The 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria from October 24 to November 15, 2009.[1] The tournament was won by Switzerland, beating 1-0 the host team, Nigeria. The Golden Ball to the Best Player was given to Nigerian Sani Emmanuel; the Golden Shoe for the Top Scorer was given to Spanish Borja, with 5 goals (although he tied with Sani Emmanuel, Uruguayan Sebastián Gallegos and Swiss Haris Seferović); the Golden Glove was given to Swiss Benjamin Siegrist; finally, the FIFA Fair Play Award was given to Nigeria. [edit] Player eligibility To be eligible to play, A player must be born on or after January 1st, 1992. [edit] Venues FIFA chose eight venues out of nine possible locations.[2][3][4] On 21 May 2009, FIFA gave Nigeria a 'Yellow Card' as FIFA noted a significant delay in the preparations for the tournament.[5] While Abuja and Lagos were ready, FIFA Vice-President Jack Warner gave four other venues (Enugu, Calabar, Ijebu-Ode and Kano) a month to get 100% ready or the tournament would be moved. One potential venue (Warri) was removed after recent violence flared up in the Niger Delta. [edit] Threats to the Tournament The 2009 edition was been under increasing threats from the armed rebel group, The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) and has warned FIFA against hosting the tournament in Nigeria.[6]. However, the militants have been offered amnesty in exchange for laying down their weapons. The group draw was held on August 7th, 2009 at the International Conference Centre in Abuja[7] [8] - 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
[edit] Match officials - Africa
- Asia
- Europe
| - North America, Central America and Caribbean
- Oceania
- South America
| [edit] Squads [edit] Groups All times are West Africa Time (UTC+1) [edit] Group A - Nigeria and Argentina advance to the knockout stage as group winner and runner-up.
- Germany advance to the knockout stage as one of the 4 best 3rd place teams.
- Honduras have been eliminated.
[edit] Group B - Switzerland and Mexico advance to the knockout stage as group winner and runner-up
- Brazil and Japan have been eliminated
[edit] Group C - Iran and Colombia advance to the knockout stage as group winner and runner-up
- Netherlands and Gambia have been eliminated
[edit] Group D - Turkey and Burkina Faso advance to the knockout stage as group winner and runner-up.
- New Zealand advance to the knockout stage as one of the 4 best 3rd place teams.
- Costa Rica have been eliminated.
[edit] Group E - Spain and USA advance to the knockout stage as group winner and runner-up.
- UAE advance to the knockout stage as one of the 4 best 3rd place teams.
- Malawi have been eliminated.
[edit] Group F - Italy and Korea advance to the knockout stage as group winner and runner-up.
- Uruguay advance to the knockout stage as one of the 4 best 3rd place teams.
- Algeria have been eliminated.
[edit] Third Placed Teams The 4 best 3rd place teams qualify for the knockout stage. The first determining factor is points, the second is goal difference, and the third is the number of goals scored. If teams are still level, then Fair-Play ranking is used as the fourth criterium. This ranking is as follows: -1 for yellow card, -3 for a red card (straight or 2 yellows in the same game), -4 in case of a yellow card followed by a straight red card in the same game. If the teams are still level at this point, a drawing of lots determine the qualified team(s). - Germany, Uruguay, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates advance to the knockout stage
- Brazil and Netherlands have been eliminated
[edit] Knockout stage All times are West Africa Time (UTC+1)
[edit] Round of 16 [edit] Quarter-finals [edit] Semi-finals [edit] Third place match [edit] Winners | 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup Winners |  Switzerland First title | [edit] Awards [edit] Goalscorers - 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
| - 1 goal
| - 1 goal
- Own goal
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