venue at the time - Athletic Park - was not deemed adequate by FIFA as a match venue.

Teams

Confederation	Qualifying Tournament	Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia)	AFC U-17 Championship 1998	Thailand  Qatar
CAF (Africa)	1999 African Under-17 Championship	Ghana  Burkina Faso^1  Mali
CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean)	1999 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament	Jamaica^1  Mexico  United States
CONMEBOL (South America)	1999 South American Under 17 Football Championship	Brazil  Paraguay^1  Uruguay
OFC (Oceania)	1999 OFC U-17 Qualifying Tournament	Australia
UEFA (Europe)	1999 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship	Spain  Poland  Germany
Host nation		New Zealand

 Australia qualified for the tournament after two-leg playoff matches with 3rd Place winner of AFC U-17 Championship 1998,  Bahrain

1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Matches

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7
Uruguay	3	1	1	1	6	2	+4	4
New Zealand	3	1	0	2	3	8	-5	3
Poland	3	0	2	1	3	4	-1	2

New Zealand  v  United States

10 November 1999 19:30

New Zealand	1 – 2	United States
Mulligan  16'	Report	Thompson  69' Donovan  74'

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 14,103 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

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Uruguay  v  Poland

11 November 1999 19:30

Uruguay	1 – 1	Poland
Alvarez  46'	Report	Madej  51'

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 3,623 Referee: Hichem Guirat (Tunisia)

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New Zealand  v  Uruguay

13 November 1999 13:45

New Zealand	0 – 5	Uruguay
	Report	Lapolla  42' Peralta  45+1' Leal  63' Martinez  71' Meneses  77'

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 10,265 Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)

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United States  v  Poland

13 November 1999 16:00

United States	1 – 1	Poland
Donovan  89' (pen.)	Report	Madej  43' (pen.)

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 10,265 Referee: Robert Troxler Ayala (Paraguay)

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Poland  v  New Zealand

16 November 1999 18:00

Poland	1 – 2	New Zealand
Mierzejewski  88'	Report	Mulligan  53' Pearce  64'

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 7,643 Referee: Edgar Rangel Perez (Mexico)

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United States  v  Uruguay

16 November 1999 20:15

United States	1 – 0	Uruguay
Onyewu  90'	Report

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 7,643 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ghana	3	2	1	0	12	2	+10	7
Mexico	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6
Spain	3	1	1	1	7	2	+5	4
Thailand	3	0	0	3	1	17	-16	0

Ghana  v  Spain

11 November 1999 16:00

Ghana	1 – 1	Spain
Atiku  45+2'	Report	Mario  90+7'

McLean Park, Napier Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

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Mexico  v  Thailand

11 November 1999 18:15

Mexico	4 – 0	Thailand
Estrada  7' Galindo  38' Ramirez  53' Grijalva  76'	Report

McLean Park, Napier Attendance: 3,950 Referee: Bruce Edward Grimshaw (New Zealand)

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Spain  v  Thailand

13 November 1999 13:45

Spain	6 – 0	Thailand
Aitor  35', 44', 90+1' Albert Crusat  42' Ernesto  45+1' Jonathan Aspas  80'	Report

McLean Park, Napier Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Noel Bynoe (Trinidad & Tobago)

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Ghana  v  Mexico

13 November 1999 16:00

Ghana	4 – 0	Mexico
Lamptey  38', 75' Atiku  71', 89'	Report

McLean Park, Napier Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Bruce Edward Grimshaw (New Zealand)

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Thailand  v  Ghana

16 November 1999 16:00

Thailand	1 – 7	Ghana
Suriya  62'	Report	Don-Bortey  7', 16', 50' Addo  22', 28', 52' Obodai  90+1'

McLean Park, Napier Attendance: 4,056 Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

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Spain  v  Mexico

16 November 1999 18:15

Spain	0 – 1	Mexico
	Report	Vallejo  38'

McLean Park, Napier Attendance: 4,056 Referee: Byron Moreno (Ecuador)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Australia	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
Brazil	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
Germany	3	0	2	1	1	2	-1	2
Mali	3	0	2	1	0	1	-1	2

Brazil  v  Australia

12 November 1999 13:45

Brazil	2 – 1	Australia
Marquinhos  31' Carlos Henrique  66'	Report	MacAllister  81'

