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 ChampionshipCAF (Africa)2003 African U-17 ChampionshipCONCACAF(North, Central America & Caribbean)2003 CONCACAF U-17 TournamentCONMEBOL (South America)2003 South American U-17 ChampionshipOFC (Oceania)2003 OFC U-17 ChampionshipUEFA (Europe)Host nation2003 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 Töölö StadiumTurku StadiumRatina 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 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts3210112+97312053+253102312–93301257–21
Group B TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts330050+593111330431113304300316–50 Note: Second place was determined by drawing of lots
Group C TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts321091+873111913–4430307703301248–41
Group D TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts321085+37320184+463102611–53301268–21
Knockout stage Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Playoff for third place
Final
Goalscorers
Final ranking
RankTeam16510151+1416264111610+61336411104+61346321145+911 Eliminated in the quarter-finals5420287+166412155057411235–24841121118–74 Eliminated at the group stage9311133041030307703113102611–53123102312–9313301268–2114301257–2115301248–4116300316–50
References
External links FIFA U-17 World Championship Finland 2003, FIFA.com FIFA Technical Report (Part 1) and (Part 2)