The 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fifteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The tournament was held in the United Arab Emirates from 17 October to 8 November. Nigeria won the tournament after defeating Mexico 3–0 in the final, claiming the country's fourth title. Sweden won the bronze with a 4–1 victory over Argentina in the third-place play-off match.
Players born after 1 January 1996 could participate in this tournament.
Bids There were two official bids:
Venues In June 2012, FIFA selected the Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium in Al Ain, the Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the Al-Rashid Stadium in Dubai, the Emirates Club Stadium in Ras al-Khaimah and the Fujairah Club Stadium in the state of Fujairah as venues. The use of Sharjah Stadium in Sharjah was initially proposed, and it was finally selected as a venue, in September 2012. Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium replaced Al Nahyan Stadium of Abu Dhabi and hosted the final.
Dubai Ras al-Khaimah Fujairah Al-Rashid Stadium Emirates Club Stadium Fujairah Club Stadium Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 5,000 Abu Dhabi Al Ain Sharjah Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium Sharjah Stadium Capacity: 42,056 Capacity: 16,000 Capacity: 12,000
Teams In addition to host nation United Arab Emirates, 23 nations qualified from six separate continental competitions.
Confederation Qualifying Tournament Venue Qualifier(s)AFC (Asia) Host nation 2012 AFC U-16 Championship CAF (Africa) 2013 African U-17 Championship CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean) 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship CONMEBOL (South America) 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship OFC (Oceania) 2013 OFC U-17 Championship UEFA (Europe) 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
1.Teams that made their debut. 2. This is the debut of 'Russia' as a nation since the cessation of the USSR in 1991. 3. This is the debut of 'Slovakia' as a nation since the cessation of Czechoslovakia in 1993.
Match officials ConfederationRefereeAssistantsAFCKhalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)Badr Al-Shumrani (Saudi Arabia)Hamad Al-Mayahi (Oman)Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)Jeong Hae-Sang (South Korea)Yang Byoung-Eun (South Korea)Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)Yaser Marad (Kuwait)CAFBadara Diatta (Senegal)Djibril Camara (Senegal)El Hadji Samba (Senegal)Daniel Bennett (South Africa)Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)Aden Marwa (Kenya)Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)Bechir Hassani (Tunisia)Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)CONCACAFElmer Bonilla (El Salvador)Octavio Jarra (Costa Rica)Hermenerito Leal (Guatemala)Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)Marcos Quintero (Mexico)Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)Jair Marrufo (United States)Eric Boria (United States)Ricardo Morgan (Jamaica)CONMEBOLNéstor Pitana (Argentina)Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)Diego Bonfá (Argentina)Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)Efraín Castro (Bolivia)Arol Valda (Bolivia)Héber Lopes (Brazil)Alessandro Rocha (Brazil)Marcelo van Gasse (Brazil)Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)Nicolas Tarán (Uruguay)Miguel Nievas (Uruguay)Juan Soto (Venezuela)Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)Carlos López Rico (Venezuela)OFCNorbert Hauata (Tahiti)Mark Rule (New Zealand)Tevita Makasini (Tonga)UEFAPavel Královec (Czech Republic)Martin Wilczek (Czech Republic)Roman Slyško (Slovakia)Mark Clattenburg (England)Stephen Child (England)Simon Beck (England)Wolfgang Stark (Germany)Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)Mike Pickel (Germany)Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)Gianluca Cariolato (Italy)Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)Frank Andås (Norway)Kim Haglund (Norway)Craig Thomson (Scotland)Derek Rose (Scotland)Alan Mulvanny (Scotland)
Squads
Teams had to name a 21-man squad (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline.
Draw The final draw for group stage was held on 26 August 2013 in Abu Dhabi at the Bab Al Bahr Hotel at 19:00 (local time).
