The FIFA U-17 World Championship 2001, the ninth edition of the tournament, was held from 13 to 30 September 2001 in the cities of Trinidad and Tobago; in Port of Spain, Malabar in Arima, Marabella in San Fernando, Couva, and Bacolet in Scarborough. Players born after 1 January 1984 could participate in this tournament.
| FIFA U-17 World Championship Trinidad & Tobago 2001 | |
|---|---|
Trinidad & Tobago 2001 official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Dates | 13–30 September |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | France (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Nigeria |
| Third place | Burkina Faso |
| Fourth place | Argentina |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 102 (3.19 per match) |
| Attendance | 331,198 (10,350 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Florent Sinama Pongolle (9 goals) |
| Best player | Florent Sinama Pongolle |
| Fair play award | Nigeria |
← 1999 2003 → | |
Venues
| Port of Spain | Arima/Malabar | Couva | Marabella | Scarborough |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasely Crawford Stadium | Larry Gomes Stadium | Ato Boldon Stadium | Manny Ramjohn Stadium | Dwight Yorke Stadium |
| 10°39′41.48″N 61°31′58.92″W / 10.6615222°N 61.5330333°W | 10°36′59.00″N 61°16′57.00″W / 10.6163889°N 61.2825000°W | 10°25′29.00″N 61°25′02.00″W / 10.4247222°N 61.4172222°W | 10°18′12.00″N 61°26′30.00″W / 10.3033333°N 61.4416667°W | 11°10′53.17″N 60°43′00.86″W / 11.1814361°N 60.7169056°W |
| Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 7,500 |
Port of Spain Arima / Malabar Couva Marabella Scarborough | ||||
Mascot
The official mascot of this FIFA U-17 World Championship, Trinidad & Tobago 2001, was BEATS, the humming bird. Its outfit is the same as the home national team, red shirt, black short and red socks. It has Trinidad & Tobago 2001 on the chest.
Squads
- 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads
Qualification
The following 16 teams qualified for the tournament:
| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | 2000 AFC U-17 Championship | Oman Iran Japan |
| CAF (Africa) | 2001 African U-17 Championship | Nigeria Burkina Faso Mali |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) | Host nation | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2001 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament | United States Costa Rica | |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2001 South American U-17 Championship | Brazil Argentina Paraguay |
| OFC (Oceania) | 2001 OFC U-17 Championship | Australia |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship | Spain France Croatia |
Group stages
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 3 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 0 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 – 2 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Blackman 57' | Report | Kranjčar 43' (pen.), 67' (pen.) |
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Giménez Daniel (Argentina)
| Australia | 0 – 1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Anderson 76' |
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
Attendance: 10,800
Referee: Benes Michal (Czech Republic)
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 – 1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Agius 55' |
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
Attendance: 25,100
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
Attendance: 25,100
Referee: Sibrian Rodolfo (Slovenia)
| Brazil | 6 – 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Malzoni 7' Caetano 16', 41', 59' James 36' (o.g.) Júnior 88' | Report | Forbes 61' |
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Issa Hussein (Iraq)
| Croatia | 0 – 4 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Smith 37' Danze 40', 46', 66' |
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
Attendance: 20,228
Referee: Chukwujekwu Chukwudi (Nigeria)
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 3 |
| United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 |
| United States | 0 – 1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abe 43' |
Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: De Oliveira Paulo (Brazil)
Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Ramdhan Ramesh (Trinidad & Tobago)
| Japan | 0 – 4 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Shaibu 35' Opabunmi 39' Brown 83' Temile 90+1' (pen.) |
Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Cardoso Batista Lucilio (Portugal)
| United States | 3 – 5 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Magee 19' Colombo 28' (o.g.) Johnson 75' | Report | Sinama Pongolle 4', 60', 65' Pietre 31' Meghni 48' |
Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Im Eun Ju (Korea Republic)
| Nigeria | 2 – 0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Shaibu 32' Ayuba 58' | Report |
Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Attison Harry (Vanuatu)
| Japan | 1 – 5 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Yano 67' | Report | Piètre 11' Sinama Pongolle 13', 54', 57' Drouin 15' |
Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet
Attendance: 7,315
Referee: Gimenez Daniel (Argentina)
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| Oman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Richard Contreras Samuel (Dominican Republic)
| Argentina | 2 – 2 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Correa 2' López 90+2' (pen.) | Report | Sanou 22' Conombo 79' |
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Attison Harry (Vanuatu)
| Spain | 0 – 1 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sanou 41' (pen.) |
Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Jakobsson Kristinn (Iceland)
Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Evehe Divine (Cameroon)