QE II Stadium, Christchurch Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Tomasz Mikulski (Poland)

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Mali  v  Germany

12 November 1999 16:00

Mali	0 – 0	Germany
	Report

QE II Stadium, Christchurch Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Byron Moreno (Ecuador)

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Australia  v  Germany

14 November 1999 16:00

Australia	2 – 1	Germany
Cansdell-Sherriff  66' Byrnes  70'	Report	Haas  9'

QE II Stadium, Christchurch Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Issack Abdulkadir (Tanzania)

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Brazil  v  Mali

14 November 1999 18:15

Brazil	0 – 0	Mali
	Report

QE II Stadium, Christchurch Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Edgar Rangel Perez (Mexico)

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Germany  v  Brazil

17 November 1999 16:00

Germany	0 – 0	Brazil
	Report

QE II Stadium, Christchurch Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Hichem Guirat (Tunisia)

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Australia  v  Mali

17 November 1999 18:15

Australia	1 – 0	Mali
McDonald  23'	Report

QE II Stadium, Christchurch Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Paraguay	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	7
Qatar	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6
Burkina Faso	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Jamaica	3	0	0	3	0	10	-10	0

Jamaica  v  Burkina Faso

12 November 1999 18:00

Jamaica	0 – 1	Burkina Faso
	Report	Compaore  12'

Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 5,173 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

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Paraguay  v  Qatar

12 November 1999 20:15

Paraguay	2 – 0	Qatar
Fretes  37' Guzman  57'	Report

Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 5,173 Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

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Burkina Faso  v  Qatar

14 November 1999 18:00

Burkina Faso	1 – 2	Qatar
Kabore  57'	Report	Hamza  16' (pen.), 37'

Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 4,662 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

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Jamaica  v  Paraguay

14 November 1999 20:15

Jamaica	0 – 5	Paraguay
	Report	Ferreira  11' da Silva  15', 80' (pen.) Cabrera  30' Figueredo  43'

Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 4,662 Referee: Taj Addin Fares (Syria)

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Qatar  v  Jamaica

17 November 1999 18:00

Qatar	4 – 0	Jamaica
Hamza  52', 63' Abuhamda  69' Budawood  90+1'	Report

Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 2,180 Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)

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Burkina Faso  v  Paraguay

17 November 1999 20:15

Burkina Faso	2 – 2	Paraguay
Ouedraogo  50', 53'	Report	Cabrera  4' Ferreira  45'

Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 2,180 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	20 November - Auckland
	United States	3
					24 November - Christchurch
	Mexico	2
					United States	2 (6)
	21 November - Christchurch
					Australia (pen.)	2 (7)
	Australia	1
									27 November - Auckland
	Qatar	0
									Australia	0 (7)
	20 November - Napier
									Brazil (pen.)	0 (8)
	Ghana (a.e.t.)	3
					24 November - Auckland
	Uruguay	2
					Ghana	2 (2)			Third place
	21 November - Dunedin
					Brazil (pen.)	2 (4)
	Paraguay	1							United States	0
	Brazil	4							Ghana	2
									27 November - Auckland

Quarterfinals

United States  v  Mexico

20 November 1999 16:00

United States	3 – 2	Mexico
Beasley  38' Cila  43' Beckerman  48'	Report	Vallejeo  2' Yanez  70'

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 7,483 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

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Australia  v  Qatar

21 November 1999 14:00

Australia	1 – 0	Qatar
Di Iorio  55'	Report

QE II Stadium, Christchurch Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

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Ghana  v  Uruguay

20 November 1999 16:00

Ghana	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Uruguay
Addo  35', 107' Novegil  45+1' (o.g.)	Report	Olivera  9' Leal  65'

McLean Park, Napier Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Edgar Rangel Perez (Mexico)

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Paraguay  v  Brazil

21 November 1999 16:00

Paraguay	1 – 4	Brazil
Da Silva  42'	Report	Leonardo  26', 37', 56' Caca  90'

Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 7,251 Referee: Taj Addin Fares (Syria)

