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{{Infobox football tournament
| name                 = FIFA U-17 World Cup
| image                = 
| size                 = 
| caption              = 
| organiser            = [[FIFA]]
| founded              = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1985}}
| region               = International 
| number of teams      = 24 (finals)
| related comps        = [[FIFA U-20 World Cup]]
| current champions    = {{nowrap|{{fbu|17|GER}} (1st title)}}
| most successful team = {{nowrap|{{fbu|17|NGA}} (5 titles)}}
| website              = {{url|https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/u17worldcup|fifa.com/u17worldcup}}
}}
The '''FIFA U-17 World Cup''', founded as the '''FIFA U-16 World Championship''', later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the annual world championship of [[association football]] for male players under the age of 17 organized by ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ([[FIFA]]). The current champion is [[Germany national football team|Germany]], which won its first title at the [[2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2023]] tournament.

==History==
The '''FIFA U-17 World Cup''' is a competition that was inspired by the [[Lion City Cup]] that was created by the [[Football Association of Singapore]] in 1977. The [[Lion City Cup]] was the first under-16 football tournament in the world. Following FIFA's then secretary-general [[Sepp Blatter]]'s recommendation after he was in Singapore for the 1982 Lion City Cup, FIFA created the FIFA U-16 World Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19851211-1.2.64.8|title=Youth Cup revived|website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg|access-date=2019-01-02|archive-date=2018-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925180821/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19851211-1.2.64.8|url-status=live}}</ref>

The first edition was staged in [[1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship|1985]] in [[China]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/2017-u-17-world-cup/news/india-could-shatter-under-17-world-cup-attendance-record/articleshow/61153147.cms|title=India could shatter Under 17 World Cup attendance record|newspaper=The Times of India |date=20 October 2017 |access-date=2017-10-20|archive-date=2020-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605145904/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/2017-u-17-world-cup/news/india-could-shatter-under-17-world-cup-attendance-record/articleshow/61153147.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> and tournaments have been played every two years since then. It began as a competition for players under the age of 16 with the age limit raised to 17 from the 1991 edition onward. The [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2017 tournament]] which was hosted by [[India]] became the most attended in the history of the tournament, with the total attendance of the FIFA U-17 World Cup reaching 1,347,133.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/2017-u-17-world-cup/news/fifa-u-17-wc-in-india-becomes-most-attended-in-events-history/articleshow/61306290.cms|title=FIFA U-17 WC in India becomes most attended in event's history|newspaper=The Times of India |date=28 October 2017 |access-date=2017-10-28|archive-date=2020-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224220814/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/2017-u-17-world-cup/news/fifa-u-17-wc-in-india-becomes-most-attended-in-events-history/articleshow/61306290.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Nigeria national under-17 football team|Nigeria]] is the most successful nation in the tournament's history, with five titles and three runners up. [[Brazil national under-17 football team|Brazil]] is the second-most successful with four titles and two runners-up. [[Ghana national under-17 football team|Ghana]] and [[Mexico national under-17 football team|Mexico]] have won the tournament twice.

A corresponding tournament for female players, the [[FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup]], began in [[2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup|2008]], with [[North Korea women's national football team|North Korea]] winning the inaugural tournament.

==Structure==
Each tournament consists of a group phase, in which four teams play against one another and standings in the group table decide which teams advance, followed by a knockout phase of successive matches where the winning team advances through the competition and the losing team is eliminated. This continues until two teams remain to contest the final, which decides the tournament winner. The losing semi-finalists also contest a match to decide third place.

From 1985 to 2005 there were 16 teams in the competition, divided into four groups of four teams each in the group phase. Each team played the others in its group and the group winner and runner up qualified for the knockout phase. From 2007 the tournament was expanded to 24 teams, divided into six groups of four teams each. The top 2 places in each group plus the four best third-placed teams advanced to the knockout phase.

Competition matches are played in two 45-minute halves (i.e., 90 minutes in total). In the knockout phase, until the [[2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2011 tournament]], if tied at the end of 90 minutes an additional 30 minutes of extra time were played, followed by a [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] if still tied. Starting with the 2011 tournament, the extra time period was eliminated to avoid player burnout, and all knockout games progress straight to penalties if tied at the end of 90 minutes.

