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FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics

This is a list of records and statistics of the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Debut of national teams

Overall team records

In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.

Teams that have finished in the top four

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Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend
  • – Champions
  • – Runners-up
  • – Third place
  • – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • R3 – Round 3 (since 2025: knockout round of 16)
  • R2 – Round 2 (2007–2023: knockout round of 16; since 2025: knockout round of 32)
  • R1 – Round 1 (group stage)
  • – Did not qualify
  • – Did not enter / Withdrew
  • – Disqualified
  • – Country did not exist or national team was inactive
  • – Hosts
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Results of defending champions

Results of host nations

Results by confederation

— Hosting confederation

Overview

AFC

CAF

CONCACAF

CONMEBOL

OFC

UEFA

Awards

Team: tournament position

Most championships: 5; (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015)
Most finishes in the top two: 8; (1985, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015)
Most finishes in the top three: 8; (1985, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015), (1985, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2017, 2019)
Most World Cup appearances: 19; (every tournament except 1993) and (every tournament except 2013)
Most second-place finishes: 4; (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)
Most third-place finishes: 3; (1991, 1995, 2003)
Most fourth-place finishes: 3; (2001, 2013, 2023)
Most third–fourth-place finishes: 6; (1991, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2023)

Consecutive

Most consecutive championships: 2; (1997–1999), (2013–2015)
Most consecutive finishes in the top two: 4; (1991–1997)
Most consecutive finishes in the top three: 5; (1991–1999)
Most consecutive finishes in the top four: 5; (1991–1999)
Most consecutive finals tournaments: 15; (1995–2025)
Most consecutive second-place finishes: no country has finished second in two consecutive tournaments
Most consecutive third-place finishes: no country has finished third in two consecutive tournaments
Most consecutive fourth-place finishes: no country has finished fourth in two consecutive tournaments
Most consecutive third–fourth-place finishes: 2; (2001–2003)

Gaps

Longest gap between successive titles: 16 years; (2003–2019)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two: 14 years; (2005–2019)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top three: 36 years; (1989–2025)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four: 38 years; (1987–2025)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the finals: 38 years; (1987–2025)

Host team

Best finish by a host team: Champions; (2011), (2019)
Worst finish by a host team: Group stage; (1987), (1991), (1999), (2001), (2003), (2005), (2007), (2013), (2017), (2023), (2025)

Defending champions

Best finish by defending champions: Champions; (1999), (2015)
Worst finish by defending champions: Did not qualify; (1989), (1991), (2003), (2007), (2011), (2017), (2019)
Worst finish by defending champions who participate in the next tournament: Round of 32; (2025)

Debuting teams

Best finish by a debuting team: Champions; (1985), (1987), (2009)

Other

Most finishes in the top two, never become champions: 4; (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)
Most finishes in the top four, never become champions: 6; (1991, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2017)
Most appearances, never become champions: 19; (all except 2013)
Most finishes in the top four, never finish in the top two: 6; (1991, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2023)
Most appearances, never finish in the top two: 19; (all except 2013)
Most appearances, never finish in the top four: 11; (1985, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2025)

All time

Most appearances in the group stage: 19; (every tournament except 1993), (every tournament except 2013)
Most progression from the group stage: 17; (every tournament except 1987 and 2009)
Most consecutive appearances, progressing from the group stage: 7; (1995–2007)
Most appearances, never progressing from the group stage: 8; (1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2011, 2013, 2023)

Teams: matches played and goals scored

All time

Most matches played: 102;
Fewest matches played: 3; , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Most wins: 66;
Most losses: 36;
Most draws: 16; ,
Most goals scored: 230;
Most goals conceded: 120;
Fewest goals scored: 0; , , , ,
Fewest goals conceded: 3; , ,
Highest goal difference: +139;
Lowest goal difference: –88;
Most played final: 2 times; v (1995, 1997), v (2005, 2019)

In one tournament

Most goals scored: 26; (2013)
Most goals scored, champions: 26; (2013)
Most goals scored, hosts: 19; (2019)
Fewest goals scored, champions: 8; (1989), (1991), (1999)

Goalscoring

Individual

Most goals scored in a tournament: 10; Victor Osimhen () (2015)
Most goals scored in a match: 4; David (, vs ) (1997), Carlos Hidalgo (, vs ) (2003), Souleymane Coulibaly (, vs ) (2011), Kelechi Iheanacho (, vs ) (2013)
Most goals scored in a final: 2; Phil Foden (), Sergio Gomez () (2017)
Fastest goal in a final: 3rd minute; Wilson Oruma (, vs ) (1993)
Latest goal from kickoff in a final: 90+3rd minute; Lázaro (, vs ) (2019)

Team

Biggest margin of victory: 16; , vs (2025)
Most goals scored in a match, one team: 16; , vs (2025)
Most goals scored in a match, both teams: 16; 16–0 (2025)
Most goals scored in a final, one team: 5; (2017)
Most goals scored in a final, both teams: 7; 5–2 (2017)
Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams: 0; 0–0 (1999), 0–0 (2007)
Biggest margin of victory in a final: 3; (2001), (2005), (2013), (2017)
Most goals in a tournament, one team: 26; (2013)

Tournament

Most goals scored in a tournament: 325 goals, 2025
Fewest goals scored in a tournament: 77 goals, 1989
Most goals per match in a tournament: 3.52 goals per match, 2017
Fewest goals per match in a tournament: 2.4 goals per match, 1989

Top scoring teams by tournament

Teams listed in bold won the tournament.

Host records

Best performance by host(s): Champions; (2011), (2019)
Worst performance by host(s): Group stage; (1987), (1991), (1999), (2001), (2003), (2005), (2007), (2013), (2017), (2023), (2025)
Had its best performance when hosting:
  • Champions: (2011), (2019)
  • Runners-up: (1989)
  • Semi-finals: none
  • Quarter-finals: (1985), (1995), (1997)
  • Round of 16: none
  • Round of 32: none
  • Group stage: (1987), (2001), (2003), (2017), (2023)

Penalty shoot-outs

Most shoot-outs, team, all-time: 8;
Most wins, team, all-time: 4;
Most losses, team, all-time: 4; ,
Most shoot-outs with 100% record (all won): 3;
Most shoot-outs with 0% record (all lost): 3;

Most wins, penalty shoot-out

See also

References

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