Semifinals

United States  v  Australia

24 November 1999 16:00

United States	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Australia
Donovan  36' Onyewu  52'	Report	Byrnes  2' McDonald  35'
	Penalties
Donovan Beasley Convey Akwari Thompson Gregorio Yi Cutler	6 – 7	Byrnes Di Iorio Cansdell-Sherriff Srhoj North MacAllister Goulding Kennedy

QE II Stadium, Christchurch Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Byron Moreno (Ecuador)

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Ghana  v  Brazil

24 November 1999 19:30

Ghana	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Brazil
Lamptey  66' Addo  81'	Report	Leonardo  26' Tetteh  28' (o.g.)
	Penalties
Essien Don-Bortey Obodai Nkrumah	2 – 4	Leonardo Marquinhos Eduardo Costa Walker Ricardo

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 12,451 Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)

Playoff for 3rd place

United States  v  Ghana

27 November 1999 13:15

United States	0 – 2	Ghana
	Report	Pimpong  35' Addo  84'

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 15,675 Referee: Taj Addin Fares (Syria)

Final

Australia  v  Brazil

27 November 1999 16:00 UTC+12

Australia	0 - 0 (a.e.t.)	Brazil
	Report
	Penalties
Byrnes Di Iorio Srhoj Madaschi North MacAllister Goulding Kennedy Fyfe	7 – 8	Leonardo Marquinhos Eduardo Costa Walker Ricardo Leo Bruno Leite Souza Leonardo

North Harbour, Auckland Attendance: 22,859 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Winners

1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship Winners
Brazil Second title

Awards

FIFA Golden Shoe:	FIFA Golden Ball:	FIFA Fair Play Award:
Ishmael Addo	Landon Donovan	Mexico

Goalscorers

Ishmael Addo of Ghana won the Golden Shoe award for scoring seven goals. In total, 93 goals were scored by 59 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.

7 goals

• Ishmael Addo

4 goals

• Leonardo Santiago
• Waleed Hamza

3 goals

• Bernard Don-Bortey
• Ibrahim Atiku
• Nathaniel Lamptey
• Alejandro Da Silva
• Aitor
• Landon Donovan

2 goals

Mark Byrnes Scott McDonald Issaka Ouedraogo Hector Vallejo

Dave Mulligan Daniel Ferreira Victor Cabrera

Lukasz Madej Oguchi Onyewu Sergio Leal

1 goal

Dylan MacAllister Joe Di Iorio Shane Cansdell-Sherriff Caca Carlos Henrique Marcos Roberto Djibril Compaore Ibrahim Kabore Leonhard Haas Antony Obodai Razak Pimpong Aaron Galindo Felix Grijalva

Gustavo Ramirez Juan Estrada Yared Yanez Allan Pearce Diego Figueredo Tomas Guzman Walter Fretes Lukasz Mierzejewski Bilal Abuhamda Meshal Budawood Albert Crusat Ernesto Jonathan Aspas

Pedro Mario Álvarez Amatawet Suriya Abe Thompson DaMarcus Beasley Jordan Cila Kyle Beckerman Alvaro Meneses Horacio Peralta Miguel Lapolla Ruben Olivera Sebastian Alvarez Williams Martinez

Own goal

• Stephen Tetteh (playing against Brazil)
• Gonzalo Novegil (playing against Ghana)

Final ranking

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	6	2	4	0	8	4	+4	10
2	Australia	6	3	2	1	7	2	+5	11
3	Ghana	6	4	2	0	19	6	+13	14
4	United States	6	3	2	1	9	8	+1	11
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5	Paraguay	4	2	1	1	10	6	+4	7
6	Qatar	4	2	0	2	6	4	+2	6
7	Mexico	4	2	0	2	7	7	0	6
8	Uruguay	4	1	1	2	8	5	+3	4
Eliminated at the group stage
9	Spain	3	1	1	1	7	2	+5	4
10	Burkina Faso	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
11	New Zealand	3	1	0	2	3	8	–5	3
12	Poland	3	0	2	1	3	4	–1	2
13	Germany	3	0	2	1	1	2	–1	2
14	Mali	3	0	2	1	0	1	–1	2
15	Jamaica	3	0	0	3	1	17	–10	0
16	Thailand	3	0	0	3	0	10	–16	0

External links

• FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999, FIFA.com
• Technical Report (Part 1), (Part 2) and (Part 3)