From 2025 the tournament will take place annually and will have 48 participating teams divided into 4 'mini-tournaments' of 12 teams. Each mini-tournament is divided into 3 groups of 4, with the winners and best runner up qualifying to a four-team knockout stage. The winners of each of these mini-tournaments would qualify to a 'final four' tournament with 2 semi-finals, a third place match and a final to decide the FIFA U17 World Champions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/687f15d2c3eca79b/original/FIFA-Proposal-for-the-future-of-global-youth-competitions.pdf |title=FIFA U17 World Champions. |access-date=2023-04-18 |archive-date=2023-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123203340/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/687f15d2c3eca79b/original/FIFA-Proposal-for-the-future-of-global-youth-competitions.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Qatar was announced as host on 14 March 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inside.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/news/qatar-appointed-as-host-of-fifa-u-17-world-cup-annually-from-2025-to-2029|title=Qatar appointed as host of FIFA U-17 World Cup™ annually from 2025 to 2029|date=14 March 2024|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association}}</ref>

==Qualification==
The host nation of each tournament qualifies automatically. The remaining teams qualify through competitions organised by the six regional confederations. For the first edition of the tournament in 1985, all of the teams from Europe plus Bolivia appeared by invitation of [[FIFA]].

{| class=wikitable
!Confederation
!Championship
|-
|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC (Asia)]]
|[[AFC U-17 Asian Cup]]
|-
|[[Confederation of African Football|CAF (Africa)]]
|[[U-17 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
|[[CONCACAF|CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean)]]
|[[CONCACAF Under-17 Championship]]
|-
|[[CONMEBOL|CONMEBOL (South America)]]
|[[South American Under-17 Football Championship]]
|-
|[[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC (Oceania)]]
|[[OFC U-16 Championship]]
|-
|[[UEFA|UEFA (Europe)]]
|[[UEFA European Under-17 Championship|UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship]]
|}

