2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2003 Jalkapallon alle 17-vuotiaiden maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 2003U17-världsmästerskapet i fotboll 2003 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.png Finland 13–30 August 16 6 4 4 17 BRA 3 17 ESP 17 ARG 17 COL 32 117 183616 COL Carlos HidalgoPOR Manuel CurtoESP Cesc Fàbregas(5 goals each) ESP Cesc FàbregasUEFA World Cup U-17, at Uefa.com 17 CRC 2001 2005 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.Sierra Leone players disappear https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3173309.stm 22 August 2003 BBC Sport Teams Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)AFC (Asia)2002 AFC U-17 Championship17 KOR 199717 YEM1 117 CHNCAF (Africa)2003 African U-17 Championship17 CMR1 117 SLE1 117 NGACONCACAF(North, Central America & Caribbean)2003 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament17 USA17 CRC17 MEXCONMEBOL (South America)2003 South American U-17 Championship17 ARG17 BRA17 COLOFC (Oceania)2003 OFC U-17 Championship17 AUSUEFA (Europe)Host nation17 FIN1 12003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship17 POR17 ESP 1.1Teams that made their debut. Venues The tournament was played in four cities in Finland: Helsinki, Turku, Tampere and Lahti. Finland 180 Finland 60.1875 24.9225 Helsinki Finland 60.9830 25.6341 Lahti Finland 61.5003 23.7853 Tampere top Finland 60.4427 22.2916 Turku top Helsinki Turku Tampere Lahti Finnair Stadium Veritas Stadion Tampere Stadium Lahti Stadium 150px 150px 150px 150pxTöölö 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 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts17 COL3210112+9717 MEX312053+2517 FIN3102312–9317 CHN301257–21 13 August 2003 17:30 17 FIN 2–1 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic 17 CHN Parikka 6 Petrescu 64 Jiang Chen 4 Töölö Stadium, Helsinki 8,344 Heber Lopes (Brazil) 13 August 2003 20:00 17 MEX 0–0 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic 17 COL Töölö Stadium, Helsinki 3,500 Martin Hansson (Sweden) 16 August 2003 15:00 17 CHN 1–2 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic 17 COL Wang Yongpo 67 Guarín 73 pen. Hernández 80 Töölö Stadium, Helsinki 4,100 Richard Piper (Trinidad and Tobago) 16 August 2003 17:30 17 FIN 0–2 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic 17 MEX Ceja 39 Herrera 51 Töölö Stadium, Helsinki 10,176 Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) 19 August 2003 17:30 17 CHN 3–3 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic 17 MEX Wang Yongpo 35 Jiang Chen 61 81 Flores 51 Mariaca 73 Murguía 78 Töölö Stadium, Helsinki 4,500 Jerome Damon (South Africa) 19 August 2003 20:00 17 COL 9–1 Report 17 FIN Hidalgo 16 32 pen. 50 61 Ramos 36 68 71 Guarín 63 Núñez 74 Petrescu 41 Töölö Stadium, Helsinki 10,200 Gabriel Brazenas (Argentina) Group B TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts17 ARG330050+5917 CRC3111330417 NGR3111330417 AUS300316–50 Note: Second place was determined by drawing of lots 13 August 2003 17:30 17 ARG 2–0 Report 17 AUS Garay 6 Cólzera 69 Turku Stadium, Turku 4,124 Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) 13 August 2003 20:00 17 CRC 1–1 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic 17 NGR Arias 83 Bala 9 Turku Stadium, Turku 4,292 Leone Rakaroi (Fiji) 16 August 2003 15:00 17 AUS 1–2 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic 17 NGR Giraldi 2 Mikel 73 Bala 84 Turku Stadium, Turku 5,502 Heber Lopes (Brazil) 16 August 2003 17:30 17 ARG 2–0 Report 17 CRC Peirone 84 90 Turku Stadium, Turku 5,462 Jerome Damon (South Africa) 19 August 2003 17:30 17 NGR 0–1 Report 17 ARG Faurlín 59 Turku Stadium, Turku 6,104 Martin Hansson (Sweden) 19 August 2003 20:00 17 AUS 0–2 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic 17 CRC Rodríguez 62 pen. Salazar 75 Turku Stadium, Turku 5,424 Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) Group C TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts17 BRA321091+8717 POR3111913–4417 CMR3030770317 YEM301248–41 14 August 2003 17:30 17 YEM 3–4 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic 17 POR Al-Badani 31 Sharyan 45+2 Sousa 77 o.g. Sousa 56 Curto 68 M. Fernandes 80 Al-Safi 82 o.g. Ratina Stadium, Tampere 6,400 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) 14 August 2003 20:00 17 CMR 1–1 Report 17 BRA Joseph Mawaye 5 Abuda 38 Ratina Stadium, Tampere 8,250 Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) 17 August 2003 15:00 17 POR 0–5 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic 17 BRA Léo 20 Abuda 52 Ederson 68 pen. Evandro 77 Thyago 86 Ratina Stadium, Tampere 10,190 Gabriel Brazenas (Argentina) 17 August 2003 17:30 17 YEM 1–1 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic 17 CMR Juaim 90+2 Mawaye 74 Ratina Stadium, Tampere 6,855 Eddy Maillet (Seychelles) 20 August 2003 17:30 17 BRA 3–0 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic 17 YEM Evandro 28 32 Arouca 86 Ratina