1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship
Encyclopedia
The 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Florence
, Montecatini
, Viareggio
, Massa
, Carrara
, and Livorno
in Italy
between 16 August and 31 August 1991. Players born after 1 August 1974 can participate in this tournament.
The tournament was originally to be scheduled in Ecuador
, but due to the cholera
outbreak, it was moved to Italy
, which hosted the previous year's World Cup
.
Asia (AFC U-17 Championship 1990
)
Europe (UEFA U-16 Championship 1991)
North America (CONCACAF U-17 Championship 1991)
South America (Sudamericano Sub-17 1991)
Oceania (OFC U-17 Qualifying Tournament 1991)
Host Nation Automatic Qualification (replacing Ecuador)
Africa Sylvain Abikanlou Rachid Ben Khadija Lim Kee Chong
CONCACAF Errol Forbes Miguel Angel Salas Arlington Success
South America Juan Bava Sabino Cespedes Jorge Orellano Ulisses Tavares da Silva
Europe Angelo Amendolia Fabio Baldas
Jan Damgaard Philippe Leduc
Leif Sundell
Mario van der Ende
Oceania Ronald Gallon
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, Montecatini
Montecatini
- Places in Italy :* Montecatini Terme, health resort in Tuscany* Montecatini Val di Cecina, village and mining town to the south of Pisa*Montecatini, hamlet in the comune of San Martino in Rio...
, Viareggio
Viareggio
Viareggio is a city and comune located in northern Tuscany, Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. With a population of over 64,000 it is the main centre of the northern Tuscan Riviera known as Versilia, and the second largest city within the Province of Lucca.It is known as a seaside resort...
, Massa
Massa
Massa is a town and comune in Tuscany, central Italy, the administrative centre of the province of Massa-Carrara. It is located in the Frigido River Valley, near the Alpi Apuane, some 5 kilometers from the Tyrrhenian Sea....
, Carrara
Carrara
Carrara is a city and comune in the province of Massa-Carrara , notable for the white or blue-grey marble quarried there. It is on the Carrione River, some west-northwest of Florence....
, and Livorno
Livorno
Livorno , traditionally Leghorn , is a port city on the Tyrrhenian Sea on the western edge of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of approximately 160,000 residents in 2009.- History :...
in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
between 16 August and 31 August 1991. Players born after 1 August 1974 can participate in this tournament.
The tournament was originally to be scheduled in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, but due to the cholera
Cholera
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces...
outbreak, it was moved to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, which hosted the previous year's World Cup
1990 FIFA World Cup
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
.
Qualified Teams
Africa (African U-16 Championship 1991)Asia (AFC U-17 Championship 1990
AFC U-17 Championship 1990
-Group stage:All matches in Dubai and Sharjah, UAE. October 19 to 29 -Group A:Matchday 1Matchday 2Matchday 3-Group B:Matchday 1Matchday 2Matchday 3-Semifinals:-Third Place Match:-Final:-Source:*...
)
Europe (UEFA U-16 Championship 1991)
North America (CONCACAF U-17 Championship 1991)
South America (Sudamericano Sub-17 1991)
Oceania (OFC U-17 Qualifying Tournament 1991)
Host Nation Automatic Qualification (replacing Ecuador)
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads
-=Head coach: Sergio Vatta- United States:Head coach: Roy Rees:=Head coach: Zhu Guanghu* Only 17 players in China squad.-=Head coach: Reinaldo Merlo:=...
Referees
Asia Omar Al-Mohanna Lechmanasamy Kathirveloo Nizar WattiAfrica Sylvain Abikanlou Rachid Ben Khadija Lim Kee Chong
Lim Kee Chong
An Yan Lim Kee Chong is a retired Mauritian association football referee. He is mostly known for supervising two matches in the FIFA World Cup - one in 1994 and one in 1998. He was suspended following the 1998 World Cup.-References:...
CONCACAF Errol Forbes Miguel Angel Salas Arlington Success
Arlington Success
Arlington Success is a former football referee from Antigua and Barbuda.- Career :He has officiated in the following major competitions:*1989 FIFA U-17 World Championship *1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup...
South America Juan Bava Sabino Cespedes Jorge Orellano Ulisses Tavares da Silva
Europe Angelo Amendolia Fabio Baldas
Fabio Baldas
Fabio Baldas . is a former football referee from Italy. He is mostly known for supervising one match in the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the USA.-References:*...
Jan Damgaard Philippe Leduc
Philippe Leduc
Philippe Leduc, born in Montréal, Québec, Canada, is a Québécois composer, conductor, author and arranger.- Albums :* Diginada * The Wings of Fire, Volume II : Toil * The Wings of Fire, Volume I : Blood...
Leif Sundell
Leif Sundell
Leif Sundell is a retired Swedish association football referee. Sundell refereed a total of 262 Allsvenskan games, the Swedish top tier in football, in 22 years. He also refereed 100 international games during his career; two of those were matches played during the 1996 UEFA European Football...
Mario van der Ende
Mario van der Ende
Mario van der Ende Mario van der Ende Mario van der Ende (born March 28, 1956 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland. His hometown is Naarden.Mario van der ende is a retired football referee and coordinator from the Netherlands. He is mostly known for supervising five matches in the FIFA World Cup, three in...
Oceania Ronald Gallon
Group A
| Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
----
----
----
----
----
Group B
| Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
----
----
----
----
----
Group C
| Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
----
----
----
----
----
Group D
| Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
----
----
----
----
----
Knockout stages
Quarterfinals
--------
----
Semifinals
----Third place play-off
Final
Awards
| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | FIFA Fair Play |
|---|---|---|
 Adriano (4 goals) |
 Nii LampteyNii Lamptey Nii Odartey Lamptey is a former Ghanaian footballer. He is known foremost for his erratic career, in which he became a superstar as a teenager and then suffered a long string of failures which burnt him out well before his time... |