==Results==
{{small div|
;Tournament names:
* 1985–1989: FIFA U-16 World Championship
* 1991–2005: FIFA U-17 World Championship
* 2007–present: FIFA U-17 World Cup
;Keys:
* aet: [[overtime (sports)#Association football|after extra time]]
* p: [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]]
}}
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:;"
|-
! rowspan=2 style= "width:;"|{{abbr|Ed.|Edition}}
! rowspan=2 style= "width:;"|Year
! rowspan=2 style= "width:140px;"|Host
! colspan=3|Final
! colspan=3|Third place game
! rowspan=2 style= "width:;"|{{abbr|Num.<br>teams|Number of teams}}
|-
! width= 100px|{{gold01}} Champions
! width=|Score
! width= 100px|{{silver02}} Runners-up
! width= 100px|{{bronze03}} Third place
! width=|Score
! width= 100px|Fourth place
|-
|1
|[[1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship|1985]] 
|align=left|{{flagcountry|CHN}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|NGA}}'''
|'''2–0'''
|{{fbu-big|17|West Germany}}
|{{fbu-big|17|BRA|1968}}
|4–1 
|{{fbu-big|17|GUI}}
|16
|- 
|2
|[[1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship|1987]] 
|align=left|{{flagcountry|CAN}}
|'''{{fbu-big|16|URS}}'''
|'''1–1''' {{aet}}<br />{{pso|4–2}}
|{{fbu-big|17|NGA}} 
|{{fbu-big|17|CIV}}
|2–1 {{aet}}
|{{fbu-big|17|ITA}}
|16
|- 
|3
|[[1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship|1989]] 
|align=left|{{flagcountry|SCO
}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|KSA}}'''
|'''2–2''' {{aet}}<br />{{pso|5–4}}
|{{fbu-big|17|SCO}}
|{{fbu-big|17|POR}}
|3–0 
|{{fbu-big|17|BHR|1972}}
|16
|-
|4
|[[1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1991]]
|align=left|{{flagcountry|ITA}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|Ghana}}'''
|'''1–0'''
|{{fbu-big|17|ESP}}
|{{fbu-big|17|ARG}}
|1–1 {{aet}}<br />{{pso|4–1}}
|{{fbu-big|17|QAT}}
|16
|- 
|5
|[[1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1993]]
|align=left|{{flagcountry|JPN}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|NGA}}'''
|'''2–1'''
|{{fbu-big|17|GHA}}
|{{fbu-big|17|CHI}}
|1–1 {{aet}}<br />{{pso|4–2}}
|{{fbu-big|17|POL}}
|16
|- 
|6
|[[1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1995]]
|align=left|{{flagcountry|ECU}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|GHA}}'''
|'''3–2'''
|{{fbu-big|17|BRA}}
|{{fbu-big|17|ARG}}
|2–0 
|{{fbu-big|17|OMA}}
|16
|-  
|7
|[[1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1997]]
|align=left|{{flagcountry|EGY}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|BRA}}'''
|'''2–1'''
|{{fbu-big|17|GHA}}
|{{fbu-big|17|ESP}}
|2–1 
|{{fbu-big|17|GER}}
|16
|- 
|8
|[[1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1999]]
|align=left|{{nowrap|{{flagcountry|NZL}}}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|BRA}}'''
|'''0–0''' {{aet}}<br />{{pso|8–7}}
|{{fbu-big|17|AUS}}
|{{fbu-big|17|GHA}}
|2–0 
|{{fbu-big|17|USA}}
|16
|-  
|9
|[[2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship|2001]]
|align=left|{{flagcountry|TRI}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|FRA|1974}}'''
|'''3–0'''
|{{fbu-big|17|NGA}}
|{{fbu-big|17|BFA}}
|2–0 
|{{fbu-big|17|ARG}}
|16
|-  
|10
|[[2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship|2003]]
|align=left|{{flagcountry|FIN}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|BRA}}'''
|'''1–0'''
|{{fbu-big|17|ESP}}
|{{fbu-big|17|ARG}}
|1–1 {{aet}}<br />{{pso|5–4}}
|{{fbu-big|17|COL}}
|16
|-  
|11
|[[2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship|2005]] 
|align=left|{{flagcountry|PER}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|MEX}}'''
|'''3–0'''
|{{fbu-big|17|BRA}}
|{{fbu-big|17|NED}}
|2–1 
|{{fbu-big|17|TUR}}
|16
|-
|12
|[[2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2007]] 
|align=left|{{flagcountry|KOR}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|NGA}}'''
|'''0–0''' {{aet}}<br />{{pso|3–0}}
|{{fbu-big|17|ESP}}
|{{fbu-big|17|GER}}
|2–1 
|{{fbu-big|17|GHA}}
|24
|- 
|13
|[[2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2009]]
|align=left|{{flagcountry|NGA}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|SUI}}'''
|'''1–0'''
|{{fbu-big|17|NGA}}
|{{fbu-big|17|ESP}}
|1–0 
|{{fbu-big|17|COL}}
|24
|-  
|14
|[[2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2011]]
|align=left|{{flagcountry|MEX}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|MEX}}'''
|'''2–0'''
|{{fbu-big|17|URU}}
|{{fbu-big|17|GER}}
|4–3 
|{{fbu-big|17|BRA}}
|24
|- 
|15
|[[2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2013]]
|align=left|{{flagcountry|UAE}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|NGA}}'''
|'''3–0'''
|{{fbu-big|17|MEX}}
|{{fbu-big|17|SWE}}
|4–1 
|{{fbu-big|17|ARG}}
|24
|-  
|16
|[[2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2015]]
|align=left|{{flagcountry|CHI}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|NGA}}'''
|'''2–0'''
|{{fbu-big|17|MLI}}
|{{fbu-big|17|BEL}}
|3–2 
|{{fbu-big|17|MEX}}
|24
|-  
|17
|[[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2017]]
|align=left|{{flagcountry|IND}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|ENG}}'''
|'''5–2'''
|{{fbu-big|17|ESP}}
|{{fbu-big|17|BRA}}
|2–0 
|{{fbu-big|17|MLI}}
|24
|-  
|18
|[[2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2019]]
|align=left|{{flagcountry|BRA}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|BRA}}'''
|'''2–1'''
|{{fbu-big|17|MEX}}
|{{fbu-big|17|FRA|1974}}
|3–1 
|{{fbu-big|17|NED}}
|24
|- 
|19
|[[2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2023]] 
|align=left|{{flagcountry|IDN}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|GER}}'''
|'''2–2'''<br />{{pso|4–3}}
|{{fbu-big|17|FRA}}
|{{fbu-big|17|MLI}}
|3–0
|{{fbu-big|17|ARG}}
|24
|- 
|20
|[[2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2025]] 
|rowspan=5 align=left|{{flagcountry|QAT}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|48
|-
|21
|[[2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2026]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|48
|-
|22
|[[2027 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2027]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|48
|-
|23
|[[2028 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2028]]
|
|
|
|
|
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|48
|-
|24
|[[2029 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2029]]
|
|
|
|
|
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|48
|}