Prior to the draw, FIFA announced that as host, the United Arab Emirates would be placed as 'A1', to assist with ticket sales. The continental champions of the confederations AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and UEFA are assigned to the other five groups. Teams from the same confederation cannot be drawn against each other at the group stage.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 (assigned to Group A)
(assigned to Group C) (assigned to Group E)
(assigned to Group F) (assigned to Group B) (assigned to Group D)
Logo and tickets The logo of the competition was unveiled on 5 March 2013, including the local organising committee asking Omar Abdulrahman to be a 'brand ambassador' for this event.
'Stadium package' tickets for the Tournament went on sale on 26 June, with the ability to buy tickets per match once the draw has been made.
A falcon known as 'Shaqran' will be the mascot for the World Cup, after being introduced to local journalists on 13 May .
Group stage The winners and runners-up from each group, as well as the best four third-placed teams, qualified for the first round of the knockout stage (round of 16).
The ranking of each team in each group is determined as follows: points obtained in all group matches; goal difference in all group matches; number of goals scored in all group matches; If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows: points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned; goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned; number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned; drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
All times are local, UTC+04:00.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Ranking of third-placed teams The four best teams among those ranked third are determined as follows: points obtained in all group matches; goal difference in all group matches; number of goals scored in all group matches; drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
Knockout stage In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, no extra time will be played, with the match to be determined by a penalty shoot-out.
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Play-off for third place
Final
Awards Golden BallSilver BallBronze Ball Kelechi Iheanacho Nathan Iván OchoaGolden BootSilver BootBronze Boot Valmir Berisha Kelechi Iheanacho Gabriel Boschilia7 goals (0 assists)6 goals (7 assists)6 goals (3 assists)Golden Glove Dele AlampasuFIFA Fair Play Award
Final ranking
Goalscorers Top scorers after the end of the tournament this year.
7 goals Valmir Berisha
6 goals
Gabriel Boschilia Kelechi Iheanacho
5 goals
Nathan Tomáš Vestenický
4 goals
Joaquín Ibáñez Mosquito Iván Ochoa Taiwo Awoniyi Musa Yahaya Franco Acosta Leandro Otormín
3 goals
Ryoma Watanabe Karim Achahbar Younes Bnou Marzouk Musa Muhammed Gustav Engvall
2 goals
Sebastián Driussi Germán Ferreyra Matías Sánchez Nikola Zivotic Caio Jordan Hamilton Jorge Bodden Brayan Velásquez Luca Vido Moussa Bakayoko Franck Kessie Alejandro Díaz Ulises Jaimes Isaac Success Chidiebere Nwakali Samuel Okon Aleksandr Makarov Ramil Sheydayev Kevin Méndez
1 goal
Lucio Compagnucci Rodrigo Moreira Leonardo Suárez Sascha Horvath Tobias Pellegrini Gabriel Joanderson Elias Roubos Alen Halilović Robert Murić Ante Roguljić Jeffri Flores Fredy Medina Ali Gholizadeh Mostafa Hashemi Amir Hossein Karimi Yousef Seyyedi Mohammed Salam Sherko Karim Vittorio Parigini Junior Ahissan Aboubakar Keita Yakou Meïté Daisuke Sakai Taro Sugimoto Kosei Uryu Nabil Jaadi Hamza Sakhi José Almanza Marco Granados Ulises Rivas Chidera Ezeh Chigozi Obasi Werner Wald Ervin Zorrilla Aleksandr Golovin Denis Vavro Michal Siplak Mirza Halvadžić Erdal Rakip Anton Salétros Carlos Strandberg Ali Suljić Firas Ben Larbi Mohamed Dräger Maher Gabsi Hazem Haj Hassen Chiheb Jbeli Zayed Al-Ameri Khaled Khalfan Marcio Benítez Joel Bregonis Facundo Ospitaleche Franco Pizzichillo Shohjahon Abbasov Rustamjon Ashurmatov Jamshid Boltaboev José Caraballo José Márquez
1 own goal Duje Ćaleta-Car (playing against Uzbekistan) Érick Aguirre (playing against Nigeria) Linus Wahlqvist (playing against Japan)
References
External links FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013, FIFA.com FIFA Technical Report