FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics
This is a list of records of the FIFA U-17 World Cup.[1]
Awards
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Team: tournament position
- Most championships
- 5;
Nigeria (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015) - Most finishes in the top two
- 8; Nigeria (1985, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015)
- Most finishes in the top three
- 8; Nigeria (1985, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015),
Brazil (1985, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2017, 2019) - Most World Cup appearances
- 17; Brazil (every tournament except 1993) and
United States (every tournament except 2013) - Most second-place finishes
- 4;
Spain (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017) - Most third-place finishes
- 3;
Argentina (1991, 1995, 2003) - Most fourth-place finishes
- 2; Argentina (2001, 2013) and
Colombia (2003, 2009) - Most 3rd-4th-place finishes
- 5; Argentina (1991, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2013)
Consecutive
- Most consecutive championships
- 2; Brazil (1997–1999), Nigeria (2013–2015)
- Most consecutive finishes in the top two
- 4;
Ghana (1991–1997) - Most consecutive finishes in the top three
- 5; Ghana (1991–1999)
- Most consecutive finishes in the top four
- 5; Ghana (1991–1999)
- Most consecutive finals tournaments
- 14; United States (1985–2011)
- Most consecutive second-place finishes
- no country has finished 2nd in two consecutive tournaments
- Most consecutive third-place finishes
- no country has finished 3rd in two consecutive tournaments
- Most consecutive fourth-place finishes
- no country has finished 4th in two consecutive tournaments
- Most consecutive 3rd-4th-place finishes
- 2; Argentina (2001–2003)
Gaps
- Longest gap between successive titles
- 16 years; Brazil (2003–2019)
- Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two
- 14 years; Brazil (2005–2019)
- Longest gap between successive appearances in the top three
- 22 years;
Germany (1985–2007) - Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four
- 18 years;
France (2005–2019) - Longest gap between successive appearances in the finals
- 26 years;
Soviet Union, later continued by 
Russia (1987–2013)
Host team
- Best finish by a host team
- Champions;
Mexico (2011), Argentina (2019) - Worst finish by a host team
- Group stage;
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Canada (1987), 
Trinidad and Tobago (2001), 
India (2017)
Defending champion
- Best finish by defending champion
- Champion; Brazil (1999), Nigeria (2015)
- Worst finish by defending champion
- Did not qualify; Soviet Union (1989),
Saudi Arabia (1991), France (2003), Mexico (2007), 
Switzerland (2011), Nigeria (2017), 
England (2019) - Worst finish by defending champion who participates in the next tournament
- Quarter-finals; Brazil (2001)
Debuting teams
- Best finish by a debuting team
- Champions; Nigeria (1985), Soviet Union (1987), Switzerland (2009)
Other
- Most finishes in the top two, never become champions
- 4; Spain (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)
- Most finishes in the top four, never become champions
- 6; Spain (1991, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2017)
- Most appearances, never become champions
- 15; United States (all except 2013)
- Most finishes in the top four, never finish in the top two
- 5; Argentina (1991, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2013)
- Most appearances, never finish in the top two
- 15; United States (all except 2013)
- Most appearances, never finish in the top four
- 10;
Costa Rica (1985, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017)
All time
- Most appearances in the group stage
- 17; Brazil (every tournament except 1993), United States (every tournament except 2013)
- Most progression from the group stage
- 15; Brazil (every tournament except 1987 and 2009)
- Most consecutive appearances, progressing from the group stage
- 7; Brazil (1995–2007)
- Most appearances, never progressing from the group stage
- 7; Canada (1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2011, 2013)
Host team
- Host teams eliminated in the group stage
- Canada (1987),
Italy (1991), 
New Zealand (1999), Trinidad and Tobago (2001), 
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Peru (2005), 
South Korea (2007), 
United Arab Emirates (2013), India (2017)
Teams: matches played and goals scored
All time
- Most matches played
- 89; Brazil
- Fewest matches played
- 3;
Sudan, Finland, 
Togo, 
Sierra Leone, 
Rwanda, 
Yemen, 
Denmark, 
Algeria, 