===Teams reaching the top four===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Team
!Titles
!Runners-up
!Third place
!Fourth place
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD700|{{fbu|17|NGA}}
|bgcolor=#FFD700|5 (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015)
|0|3 (1987, 2001, 2009)
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD700|{{fbu|17|BRA}}
|bgcolor=#FFD700|4 (1997, 1999, 2003, 2019)
|2 (1995, 2005)
|2 (1985, 2017)
|1 (2011)
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD700|{{fbu|17|GHA}}
|bgcolor=#FFD700|2 (1991, 1995)
|2 (1993, 1997)
|1 (1999)
|1 (2007)
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD700|{{fbu|17|MEX}}
|bgcolor=#FFD700|2 (2005, 2011)
|2 (2013, 2019)
|
|1 (2015)
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD700|{{fbu|17|GER}}<sup>[[#1|1]]</sup>
|bgcolor=#FFD700|1 (2023)
|1 (1985)
|2 (2007, 2011)
|1 (1997)
|-
|bgcolor="#FFD700"|{{fbu|17|FRA}}
|bgcolor="#FFD700"|1 (2001)
|1 (2023)
|1 (2019)
|
|-
|bgcolor="#FFD700"|{{fbu|17|URS}}
|bgcolor="#FFD700"|1 (1987)
|
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD700|{{fbu|17|KSA}}
|bgcolor=#FFD700|1 (1989)
|
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD700|{{fbu|17|SUI}}
|bgcolor=#FFD700|1 (2009)
|
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD700|{{fbu|17|ENG}}
|bgcolor=#FFD700|1 (2017)
|
|
|
|-
|{{fbu|17|ESP}}
|
|4 (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)
|2 (1997, 2009)
|
|-
|{{fbu|17|MLI}}
|
|1 (2015)
|1 (2023)
|1 (2017)
|-
|{{fbu|17|SCO}}
|
|1 (1989)
|
|
|-
|{{fbu|17|AUS}}
|
|1 (1999)
|
|
|-
|{{fbu|17|URU}}
|
|1 (2011)
|
|
|-
|{{fbu|17|ARG}}
|
|
|3 (1991, 1995, 2003)
|3 (2001, 2013, 2023)
|-
|{{fbu|17|NED}}
|
|
|1 (2005)
|1 (2019)
|-
|{{fbu|17|CIV}}
|
|
|1 (1987)
|
|-
|{{fbu|17|POR}}
|
|
|1 (1989)
|
|-
|{{fbu|17|CHI}}
|
|
|1 (1993)
|
|-
|{{fbu|17|BFA}}
|
|
|1 (2001)
|
|-
|{{fbu|17|SWE}}
|
|
|1 (2013)
|
|-
|{{fbu|17|BEL}}
|
|
|1 (2015)
|
|-
|{{fbu|17|COL}}
|
|
|
|2 (2003, 2009)
|-
|{{fbu|17|GUI}}
|
|
|
|1 (1985)
|-
|{{fbu|17|ITA}}
|
|
|
|1 (1987)
|-
|{{fbu|17|BHR}}
|
|
|
|1 (1989)
|-
|{{fbu|17|QAT}}
|
|
|
|1 (1991)
|-
|{{fbu|17|POL}}
|
|
|
|1 (1993)
|-
|{{fbu|17|OMA}}
|
|
|
|1 (1995)
|-
|{{fbu|17|USA}}
|
|
|
|1 (1999)
|-
|{{fbu|17|TUR}}
|
|
|
|1 (2005)
|}

:<div id="1"><sup>1</sup>''includes results representing West Germany''</div>

===Performances by continental zones===

[[File:Best_results_of_countries_in_the_FIFA_U-17_World_Cup.png|1000px|center|Map of the best results for each country]]

[[Confederation of African Football|Africa]] is the most successful continental zone with seven tournament wins (five for [[Nigeria national under-17 football team|Nigeria]], two for [[Ghana national under-17 football team|Ghana]]) and six times as runner-up. Notably the 1993 final was contested by two African teams, when the final has been contested by two teams from the same confederation. in 2015, a pair of African teams repeated the 1993 final with Mali replacing Ghana (disqualified for age violation), when Nigeria and Mali made it to the last two standing and Nigeria got their sixth win.

