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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 ...

1997, the seventh edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...

Ismailia Ismailia ( ar, الإسماعيلية ', ) is a city in north-eastern Egypt. Situated on the west bank of the Suez Canal, it is the capital of the Ismailia Governorate. The city has a population of 1,406,699 (or approximately 750,000, includi ...

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

, and

Port Said Port Said ( ar, بورسعيد, Būrsaʿīd, ; grc, Πηλούσιον, Pēlousion) is a city that lies in northeast Egypt extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of the Suez Canal. With an approximate population of 6 ...

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between 4 September and 21 September 1997. Players born after 1 January 1980 could participate in this tournament.

Venues

Teams

Squads

Matches

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 stage

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Playoff for 3rd place

Final

Result

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 David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

;5 goals *

Hashim Saleh Hashim Saleh Mohammed Al-Balushi ( ar, هاشم صالح محمد البلوشي; born 15 October 1981), commonly known as Hashim Saleh, is an Omani footballer. Club career Hashim has been wearing the number 9 jersey for clubs like Al-Nasr S ...

;4 goals * Fabio Pinto * Owusu Afriyie *

Seydou Keita Seydou Keïta (; anglicised to Keita; born 16 January 1980) is a Malian former footballer. A versatile midfielder, he operated as both a central or defensive midfielder. Keita most notably played for Lens (five seasons) and Barcelona (four), w ...

;3 goals *

Geovanni Geovanni Deiberson Maurício Gómez (born 11 January 1980), known simply as Geovanni, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. He was mostly used as an attacking midfielder but was also able to play on both wings and up front. Club care ...

* Matuzalem *

Ahmed Belal Ahmad Farag Mohamed Belal ( ar, أحمد فرج محمد بلال ; born August 20, 1980) is an Egyptian football striker. Career Ahmed Belal started playing professionally for the Egyptian team, Al Ahly, since 2000. He competed for the club ...

* Awule Quaye * Miguel Mateos Rego ;2 goals * Yaser Amer * Adiel * Ferrugem * Jorginho *

Ronaldinho Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980), commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho () or simply Ronaldinho, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder, but was also deployed as a winger. Wide ...

* Juan Francisco Viveros *

Silvio Adzic Silvio Adzic (born 23 September 1980 in Grünstadt) is a retired German football player. He made his debut on the professional league level in the Bundesliga for 1. FC Kaiserslautern on 30 September 2000 when he came on as a substitute in the 6 ...

* Michael Coffie * Edwin Santibanez * Omar Gomez *

Ander The masculine name Ander is a variant of the Greek name "Andreas". Other variants of the Greek name "Andreas" are Andrés and Andrew, as well as Anders. The masculine name Ander is a variant Basque form of Andrew. Notable people with the name An ...

* David Sousa * Ivan Sanchez * Sergio Santamaría *

Sutee Suksomkit Sutee Suksomkit ( th, สุธี สุขสมกิจ, born June 5, 1978) is a Thai professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Thai League 3 club Bankhai United. He is known for his skillful style of play, ...

Taylor Twellman Taylor Timothy Twellman (born February 29, 1980) is an American former soccer player who played professionally from 1999 to 2010. He now works in the media as a soccer television commentator. Twellman is best known for his play with the New Eng ...

;1 goal * Julio Marchant *

Luciano Galletti Luciano Martín Galletti (; born 9 April 1980) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a right winger. In a professional career that lasted 14 years he played mostly in Spain, with Zaragoza and Atlético Madrid, but also represented Ol ...

* Mauro Marchano * Alexander Ziervogel * Rashed Al Dosari * Salah Rashed *

Andrey Andrey, Andrej or Andrei (in Cyrillic script: Андрей, Андреј or Андрэй) is a form of Andreas/Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include: *Andrei of Polotsk ( – 1399), Lithuanian nobleman *An ...

* Anailson * Diogo * Alonso Zuniga * Claudio Maldonado * Cristian Alvarez * Manuel Villalobos * Milovan Mirošević * Juan Bautista Esquivel Lobo * Eid Ezz *

Mahmoud Arabi Mahmud is a transliteration of the male Arabic given name (), common in most parts of the Islamic world. It comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root Ḥ-M-D, meaning ''praise'', along with ''Muhammad''. Siam Mahmud *Mahmood (singer) (born 19 ...

* Saleh Abou *

Benjamin Auer Benjamin Auer (born 11 January 1981) is a German former professional footballer who is a centre-forward. Internationally, he represented Germany playing for the U21 and B teams. Career Born in Landau, Auer played as a child for hometown clu ...

Sebastian Deisler Sebastian Toni Deisler (; born 5 January 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder and attacking midfielder. A Borussia Mönchengladbach youth product, he played one season with the club during which it ...

Sebastian Kehl Sebastian Walter Kehl (; born 13 February 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently the Sporting Director of Borussia Dortmund. He amassed Bundesliga totals of 314 games and 24 goals o ...

* Steffen Hofmann *

Aziz Ansah Aziz Ansah (born 7 October 1980) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as defender. Club career Ansah was born in Ghana. He moved to F.C. Dallas during the 2010 transfer window from the Nigerian CAF Champions League runners u ...

Godwin Attram Godwin Attram (born 7 August 1980) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Godwin began his career with home-based club Great Olympics in 1996. In 1998, he moved to Dutch club PSV Eindhoven but did not f ...

* Johnson Eku * Wisdom Abbey *

Aboubacar Guindo Aboubacar Guindo (born 30 May 1981, in Bamako) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played on the professional level in Ligue 2 for ASOA Valence. Guindo played for Mali at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championsh ...

Drissa Coulibaly Vierchniadzvinsk ( be, Верхнядзві́нск, lt, Drisa, pl, Dryssa) or Verkhnedvinsk (russian: Верхнедви́нск) is a city in Belarus in the northwest of Vitebsk Region; it is the administrative center of the Verkhnyadzvinsk Ra ...

Mahamadou Diarra Mahamadou Diarra (born 18 May 1981) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He served as captain for the Mali national team. Club career OFI Crete Diarra started his professional career at Greek club ...

Fernando Arce Fernando Enrique Arce Ruiz (born 24 April 1980) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Arce came out of Club América's youth prospects, but never debuted there. Arce debuted for Irapuato in a ga ...

Luis Ernesto Pérez Luis Ernesto Pérez Gómez (born 12 January 1981) is a Mexican former professional footballer and current manager. Club career Pérez debuted in the Primera División with Necaxa in the 1999 Invierno season, playing his first game 21 Septembe ...

* Ricardo Mauricio Martínez * Saul Salcedo * Juma Al Mukhaini *

Mohsin Al Harbi Muhsin (also spelled Mohsen, Mohsin, Mehsin, or Muhsen, ar, محسن) is a masculine Arabic given name. The first person known to have the name "Muhsin" was Muhsin bin Ali, the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatimah bint Muhammad. Islamic term ...

* Rahdwan Nairooz * Salah Al Amri *

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* Ivan Lopez * Ivan Royo *

Juanjo Camacho Juan José 'Juanjo' Camacho Barnola (born 2 August 1980) is a Spanish former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He spent most of his professional career with Huesca, appearing in more than 400 official matches for the club and i ...

* Montree Matong * Tom Tongdee * Charles Rupsis * Steven Totten ;Own goal * Mahfoudh Al Mukhaini (playing against Ghana)

Final ranking

External links

FIFA U-17 World Championship Egypt 1997
FIFA.com
FIFA Technical Report (Part 1)(Part 2)
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International association football competitions hosted by Egypt

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