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2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| year | 2003 |
| other_titles | Jalkapallon alle 17-vuotiaiden maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 2003 |
| U17-världsmästerskapet i fotboll 2003 | |
| image | 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.png |
| size | 120px |
| country | Finland |
| dates | 13–30 August |
| num_teams | 16 |
| confederations | 6 |
| venues | 4 |
| cities | 4 |
| champion_other | |
| count | 3 |
| second_other | |
| third_other | |
| fourth_other | |
| matches | 32 |
| goals | 117 |
| attendance | 183616 |
| top_scorer | COL Carlos Hidalgo |
| POR Manuel Curto | |
| ESP Cesc Fàbregas | |
| (5 goals each) | |
| player | ESP Cesc Fàbregas |
| fair_play | |
| prevseason | [2001](2001-fifa-u-17-world-championship) |
| nextseason | [2005](2005-fifa-u-17-world-championship) |
U17-världsmästerskapet i fotboll 2003 POR Manuel Curto ESP Cesc Fàbregas (5 goals each) The 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, was the tenth edition of FIFA U-17 World Championship. It was held in the cities of Helsinki, Tampere, Lahti and Turku in Finland from 13 to 30 August 2003. Players born after 1 January 1986 could participate in this tournament. Some controversy followed the tournament after a number of players from the Sierra Leone squad defected to Finland.
Teams
| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | [2002 AFC U-17 Championship](2002-afc-u-17-championship) | ||
| CAF (Africa) | [2003 African U-17 Championship](2003-african-u-17-championship) | ||
| CONCACAF | |||
| (North, Central America & Caribbean) | [2003 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament](2003-concacaf-u-17-tournament) | ||
| CONMEBOL (South America) | [2003 South American U-17 Championship](2003-south-american-u-17-championship) | ||
| OFC (Oceania) | [2003 OFC U-17 Championship](2003-ofc-u-17-championship) | ||
| UEFA (Europe) | Host nation | ||
| [2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship](2003-uefa-european-under-17-championship) | |||
:1.Teams that made their debut.
Venues
The tournament was played in four cities in Finland: Helsinki, Turku, Tampere and Lahti.
| **Helsinki** | **Turku** | **Tampere** | **Lahti** | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finnair Stadium | Veritas Stadion | Tampere Stadium | Lahti Stadium | ||||
| [[File:Finnair Stadium Helsinki.JPG | 150px]] | [[File:TPS vs. FC Inter.jpg | 150px]] | [[File:Tampere stadium1.jpg | 150px]] | [[File:Lahti-stadion.jpg | 150px]] |
| Töölö Stadium | Turku Stadium | Ratina Stadium (Tampere Stadium) | Lahti Stadium |
Squads
For a list of the squads see 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads
Group stage
All times are local (EEST/UTC+3)
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | **7** | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | **5** | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | –9 | **3** | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | **1** |
Petrescu
Hernández
Herrera
Jiang Chen
Mariaca
Murguía
Ramos
Guarín
Núñez
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | **9** | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | **4** | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | **4** | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | –5 | **0** |
Note: Second place was determined by drawing of lots
Cólzera
Bala
Salazar
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | **7** | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | –4 | **4** | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | **3** | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | **1** |
Sharyan
Sousa
Curto
M. Fernandes
Al-Safi
Abuda
Ederson
Evandro
Thyago
Arouca
Curto
Gama
N'Gal
N'Guémo
Mbia
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | **7** | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | **6** | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | –5 | **3** | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | –2 | **1** |
Owens
Watson
Curfman
Sisi
Nadal
Ruz
Adu
Sánchez
Yang Dong-hyun
Lee Yong-rae
Fàbregas
Knockout stage
Bracket
|23 August – Helsinki||2||0 |24 August – Turku||3||0 |23 August – Lahti||2||0 |24 August – Tampere||5||2 |27 August – Tampere||0||2 |27 August – Helsinki||2|** (a.e.t.)**|3 |30 August – Helsinki||1||0 |30 August – Helsinki||1 (4)|** **|1 (5)
Quarter-finals
Peirone
Ederson
Evandro
Fàbregas
Nadal
Jurado
Vieirinha
Semi-finals
Garay Jurado
Playoff for third place
Otalvaro
Guarín
Núñez
Movil
Vargas
Formica
Faurlín
Cólzera
Díaz
Hassell
Final
Goalscorers
-
ESP Cesc Fàbregas
-
COL Carlos Hidalgo
-
POR Manuel Curto
-
BRA Abuda
-
BRA Evandro
-
USA Freddy Adu
-
ARG Hernán Peirone
-
CHN Jiang Chen
-
COL Adrián Ramos
-
ESP José Manuel Jurado
-
ESP David Silva
-
ARG Ezequiel Garay
-
BRA Ederson
-
BRA Leonardo
-
CMR Joseph Mawaye
-
CMR Serge N'Gal
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CHN Wang Yongpo
-
COL Fredy Guarín
-
COL Harrison Otalvaro
-
FIN Tomi Petrescu
-
NGA Ezekiel Bala
-
POR Vieirinha
-
SLE Samuel Barlay
-
SLE Obi Metzger
-
KOR Yang Dong-Hyun
-
ESP Xisco Nadal
-
ARG Lucas Biglia
-
ARG Neri Cardozo
-
ARG Ariel Cólzera
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ARG Alejandro Faurlín
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ARG Diego Lagos
-
AUS Dez Giraldi
-
BRA Arouca
-
BRA Léo Matos
-
BRA Thyago
-
CMR Stéphane Mbia
-
CMR Landry N'Guémo
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COL Sebastián Hernández
-
COL Juan Gilberto Núñez
-
CRC Yosimar Arias
-
CRC Pablo Rodríguez
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CRC Alonso Salazar
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FIN Jarno Parikka
-
MEX Julio Ceja
-
MEX Gerardo Flores Zúñiga
-
MEX Oscar Herrera
-
MEX Manuel Mariaca
-
MEX Rafael Murguía
-
NGA Mikel John Obi
-
POR Bruno Gama
-
POR Manuel Fernandes
-
POR Márcio Sousa
-
SLE Alimamy Sesay
-
KOR Han Dong-won
-
KOR Lee Yong-rae
-
ESP David Rodríguez
-
ESP Sergio Sánchez
-
ESP Sisi
-
USA Steven Curfman
-
USA Guillermo González
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USA Dwight Owens
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USA Jamie Watson
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YEM Yasser Al-Badani
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YEM Sami Juaim
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YEM Abdulelah Sharyan
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POR Márcio Sousa (against Yemen)
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POR Tiago Costa (against Cameroon)
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ESP Ruz (against Sierra Leone)
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ESP Sergio Sánchez (against South Korea)
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USA Dwight Owens (against South Korea)
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YEM Abdullah Al-Safi (against Portugal)
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | **16** | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | **13** | |
| 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | **13** | |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | **11** | |
| **Eliminated in the quarter-finals** | |||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | **6** | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | **5** | |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | **4** | |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | –7 | **4** | |
| **Eliminated at the group stage** | |||||||||
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | **4** | |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | **3** | |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | –5 | **3** | |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | –9 | **3** | |
| 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | –2 | **1** | |
| 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | **1** | |
| 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | **1** | |
| 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | –5 | **0** |
References
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071013161147/http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=102/edition=6946/index.html UEFA World Cup U-17, at ''Uefa.com'']
- (22 August 2003). "Sierra Leone players disappear". [[BBC Sport]].
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