[[CONMEBOL|South America]] has three tournament wins and has been runner-up three times: [[Argentina national under-17 football team|Argentina]] has finished in third place on three occasions; [[Chile national under-17 football team|Chile]] has done so on one occasion; and [[Colombia national under-17 football team|Colombia]] has finished in fourth place twice, but neither of the latter two have ever appeared in the final.

[[UEFA|Europe]] has five tournaments wins (one each for [[France national under-17 football team|France]], [[Soviet Union national under-16 football team|USSR]], [[Switzerland national under-17 football team|Switzerland]], [[England national under-17 football team|England]] and [[Germany national youth football team|Germany]]) and has been runner-up seven times. [[Spain national under-17 football team|Spain]] has been runner up on four occasions. Additionally [[Portugal national under-17 football team|Portugal]] and [[Netherlands national under-17 football team|Netherlands]] have won third-place medals in 1989 and 2005 respectively.

The [[CONCACAF]] zone has two tournament wins (for [[Mexico national under-17 football team|Mexico]] in 2005 and 2011). This confederation has reached the final four times (with Mexico).

[[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]] has one tournament win (for [[Saudi Arabia national under-17 football team|Saudi Arabia]] in 1989), the only time that a team from this confederation has reached the final and the only time an Asian team won a FIFA tournament in the male category. (''[[Australia national under-17 association football team|Australia]] was runner-up in 1999 but at that time was in the Oceania Football Confederation'').

[[Oceania Football Confederation|Oceania]] has no tournament wins and on one occasion was runner up (for [[Australia national under-17 association football team|Australia]] in 1999). Australia has since moved to the Asian confederation.

This tournament is peculiar in that the majority of titles have gone to teams from outside the strongest regional confederations (CONMEBOL and UEFA). Of the fifteen editions held so far, nine (60 percent of the total) have been won by teams from North and Central America, Africa and Asia.

