1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship
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The 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the fourth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Florence, Montecatini Terme, Viareggio, Massa, Carrara, and Livorno in Italy between 16 and 31 August 1991. Players born after 1 August 1974 could participate in this tournament.
| 1st FIFA U-17 World Championship for the FIFA/JVC Cup 1991 FIFA U-17 Campionato del Mondo | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Italy |
| Dates | 16–31 August |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ghana (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Spain |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Qatar |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 81 (2.53 per match) |
| Attendance | 37,000 (1,156 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Adriano |
| Best player(s) | Nii Lamptey |
| Fair play award | Argentina |
← 1989 1993 → | |
Saudi Arabia, the 1989 champions, were not able to defend their title as they withdrew from the final round of the AFC qualifying tournament, citing the Blue Diamond Affair.
The tournament was originally to be scheduled in Ecuador, but due to the cholera outbreak earlier that year, it was moved to Italy, which hosted the previous year's World Cup. This was the second time a FIFA event was moved from its original hosting country, after the 1986 World Cup was moved from Colombia to Mexico.
| Città | Stadio |
|---|---|
| Florence | Stadio Artemio Franchi |
| Livorno | Stadio Armando Picchi |
| Massa | Stadio Gianpiero Vitali |
| Carrara | Stadio dei Marmi |
| Montecatini Terme | Stadio Daniele Mariotti |
| Viareggio | Stadio Torquato Bresciani |
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads
| Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | Advanced to the quarterfinals |
| Argentina | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Italy | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | Eliminated |
| China | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
Venue: Carrara
| Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Advanced to the quarterfinals |
| Qatar | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Congo | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | Eliminated |
| Mexico | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
Venue: Massa
| Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Advanced to the quarterfinals |
| Germany | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Sudan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | Eliminated |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
Venue: Livorno
| Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | Advanced to the quarterfinals |
| Ghana | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Uruguay | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | Eliminated |
| Cuba | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 25 - Montecatini Terme | ||||||||||
| United States | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| August 28 - Viareggio | ||||||||||
| Qatar (pen.) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| Qatar | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| August 25 - Carrara | ||||||||||
| Ghana (pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| August 31 - Florence | ||||||||||
| Ghana | 2 | |||||||||
| Ghana | 1 | |||||||||
| August 25 - Viareggio | ||||||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||||||
| August 28 - Massa | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
| August 25 - Livorno | ||||||||||
| Spain | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||||||
| August 30 - Montecatini Terme | ||||||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||||||
| Qatar | 1 (1) | |||||||||
| Argentina (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
Third place play-off
| FIFA U-17 World Championship 1991 winners |
|---|
| Ghana First title |
| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | FIFA Fair Play |
|---|---|---|
| Adriano (4 goals) | Nii Lamptey | Argentina |
Adriano of Brazil won the Golden Shoe award for scoring four goals. In total, 81 goals were scored by 59 different players, with only one of them credited as own goals.
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Christian Akselman
- Juan Sebastián Verón
- Ricardo Castellani
- Aaron Healey
- Argel
- Leandro
- Nene
- Yan
- Huang Yi
- Liang Yu
- Gaston Kibiti
- Patrick Tchicaya
- Eliezer Casamayor
- Luis Marten
- Vladimir Sánchez
- Christof Babatz
- Karl-Heinz Lutz
- Emmanuel Duah
- Nana Opoku
- Alessandro Del Piero
- Daniele Giraldi
- García
- Mario Garza
- Ahmed Bu
- Jassim Al Tamimi
- Mohamed Al Bedaid
- Ibrahim Hussein
- Khalid Elmustafa
- Nemairi Saeed
- César Palacios
- Dani
- Emilio Carrasco
- James Beattie
- José Miguel López
- Pedro Velasco Morón
- Ramón
- Adel Mohamed
- Ali Abdulrahman
- Jamal Ibrahim
- Albertin Montoya
- Brian Kelly
- Mike Dunne
- Shohn Beachum
- Diego López
- Own goal
- Juan Azconzobal (playing against Australia)
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 10 | |
| 2 | Spain | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 | |
| 3 | Argentina | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Qatar | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | |
| 6 | Brazil | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | |
| 7 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
| 8 | Germany | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 3 | |
| Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | Congo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 | |
| 10 | Sudan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 | |
| 13 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 2 | |
| 14 | China | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 1 | |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | –7 | 1 | |
| 16 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | –7 | 0 | |