| Burkina Faso | 1 – 1 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Nikiema 22' | Report | Al-Hinai 33' |
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
| Spain | 2 – 4 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Bauzà 23' Senel 30' | Report | Colace 3' (pen.) López 57' Zabaleta 72' Aguirre 83' |
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Attendance: 9,300
Referee: Sibrian Rodolfo (Slovenia)
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| Mali | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| Iran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 |
Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Issa Hussein (Iraq)
| Iran | 0 – 2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Alonso 51' Azofeifa 76' |
Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Chukwujekwu Chukwudi (Nigeria)
| Paraguay | 0 – 3 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Alonso 75', 84' Azofeifa 82' |
Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Benes Michal (Czech Republic)
Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar
Attendance: 3,270
Referee: Ramdhan Ramesh (Trinidad & Tobago)
| Costa Rica | 0 – 2 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Coulibaly 20' Diarra 33' |
Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: De Oliveira Paulo (Brazil)
Knockout stages
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 September - Port of Spain | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| 27 September - Port of Spain | ||||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||
| 24 September - Marabella | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||||||
| Argentina (aet) | 2 | |||||||||
| 30 September - Port of Spain | ||||||||||
| Mali | 1 | |||||||||
| France | 3 | |||||||||
| 23 September - Port of Spain | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | 0 | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 5 | |||||||||
| 27 September - Malabar | ||||||||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 1 | |||||||||
| 24 September - Marabella | ||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| Costa Rica | 0 | |||||||||
| 30 September - Port of Spain | ||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 2 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Ramdhan Ramesh (Trinidad & Tobago)
| Nigeria | 5 – 1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Opabunmi 24' (pen.), 69', 79' Mohammed 81' Temile 85' | Report | Engele 86' |
Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Jakobsson Kristinn (Iceland)
Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Cardoso Batista Lucilio (Portugal)
| Costa Rica | 0 – 2 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gorogo 56' Sanou 84' |
Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella
Attendance: 8,700
Referee: Attison Harry (Vanuatu)
Semi-finals
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
Attendance: 9,200
Referee: Evehe Divine (Cameroon)
| Nigeria | 1 – 0 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Opabunmi 4' (pen.) | Report |
Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Richard Contreras Samuel (Dominican Republic)
Third place match
| Argentina | 0 – 2 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gorogo 30' Conombo 78' |
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Issa Hussein (Iraq)
Final
Winners
| 2001 FIFA U-17 World champions |
|---|
France First title |
Awards
| FIFA Golden Shoe | FIFA Golden Ball | FIFA Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|
| Florent Sinama Pongolle | Nigeria | |
Goalscorers
Florent Sinama Pongolle of France won the Golden Shoe award for scoring nine goals.
There were 102 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 3.19 goals per match.
9 goals
- Florent Sinama Pongolle
5 goals
- Femi Opabunmi
4 goals
- Caetano
3 goals
- Maxi López
- Anthony Danze
- Wilfried Sanou
- Armando Alonso
- Anthony Le Tallec
- Samuel Piètre
- Karimu Shaibu
2 goals
- Carlos Tevez
- Hugo Colace
- Henoc Conombo
- Paul Gorogo
- Randall Azofeifa
- Niko Kranjčar
- Mansour Ahmadzadeh
- Bakary Coulibaly
- Drissa Diarra
- Omonigho Temile
- Victor Brown
- Mohammed Al-Hinai
- Aldo Jara
- Andrés Pérez Matto
1 goal
- Gonzalo Rodríguez
- Lucas Correa
- Marcos Aguirre
- Mauro Fanari
- Pablo Zabaleta
- Fred Agius
- Matthew Engele
- Terry Smith
- Alberoni
- Anderson Costa
- Bruno
- Júnior
- Leandro Bonfim
- Malzoni
- Abdoul Aziz Nikiema
- Dejan Prijić
- Jérémy Berthod
- Mourad Meghni
- Stephen Drouin
- Kisho Yano
- Yutaro Abe
- Alain Claude Traoré
- Moses Ayuba
- Suleiman Mohammed
- Blas López
- Fernando Torres
- Guillem Bauzà
- Melli
- Senel
- Jerol Forbes
- Nkosi Blackman
- Eddie Johnson
- Mike Magee
1 own goal
- Julio Colombo (against United States)
- Julius James (against Brazil)
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 15 | |
| 2 | Nigeria | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 15 | |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 | |
| 4 | Argentina | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Brazil | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 6 | Mali | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 8 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | Paraguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 6 | |
| 10 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 3 | |
| 11 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 3 | |
| 12 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 3 | |
| 13 | Oman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 1 | |
| 14 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 0 | |
| 15 | United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 0 | |
| 16 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 0 | |
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