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Venezuela, 
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New Caledonia, 
Solomon Islands - Most wins
- 59; Brazil
- Most losses
- 32; United States
- Most draws
- 14; Argentina
- Most goals scored
- 192; Brazil
- Most goals conceded
- 102; United States
- Fewest goals scored
- 0; Rwanda, Algeria, Solomon Islands
- Fewest goals conceded
- 3;
Scotland, 
Hungary, Togo, Rwanda - Highest goal difference
- +106; Nigeria
- Lowest goal difference
- –69; New Zealand
- Most played final
- 2 times; Brazil vs Ghana (1995, 1997), Brazil vs Mexico (2005, 2019)
Goalscoring
Individual
- Most goals scored in a tournament
- 10; Victor Osimhen ( Nigeria (2015))
- Most goals scored in a match
- 4; David ( Spain, vs New Zealand (1997)), Carlos Hidalgo ( Colombia, vs Finland (2003)), Souleymane Coulibaly (
Ivory Coast, vs Denmark (2011)), Kelechi Iheanacho ( Nigeria, vs Mexico (2013)) - Most goals scored in one final
- 2; Phil Foden ( England), Sergio Gomez ( Spain) (2017)
- Fastest goal in a final
- 3rd minute; Wilson Oruma ( Nigeria, vs Ghana (1993))
- Latest goal from kickoff in a final
- 93rd minute; Lázaro ( Argentina, vs France (2019))
Team
- Biggest margin of victory
- 13; Spain, vs New Zealand (1997)
- Most goals scored in a match, one team
- 13; Spain, vs New Zealand (1997)
- Most goals scored in a match, both teams
- 13; Spain 13–0 New Zealand (1997)
- Most goals scored in a final, one team
- 5; England (2017)
- Most goals scored in a final, both teams
- 7; England 5–2 Spain (2017)
- Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams
- 0; Brazil 0–0 Australia
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(1999), Nigeria 0–0 Spain (2007) - Biggest margin of victory in a final
- 3; France (2001), Mexico (2005), Nigeria (2013), England (2017)
- Most goals in a tournament, one team
- 26; Nigeria (2013)
Tournament
Top scoring teams by tournament
Teams listed in bold won the tournament.
| World Cup | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
 1985 China |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil Germany |
13 |
| 1987 Canada |
Soviet Union |
17 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1989 Scotland |
 Portugal |
11 |
| 1991 Italy |
Spain |
13 |
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Nigeria |
20 |
 1995 Ecuador |
Ghana Brazil |
13 |
 1997 Egypt |
Spain |
22 |
| 1999 New Zealand |
Ghana |
19 |
| 2001 Trinidad and Tobago |
France |
18 |
| 2003 Finland |
Spain |
16 |
 2005 Peru |
Mexico Brazil |
16 |
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Germany |
20 |
| 2009 Nigeria |
Switzerland Spain |
18 |
| 2011 Mexico |
Germany |
24 |
| 2013 United Arab Emirates |
Nigeria |
26 |
 2015 Chile |
Nigeria |
23 |
| 2017 India |
England |
23 |
| 2019 Brazil |
Canada |
22 |
| 2023 Peru |
TBA | TBA |
Host records
- Best performance by host(s)
- Champions; Mexico (2011), Argentina (2019)
- Worst performance by host(s)
- Group stage; Canada (1987), Italy (1991), New Zealand (1999), Trinidad and Tobago (2001), Finland (2003), Peru (2005), South Korea (2007), United Arab Emirates (2013), India (2017)
- Had its best performance when hosting
Penalty shootouts
- Most shootouts, team, all-time
- 4; Brazil, Nigeria
- Most wins, team, all-time
- 2; Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Mexico, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia
- Most losses, team, all-time
- 2; Australia, Brazil, France, Nigeria,
Qatar, United States - Most shootouts with 100% record (all won)
- 2; Saudi Arabia
- Most shootouts with 0% record (all lost)
- 2; France, United States
Most wins, penalty shoot-out
| Team | Won | Lost | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Spain | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Brazil | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chile | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| England | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Peru | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Guinea | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Qatar | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Australia | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Scotland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mali | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tajikistan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| United States | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 25 | 25 | 50 |
References
- "FIFA U-17 World Cup Final". fifa.com. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
External links
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