The

FIFA U-17 World Championship The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by ''Fédération ...

1995, the sixth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of

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Portoviejo Portoviejo (), also known as San Gregorio de Portoviejo, is a city in Ecuador, and the capital of the Province of Manabí from the Pacific coast. It is still known as the city of the "Royal Tamarind Trees" due to former Tamarind plantains in the ...

Quito Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...

, Ibarra, Cuenca, and

Riobamba Riobamba (, full name San Pedro de Riobamba; Quechua: ''Rispampa'') is the capital of Chimborazo Province in central Ecuador, and is located in the Chambo River Valley of the Andes. It is south of Ecuador's capital Quito and located at an eleva ...

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

between 3 and 20 August 1995. Players born after 1 August 1978 could participate in this tournament. Ecuador was originally to have hosted the

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but due to an outbreak of

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, that tournament was moved to

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Venues

Qualified Teams

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see '' 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads''

Referees

Asia * Hossein Asgari * Ahmad Haji Yaakub Africa *

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Said Belqola Said Belqola ( ar, سعيد بلقولة; August 30, 1956 – June 15, 2002) was a Moroccan Association football referee, best known for officiating the 1998 FIFA World Cup final between Brazil and France, being the first African referee to offic ...

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CONCACAF * Antonio Marrufo *

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South America * Roger Zambrano *

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* José Luis da Rosa Europe *

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* Hartmut Strampe * Leslie Irvine * Vasyl Melnychuk Oceania *

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Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout Phase

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Playoff for 3rd place

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Final

Result

Goalscorers

Daniel Allsopp of Australia won the Golden Shoe award for scoring five goals. In total, 84 goals were scored by 57 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal. ;5 goals *

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Mohammed Amar Al-Kathiri Mohammed Amar Al-Kathiri ( ar, محمد عامر الكثيري) (born 7 December 1978) is an Omani Association football, footballer. Career Al-Kathiri is originally from Salalah, Oman. He was awarded the Asian Young Footballer of the Year prize ...

;4 goals * Fernando Gatti ;3 goals * Abu Iddrisu ;2 goals *

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* Marco Antônio * Rodrigo *

Baba Sule Baba Sulemaye (born 7 November 1978), known as Baba Sule, is a Ghanaian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Born in Kumasi, Sule arrived in Spain not yet aged 18 from his hometown club Cornerstones FC, and proceeded to re ...

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* Emmanuel Bentil * Edward Anyamkygh *

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* Taqi Al-Siyabi * Vargas *

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* Jesús Duarte ;1 goal *

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* Luis Caserio *

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* Bel * Carlos Alberto * Djimi *

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* Kléber *

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* Andrey Campos * Nelson Fonseca * Diego Ayala * Exon Corozo * Felix Angulo * Luis Moreira *

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* Damian Brezina *

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* Attakora Amaniampong * Bashiru Gambo * Charles Akwei *

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* Ibrahima Conte *

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* Souleymane Keita *

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* Chiedu Chukwueke * Henry Onwuzuruike *

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* Adolfo *

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