The 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria from 24 October to 15 November 2009.Mega African soccer fest set for 2009 and 2010
Switzerland won the tournament, beating the host team and holders, Nigeria, with a solitary 63rd-minute goal separating the two teams. The Golden Ball to the Best Player was given to Nigerian Sani Emmanuel; the Golden Shoe for top scorer was given to Spaniard Borja, with five goals (although he tied with Nigerian Sani Emmanuel, Uruguayan Sebastián Gallegos, and Swiss Haris Seferovic); the Golden Glove was given to Swiss Benjamin Siegrist; finally, the FIFA Fair Play Award was given to Nigeria.
Player eligibility To be eligible to play, a player must have been born on or after 1 January 1992.
Venues FIFA chose eight venues out of nine possible locations.
On 21 May 2009, FIFA gave Nigeria a "Yellow Card" as FIFA noted a significant delay in the preparations for the tournament.Yellow card for Nigeria While Abuja and Lagos were ready, FIFA vice-president Jack Warner gave four other venues (Enugu, Calabar, Ijebu-Ode and Kano) a month to get 100 percent ready or the tournament would be moved. One potential venue (Warri) was removed after recent violence flared up in the Niger Delta.
Abuja Lagos Enugu Ijebu-Ode National Stadium Teslim Balogun Stadium Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Gateway Stadium Capacity: 60,491 Capacity: 24,325 Capacity: 22,000 Capacity: 20,000 Kano Calabar Kaduna Bauchi Sani Abacha Stadium U.J. Esuene Stadium Ahmadu Bello Stadium Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 16,000 Capacity: 16,500 Capacity: 11,000
Threats to the tournament
The 2009 edition was under increasing threats from the armed rebel group The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) and warned FIFA against hosting the tournament in Nigeria.Nigerian rebels threaten FIFA junior World Cup However, the militants were offered amnesty in exchange for laying down their weapons, and the tournament went on smoothly without any incidents.
Teams The final draw for the group stage was held on 7 August 2009 at the International Conference Centre in Abuja.Draw looms for 24Nigeria face Germany in opener
Confederation Qualifying tournament Qualifier(s) AFC (Asia) 2008 AFC U-16 Championship CAF (Africa)Host nation 2009 African Under-17 Championship CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean) 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship United States CONMEBOL (South America) 2009 South American Under-17 Football Championship OFC (Oceania) 2009 OFC U-17 Championship UEFA (Europe) 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
1.Teams that made their debut.
Match officials ConfederationRefereeAssistantsAFCRavshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan)Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)CAFMohamed Benouza (Algeria)Mamar Chabane (Algeria)Nasser Abdel Nabi (Egypt)Koman Coulibaly (Mali)Inácio Cândido (Angola)Redouane Achik (Morocco)Jerome Damon (South Africa)Enock Molefe (South Africa)Kenneth Chichenga (Zambia)Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)Jason Damoo (Seychelles)Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)CONCACAFCarlos Batres (Guatemala)Carlos Pastrana (Honduras)Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)Jair Marrufo (United States)Charles Morgante (United States)Ricardo Morgan (Jamaica)CONMEBOLPablo Pozo (Chile)Patricio Basualto (Chile)Francisco Mondria (Chile)Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)Emigdio Ruiz (Paraguay)Nicolas Yegros (Paraguay)Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)Miguel Nievas (Uruguay)Carlos Pastorino (Uruguay)OFCMichael Hester (New Zealand)Jan-Hendrik Hintz (New Zealand)Tevita Makasini (Tonga)UEFAHoward Webb (England)Michael Mullarkey (England)Darren Cann (England)Stéphane Lannoy (France)Eric Dansault (France)Laurent Ugo (France)Wolfgang Stark (Germany)Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)Volker Wezel (Germany)Viktor Kassai (Hungary)Gábor Erős (Hungary)Tibor Vámos (Hungary)Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)Geir Åge Holen (Norway)Dag Roger Nebben (Norway)Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)Manuel Navarro (Switzerland)Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)
Squads
Allocation of teams to groups Teams were allocated to groups on the basis of geographical spread. Teams were placed in four pots, and one team was drawn from each pot for each group. Pot 1 contained the five African teams plus one from CONMEBOL; Pot 2 contained the remaining teams from the Americas excluding one CONCACAF team; Pot 3 consisted of teams from Asia and Oceania plus the remaining CONCACAF team; Pot 4 consisted of teams from the European confederation.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Group stage All times are West Africa Time (UTC+1)
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Ranking of third-placed teams
Knockout stage All times are West Africa Time (UTC+1)
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Awards Golden BallSilver BallBronze Ball Sani Emmanuel Nassim Ben Khalifa Ramón AzeezGolden ShoeSilver ShoeBronze Shoe Borja Sani Emmanuel Sebastián Gallegos5 goals5 goals5 goals Golden Glove Benjamin Siegrist FIFA Fair Play Award
Goalscorers 5 goals
Sani Emmanuel Borja Haris Seferovic Sebastián Gallegos
4 goals Nassim Ben Khalifa
3 goals
Sergio Araujo Mario Götze Lennart Thy Son Heung-min Edafe Egbedi Stanley Okoro Adrià Carmona Isco Sergi Roberto Ricardo Rodriguez Muhammet Demir
2 goals
Abdoulaye Ibrango Gustavo Cuéllar Ebrima Bojang Federico Carraro Pietro Iemmello Takumi Miyayoshi Lee Jong-ho Abdul Jeleel Ajagun Álvaro Morata Engin Bekdemir Mohammed Sebil Jack McInerney Adrián Luna
1 goal
Esteban Espíndola Leandro González Pírez Esteban Orfano Guilherme Neymar Wellington Nem Victor Nikiema Louckmane Ouédraogo Bertrand Traoré Zidane Zoungrana Jean Carlos Blanco Fabián Castillo Deiner Córdoba Jeison Murillo Héctor Quiñones Jorge Luis Ramos Joel Campbell Juan Bustos Golobio Jonathan Moya Lamin Sarjo Samateh Yunus Mallı Shkodran Mustafi Florian Trinks Kevin Volland Anthony Lozano Afshin Esmaeilzadeh Milad Gharibi Kaveh Rezaei Payam Sadeghian Giacomo Beretta Michele Camporese Shuto Kojima Kenyu Sugimoto Yoshiaki Takagi Kim Dong-jin Kim Jin-su Nam Seung-woo Luke Milanzi Miguel Basulto Carlos Campos Guillermo Madrigal Carlos Parra Tom Boere Luc Castaignos Oğuzhan Özyakup Michael Built Jack Hobson-McVeigh Gordon Murie Ramón Azeez Terry Envoh Omoh Ojabu Kenneth Omeruo Javier Espinosa Pablo Sarabia Oliver Buff André Gonçalves Pajtim Kasami Bruno Martignoni Granit Xhaka Gökay Iravul Ufuk Özbek Ömer Ali Şahiner Furkan Şeker Marwan Al-Saffar Nick Palodichuk Alex Shinsky Nicolás Mezquida
1 own goal José Rodríguez (against Switzerland)
Final ranking
RankTeam17700187+112127511177+1016375111810+81647232811–39 Eliminated in the quarter-finals5532093+6116531164+2107522187+188521287+17 Eliminated in the Round of 169421142+2710421143+171142026606124202440613411210100414411267–1415410336–3316403138–53 Eliminated in group stage17310234–1318310234–1319301236–3120301239–6121300359–4022300315–4023300305–5024300317–60
See also FIFA U-17 World Cup 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
References
External links FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009, FIFA.com FIFA Technical Report