{|class=wikitable
|-
!rowspan=2|Confederation (continent)
!colspan=4|Performances
|-
!Winners
!Runners-up
!Third
!Fourth
|-
|[[Confederation of African Football|CAF (Africa)]]
|'''7 times:''' [[Nigeria national under-17 football team|Nigeria]] (5), [[Ghana national under-17 football team|Ghana]] (2)
|'''6 times:''' [[Nigeria national under-17 football team|Nigeria]] (3), [[Ghana national under-17 football team|Ghana]] (2), [[Mali national under-17 football team|Mali]] (1)
|'''4 times:''' [[Ghana national under-17 football team|Ghana]] (1), [[Ivory Coast national under-17 football team|Ivory Coast]] (1), [[Burkina Faso national under-17 football team|Burkina Faso]] (1), [[Mali national under-17 football team|Mali]] (1)
|'''3 times:''' [[Ghana national under-17 football team|Ghana]] (1), [[Guinea national under-17 football team|Guinea]] (1), [[Mali national under-17 football team|Mali]] (1)
|-
|[[UEFA|UEFA (Europe)]]
|'''5 times:''' [[France national under-17 football team|France]] (1), [[Soviet Union national under-16 football team|Soviet Union]] (1), [[Switzerland national under-17 football team|Switzerland]] (1), [[England national under-17 football team|England]] (1), [[Germany national under-17 football team|Germany]] (1)
|'''7 times:''' [[Spain national under-17 football team|Spain]] (4), [[Germany national under-17 football team|Germany]] (1), [[Scotland national under-17 football team|Scotland]] (1), [[France national under-17 football team|France]] (1)
|'''9 times:''' [[Germany national under-17 football team|Germany]] (2), [[Spain national under-17 football team|Spain]] (2), [[Belgium national under-17 football team|Belgium]] (1), [[France national under-17 football team|France]] (1), [[Netherlands national under-17 football team|Netherlands]] (1), [[Portugal national under-17 football team|Portugal]] (1), [[Sweden men's national under-17 football team|Sweden]] (1)
|'''5 times:''' [[Germany national under-17 football team|Germany]] (1), [[Italy national under-17 football team|Italy]] (1), [[Netherlands national under-17 football team|Netherlands]] (1), [[Poland national under-17 football team|Poland]] (1), [[Turkey national under-17 football team|Turkey]] (1)
|-
|[[CONMEBOL|CONMEBOL (South America)]]
|'''4 times:''' [[Brazil national under-17 football team|Brazil]] (4)
|'''3 times:''' [[Brazil national under-17 football team|Brazil]] (2), [[Uruguay national under-17 football team|Uruguay]] (1)
|'''6 times:''' [[Argentina national under-17 football team|Argentina]] (3), [[Brazil national under-17 football team|Brazil]] (2), [[Chile national under-17 football team|Chile]] (1)
|'''6 times:''' [[Brazil national under-17 football team|Brazil]] (1), [[Argentina national under-17 football team|Argentina]] (3), [[Colombia national under-17 football team|Colombia]] (2)
|-
|[[CONCACAF|CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean)]]
|'''2 times:''' [[Mexico national under-17 football team|Mexico]] (2)
|'''2 times:''' [[Mexico national under-17 football team|Mexico]] (2)
|'''None''' 
|'''2 times:''' [[Mexico national under-17 football team|Mexico]] (1), [[United States men's national under-17 soccer team|United States]] (1) 
|-
|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC (Asia)]]
|'''1 time:''' [[Saudi Arabia national under-17 football team|Saudi Arabia]] (1)
|'''None''' 
|'''None''' 
|'''3 times:''' [[Bahrain national under-17 football team|Bahrain]] (1), [[Qatar national under-17 football team|Qatar]] (1), [[Oman national under-17 football team|Oman]] (1)
|-
|[[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC (Oceania)]]
|'''None''' 
|'''1 time:''' [[Australia national under-17 football team|Australia]] (1)
|'''None''' 
|'''None''' 
|}

==Awards==
The following awards are now presented:
* The '''Golden Ball''' is awarded to the most valuable player of the tournament;
* The '''Golden Boot''' is awarded to the top goalscorer of the tournament;
* The '''Golden Glove''' is awarded to the most valuable goalkeeper of the tournament;
* The '''FIFA Fair Play Trophy''' is presented to the team with the best disciplinary record in the tournament.

