1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship
| FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999 | |
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| 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 Faso1  Mali |
| CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean) |
1999 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament |  Jamaica1  Mexico United States |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 1999 South American Under 17 Football Championship | Brazil  Paraguay1  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
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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 |
13 November 1999 13:45 |
| New Zealand |
0 – 5 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lapolla  42' Peralta 45+1' Leal 63' Martinez 71' Meneses 77' |
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 |
13 November 1999 13:45 |
| Spain |
6 – 0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Aitor 35', 44', 90+1' Albert Crusat 42' Ernesto 45+1' Jonathan Aspas 80' |
Report |
16 November 1999 16:00 |
| Thailand |
1 – 7 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Suriya 62' |
Report | Don-Bortey 7', 16', 50' Addo 22', 28', 52' Obodai 90+1' |
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 |
12 November 1999 13:45 |
| Brazil |
2 – 1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Marquinhos 31' Carlos Henrique 66' |
Report | MacAllister 81' |
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 |
14 November 1999 20:15 |
| Jamaica |
0 – 5 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ferreira 11' da Silva 15', 80' (pen.) Cabrera 30' Figueredo 43' |
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
20 November 1999 16:00 |
| United States |
3 – 2 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Beasley 38' Cila 43' Beckerman 48' |
Report | Vallejeo 2' Yanez 70' |
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' |
Semifinals
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 |
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 |
Playoff for 3rd place
Final
| 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 |
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
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Bernard Don-Bortey
- Ibrahim Atiku
- Nathaniel Lamptey
- Alejandro Da Silva
- Aitor
- Landon Donovan
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- 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)
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