Stadium, Tampere 5,896 Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) 20 August 2003 20:00 17 POR 5–5 Report 17 CMR Vieirinha 21 Curto 36 43 44 Gama 52 T. Costa 70 o.g. N'Gal 74 76 N'Guémo 88 Mbia 90+4 Ratina Stadium, Tampere 4,723 Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) Group D TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts17 ESP321085+3717 USA320184+4617 KOR 19973102611–5317 SLE301268–21 14 August 2003 17:30 17 KOR 1997 1–6 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic 17 USA Owens 11 o.g. Adu 16 89 90+2 pen. Owens 26 Watson 54 Curfman 75 Lahti Stadium, Lahti 3,240 Eddy Maillet (Seychelles) 14 August 2003 20:00 17 ESP 3–3 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic 17 SLE Rodríguez 8 Sisi 15 Nadal 90+6 Barlay 34 73 Ruz 36 o.g. Lahti Stadium, Lahti 3,150 Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) 17 August 2003 15:00 17 USA 2–1 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic 17 SLE González 45 pen. Adu 89 Sesay 32 Lahti Stadium, Lahti 4,950 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) 17 August 2003 17:30 17 KOR 1997 2–3 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic 17 ESP Yang Dong-hyun 45 Sánchez 59 o.g. Silva 65 73 76 Lahti Stadium, Lahti 3,470 Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) 20 August 2003 17:30 17 SLE 2–3 Report 17 KOR 1997 Metzger 36 51 Han Dong-won 28 Yang Dong-hyun 74 Lee Yong-rae 78 Lahti Stadium, Lahti 2,475 Leone Rakaroi (Fiji) 20 August 2003 20:00 17 USA 0–2 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic 17 ESP Jurado 11 Fàbregas 70 Lahti Stadium, Lahti 3,825 Heber Lopes (Brazil) Knockout stage Bracket white-space:nowrap 23 August – Helsinki 17 COL 2 17 CRC 0 24 August – Turku 17 BRA 3 17 USA 0 23 August – Lahti 17 ARG 2 17 MEX 0 24 August – Tampere 17 ESP 5 17 POR 2 27 August – Tampere 17 COL 0 17 BRA 2 27 August – Helsinki 17 ARG 2 17 ESP (a.e.t.) 3 30 August – Helsinki 17 BRA 1 17 ESP 0 30 August – Helsinki 17 COL 1 (4) 17 ARG 1 (5) Quarter-finals 23 August 2003 14:00 17 COL 2–0 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic 17 CRC Otalvaro 25 43 Töölö Stadium, Helsinki 2,340 Eddy Maillet (Seychelles) 23 August 2003 18:00 17 ARG 2–0 Report 17 MEX Cardozo 34 Peirone 45 Lahti Stadium, Lahti 5,030 Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) 24 August 2003 14:00 17 BRA 3–0 Report 17 USA Leonardo 18 Ederson 61 Evandro 64 Turku Stadium, Turku 6,150 Martin Hansson (Sweden) 24 August 2003 18:00 17 ESP 5–2 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic 17 POR Sánchez 28 Fàbregas 42 78 Nadal 50 Jurado 90+4 pen. Curto 3 Vieirinha 87 Ratina Stadium, Tampere 5,387 Gabriel Brazenas (Argentina) Semi-finals 27 August 2003 17:00 17 COL 0–2 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic 17 BRA Abuda 16 72 Ratina Stadium, Tampere 7,675 Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) 27 August 2003 20:00 17 ARG 2–3 yes ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic 17 ESP Biglia 11 Garay 31 Fàbregas 48 119 Jurado 53 Töölö Stadium, Helsinki 5,030 Martin Hansson (Sweden) Playoff for third place 30 August 2003 13:00 17 COL 1–1 yes Report 17 ARG Hidalgo 53 pen. Lagos 4 Töölö Stadium, Helsinki 6,400 Eddy Maillet (Seychelles) Hidalgo Otalvaro Guarín Núñez Movil Vargas 4–5 Garay Formica Faurlín Cólzera Díaz Hassell Final 30 August 2003 16:00 17 BRA 1–0 Report 17 ESP Leonardo 7 Töölö Stadium, Helsinki 10,452 Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) fbu 17 2003 FIFA Under-17 World champions BRA Third Goalscorers 117 32 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 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 ARG Alejandro Faurlín ARG Diego Lagos AUS Dez Giraldi BRA Arouca BRA Léo Matos BRA Thyago CMR Stéphane Mbia CMR Landry N'Guémo COL Sebastián Hernández COL Juan Gilberto Núñez CRC Yosimar Arias CRC Pablo Rodríguez CRC Alonso Salazar 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 USA Dwight Owens USA Jamie Watson YEM Yasser Al-Badani YEM Sami Juaim YEM Abdulelah Sharyan POR Márcio Sousa (against Yemen) POR Tiago Costa (against Cameroon) ESP Ruz (against Sierra Leone) ESP Sergio Sánchez (against South Korea) USA Dwight Owens (against South Korea) YEM Abdullah Al-Safi (against Portugal) Final ranking RankTeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points117 Brazil6510151+1416217 Spain64111610+613317 Argentina6411104+613417 Colombia6321145+911 Eliminated in the quarter-finals517 United States420287+16617 Mexico41215505717 Costa Rica411235–24817 Portugal41121118–74 Eliminated at the group stage917 Nigeria311133041017 Cameroon303077031117 South Korea3102611–531217 Finland3102312–931317 Sierra Leone301268–211417 China301257–211517 Yemen301248–411617 Australia300316–50 References External links FIFA U-17 World Championship Finland 2003, FIFA.com FIFA Technical Report (Part 1) and (Part 2) 2003 U-17 World Championship U-17 World Championship U-17 World Championship 2003 2003 Category:August 2003 sports events in Europe