1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the fifth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, and Gifu City in Japan from 21 August to 4 September 1993. Players born after 1 August 1976 were allowed to participate in the tournament.

1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship
2nd FIFA U-17 World Championship for the JVC Cup
1993 FIFA U-17世界選手権
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
Dates21 August – 4 September
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (2nd title)
Runners-up Ghana
Third place Chile
Fourth place Poland
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored107 (3.34 per match)
Attendance233,000 (7,281 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nigeria Wilson Oruma (6 goals)
Best player(s)Ghana Daniel Addo
Fair play award Nigeria
1991
1995

Venues edit

TokyoHiroshimaKobe
Tokyo National StadiumHiroshima Big ArchKobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 48,000Capacity: 50,000Capacity: 35,910
Gifu CityKyotoNagoya
Gifu Nagaragawa StadiumNishikyogoku Athletic StadiumPaloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium
Capacity: 26,109Capacity: 20,588Capacity: 15,000

Qualified Teams edit

ConfederationQualifying TournamentQualifier(s)
AFC (Asia)Host nation  Japan
1992 AFC U-17 Championship  China
 Qatar
CAF (Africa)1993 African U-17 Qualifying for World Cup  Ghana
 Nigeria
 Tunisia
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean)
1992 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament  Canada
 Mexico
 United States
CONMEBOL (South America)1993 South American U-17 Football Championship  Argentina
 Chile
 Colombia
OFC (Oceania)1993 OFC U-17 Championship  Australia
UEFA (Europe)1993 UEFA U-16 Championship  Italy
 Poland
 Czechoslovakia

Squads edit

For the complete list of players, see 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads.

Referees edit

Group stage edit

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Group A edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Ghana330091+89Advanced to quarter finals
2  Japan31112204
3  Mexico310247−33
4  Italy301216−51
Source: [citation needed]


Japan  0–1  Ghana
(Report)Fameye 5'
Attendance: 21,938


Japan  0–0  Italy
(Report)

Ghana  4–1  Mexico
Dadzie 38', 62'
D. Addo 52'
Duah 77'
(Report)Santa Cruz 56'


Ghana  4–0  Italy
Duah 22'
D. Addo 29'
Fameye 32'
Dadzie 71'
(Report)

Group B edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Nigeria3300140+149Advanced to quarter finals
2  Australia311174+34
3  Argentina311176+14
4  Canada3003018−180
Source: [citation needed]
Australia  2–2  Argentina
Naglieri 6'
Ristevski 27'
(Report)Grande 34'
Biagini 57'
Attendance: 7,952
Referee: Anders Frisk

Canada  0–8  Nigeria
(Report)Kanu 1', 24', 65' (pen.)
Anosike 36', 68'
Ibrahim 43', 77'
Odini 76'

Australia  5–0  Canada
Carter 5', 12'
Bilokavić 48', 55'
Bosevski 68'
(Report)
Attendance: 6,810
Referee: Sandor Piller

Argentina  0–4  Nigeria
(Report)Oruma 60', 79'
Anosike 62'
Kanu 66'
Attendance: 6,810
Referee: Anders Frisk

Australia  0–2  Nigeria
(Report)Kanu 51'
Oruma 68'

Argentina  5–0  Canada
Vilariño 13'
Domínguez 24'
Grande 33'
Biagini 61'
Cantoro 70'
(Report)

Group C edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Czechoslovakia321073+47Advanced to quarter finals
2  United States311185+34
3  Colombia310236−33
4  Qatar310237−43
Source: [citation needed]
Colombia  0–2  Qatar
(Report)Al-Otaibi 10', 66'


Colombia  2–1  United States
Ciciliano 24'
Madrid 87'
(Report)Cooks 86'

Qatar  0–2  Czechoslovakia
(Report)Spanik 8' (pen.)
Ruman 78'


Qatar  1–5  United States
Al-Enazi 55'(Report)Venditti 13'
Moore 14'
Cooks 47', 53', 72'

Group D edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Poland321084+47Advanced to quarter finals
2  Chile312075+25
3  Tunisia310225−33
4  China301225−31
Source: [citation needed]
Chile  2–2  China
Neira 62'
Rozental 67'
(Report)Yu 18'
Yao 60'
Attendance: 1,608
Referee: Brian Hall

Tunisia  1–3  Poland
Arouri 54'(Report)Kosztowniak 26'
Terlecki 57'
Wyczalkowski 79'
Attendance: 1,608

Chile  2–0  Tunisia
Tapia 4'
Neira 48'
(Report)

China  0–2  Poland
(Report)Kosztowniak 48'
Andruszczak 78'
Attendance: 1,503

Chile  3–3  Poland
Osorio 38'
Rozental 61' (pen.)
Neira 67'
(Report)Orliński 14', 34'
Wichniarek 43'

China  0–1  Tunisia
(Report)Arouri 23'
Attendance: 4,851
Referee: Eric Blareau

Knockout stage edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
29 August – Kyoto
 
 
 Chile4
 
1 September – Tokyo
 
 Czechoslovakia1
 
 Ghana3
 
29 August – Kobe
 
 Chile0
 
 Ghana1
 
4 September – Tokyo
 
 Australia0
 
 Nigeria2
 
29 August – Gifu
 
 Ghana1
 
 Nigeria2
 
1 September – Hiroshima
 
 Japan1
 
 Nigeria2
 
29 August – Hiroshima
 
 Poland1Third place
 
 Poland3
 
4 September – Tokyo
 
 United States0
 
 Chile1 (4)
 
 
 Poland1 (2)
 

Quarterfinals edit

Ghana  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Australia
D. Addo 92'(Report)

Nigeria  2–1  Japan
Oruma 1'
Odini 40'
(Report)Nakata 56'

Czechoslovakia  1–4  Chile
Ruman 40'(Report)Rozental 11' (pen.)
Tapia 31'
Neira 65', 66'

Poland  3–0  United States
Terlecki 39'
Kosztowniak 59'
Magiera 80'
(Report)

Semifinals edit

Ghana  3–0  Chile
Fameye 29'
Armah 48'
Duah 80'
(Report)
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Anders Frisk

Nigeria  2–1  Poland
Oruma 52'
Anosike 57'
(Report)Szymkowiak 79'

Playoff for 3rd place edit

Chile  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 pen.)
 Poland
Rozental 77' (pen.)(Report)Poli 26' (o.g.)
Attendance: 15,000

Final edit

Ghana  1–2  Nigeria
Fameye 80'(Report)Oruma 3'
Anosike 75'
Attendance: 22,000

Result edit

 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship winners 

Nigeria
Second title

Goalscorers edit

Wilson Oruma of Nigeria won the Golden Shoe award for scoring six goals. In total, 107 goals were scored by 56 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Final ranking edit

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Nigeria6600203+1712
2  Ghana6501143+1110
3  Chile62311210+27
4  Poland6321137+68
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5  Czechoslovakia421187+15
6  Australia411275+23
7  United States41128803
8  Japan411234−13
Eliminated at the group stage
9  Argentina311176+13
10  Mexico310247−32
11  Colombia310236−32
12  Tunisia310225−32
13  Qatar310237−42
14  China301225−31
15  Italy301216−51
16  Canada3003018−180

External links edit