1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship
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The 1999 FIFA U-16 World Championship, the eighth edition of the
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, was held in the cities of
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, Napier, and
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in New Zealand between 10 and 27 November 1999. Players born after 1 January 1982 could participate in this tournament. This was the first FIFA tournament held in the
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Venues

New Zealand's capital city
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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

:1.Teams that made their debut. :2.Australia qualified for the tournament after two-leg playoff matches with 3rd Place winner of
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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


Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Playoff for 3rd place


Final


Winners


Awards


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 Leonardo Vitor Santiago (born 9 March 1983), commonly known as Leonardo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a winger or playmaker. Leonardo is a former U-20 Brazilian international. Career Nova Safra Leonardo starte ...
* Waleed Hamza ;3 goals * Bernard Dong Bortey * Ibrahim Atiku *
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* Alejandro Da Silva * Aitor Gómez *
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;2 goals *
Mark Byrnes Mark John Byrnes (born 8 February 1982) is an Australian footballer who plays for APIA Leichhardt Tigers in the New South Wales Premier League. Club career After a short stint with SV Salzburg in Austria, he won two NSL championship medals in ...
*
Scott McDonald Scott Douglas McDonald (born 21 August 1983) is an Australian former professional footballer and is the current head coach for National Premier Leagues club Gold Coast Knights. Originally a striker, McDonald could also play as an attacking mi ...
* Issaka Ouedraogo * Hector Vallejo * Dave Mulligan * Daniel Ferreira * Victor Cabrera * Lukasz Madej *
Oguchi Onyewu Oguchialu Chijioke Onyewu (born May 13, 1982) is an American former soccer player who is the secretary-general of R.E. Virton. He was previously the sporting director for Orlando City B. During his professional career, he played as a defender ...
* Sergio Leal ;1 goal * Dylan MacAllister * Joe Di Iorio * Shane Cansdell-Sherriff * Caca * Carlos Henrique * Marcos Roberto * Djibril Compaoré * Ibrahim Kabore * Leonhard Haas * Anthony Obodai * Razak Pimpong *
Aarón Galindo Aarón Galindo Rubio (born 8 May 1982) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Biography Born in Mexico City, Mexico, Galindo began practicing with Cruz Azul at the young age of six, climbing up the youth ranks. ...
* Felix Grijalva * Gustavo Ramirez * Juan Estrada * Yared Yanez *
Allan Pearce Allan David Pearce (born 7 April 1983) is a former New Zealand Association football, footballer. He currently works as a physiotherapist in Auckland. Club career Born in Wellington, Pearce joined Barnsley F.C., Barnsley on a three-year scholar ...
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Diego Figueredo Diego Antonio Figueredo Matiauda (born 28 April 1982 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan former football player who last played for Club Rubio Ñú in the Primera División Paraguaya. Career He started his career in Olimpia Asunción of Parag ...
* Tomas Guzman * Walter Fretes * Łukasz Mierzejewski * Albert Crusat * Ernesto * Jonathan Aspas *
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* Suriya Amatawech * Abe Thompson * DaMarcus Beasley *
Jordan Cila Jordan Rodin Cila (born April 11, 1982) is an American former soccer midfielder/forward. He played for the Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team, and played 39 games in Major League Soccer. He also played in the Under-17 and Under-20 United States ...
* Kyle Beckerman * Alvaro Meneses * Horacio Peralta * Miguel Lapolla * Ruben Olivera * Sebastian Alvarez * Williams Martínez ;Own goal * Stephen Tetteh (playing against Brazil) * Gonzalo Novegil (playing against Ghana)


Final ranking


External links


FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999
FIFA.com
Technical Report (Part 1)(Part 2)
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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 ''Fédératio ...
International association football competitions hosted by New Zealand
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 ''Fédératio ...
FIFA U-17 World Cup tournaments November 1999 sports events in New Zealand