{| class="wikitable"
!Tournament
!Golden Ball
!Golden Boot
!Goals
!Golden Glove
!FIFA Fair Play Trophy
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship|1985 China]]
|{{fbuicon|17|BRA|1968}} [[William César de Oliveira|William]]
|{{fbuicon|17|FRG}} [[Marcel Witeczek]]
|align=center|8
|rowspan="12" align=center|''Not Awarded''
|{{fbu|17|FRG}}
|-
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship|1987 Canada]]
|{{fbuicon|17|NGA}} [[Philip Osondu|Philip Osundu]]
|{{fbuicon|17|CIV}} [[Moussa Traoré (footballer, born 1971)|Moussa Traoré]]
|align=center|5
|{{fbu|16|URS}}
|-
|{{flagicon|SCO|1542}} [[1989 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1989 Scotland]]
|{{fbuicon|17|SCO|1542}} [[James Will]]
|{{fbuicon|17|GUI}} [[Fodé Camara (footballer, born 1973)|Fode Camara]]
|align=center|3
|{{fbu|17|BHR|1972}}
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1991 Italy]]
|{{fbuicon|17|GHA}} [[Nii Lamptey]]
|{{fbuicon|17|BRA|1968}} [[Adriano Gerlin da Silva|Adriano]]
|align=center|4
|{{fbu|17|ARG}}
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1993 Japan]]
|{{fbuicon|17|GHA}} [[Daniel Addo (footballer, born 1976)|Daniel Addo]]
|{{fbuicon|17|NGA}} [[Wilson Oruma]]
|align=center|6
|{{fbu|17|NGA}}
|-
|{{flagicon|ECU}} [[1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1995 Ecuador]]
|{{fbuicon|17|OMA}} [[Mohammed Amar Al-Kathiri|Mohammed Al-Kathiri]]
|{{fbuicon|17|AUS}} [[Daniel Allsopp]]
|align=center|5
|{{fbu|17|BRA}}
|-
|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1997 Egypt]]
|{{fbuicon|17|ESP}} [[Sergio Santamaría]]
|{{fbuicon|17|ESP}} [[David Rodriguez Fraile|David]]
|align=center|7
|{{fbu|17|ARG}}
|-
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1999 New Zealand]]
|{{fbuicon|17|USA}} [[Landon Donovan]]
|{{fbuicon|17|GHA}} [[Ishmael Addo]]
|align=center|7
|{{fbu|17|MEX}}
|-
|{{flagicon|TRI}} [[2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship|2001 Trinidad and Tobago]]
|{{fbuicon|17|FRA}} [[Florent Sinama Pongolle]]
|{{fbuicon|17|FRA}} [[Florent Sinama Pongolle]]
|align=center|9
|{{fbu|17|NGA}}
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship|2003 Finland]]
|{{fbuicon|17|ESP}} [[Cesc Fàbregas]]
|{{fbuicon|17|ESP}} [[Cesc Fàbregas]]
|align=center|5
|{{fbu|17|CRC}}
|-
|{{flagicon|PER|football}} [[2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship|2005 Peru]]
|{{fbuicon|17|BRA}} [[Anderson (footballer, born 1988)|Anderson]]
|{{fbuicon|17|MEX}} [[Carlos Vela]]
|align=center|5
|{{fbu|17|PRK}}
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[2007 FIFA U-17 World Championship|2007 South Korea]]
|{{fbuicon|17|GER}} [[Toni Kroos]]
|{{fbuicon|17|NGA}} [[Macauley Chrisantus]]
|align=center|7
|{{fbu|17|CRC}}
|-
|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2009 Nigeria]]
|{{fbuicon|17|NGA}} [[Sani Emmanuel]]
|{{fbuicon|17|ESP}} [[Borja González|Borja]]
|align=center|5
|{{fbuicon|17|SUI}} [[Benjamin Siegrist]]
|{{fbu|17|NGA}}
|-
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2011 Mexico]]
|{{fbuicon|17|MEX}} [[Julio Gómez González|Julio Gómez]]
|{{fbuicon|17|CIV}} [[Souleymane Coulibaly]]
|align=center|9
|{{fbuicon|17|URU}} [[Jonathan Cubero]]
|{{fbu|17|JPN}}
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2013 United Arab Emirates]]
|{{fbuicon|17|NGA}} [[Kelechi Iheanacho]]
|{{fbuicon|17|SWE}} [[Valmir Berisha]]
|align=center|7
|{{fbuicon|17|NGA}} [[Dele Alampasu]]
|{{fbu|17|NGA}}
|-
|{{flagicon|CHI}} [[2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2015 Chile]]
|{{fbuicon|17|NGA}} [[Kelechi Nwakali]]
|{{fbuicon|17|NGA}} [[Victor Osimhen]]
|align=center|10
|{{fbuicon|17|MLI}} [[Samuel Diarra]]
|{{fbu|17|ECU}}
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2017 India]]
|{{fbuicon|17|ENG}} [[Phil Foden]]
|{{fbuicon|17|ENG}} [[Rhian Brewster]]
|align=center|8
|{{fbuicon|17|BRA}} [[Gabriel Brazão]]
|{{fbu|17|BRA}}
|-
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2019 Brazil]]
|{{fbuicon|17|BRA}} [[Gabriel Veron]]
|{{fbuicon|17|NED}} [[Sontje Hansen]]
|align=center|6
|{{fbuicon|17|BRA}} [[Matheus Donelli]]
|{{fbu|17|ECU}}
|-
|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2023 Indonesia]]
|{{fbuicon|17|GER}} [[Paris Brunner]]
|{{fbuicon|17|ARG}} [[Agustín Ruberto]]
|align=center|8
|{{fbuicon|17|FRA}} [[Paul Argney]]
|{{fbu|17|ENG}}
|-
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2025 Qatar]]
|
|
|
|
|
|}

==Records and statistics==
{{Main|FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics}}

==See also==
* [[List of association football competitions]]
* [[FIFA U-20 World Cup]]
* [[FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{official website}} {{in lang|en}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wyc16hist.html World Championship for U-16/U-17 Teams] at the RSSSF.com 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170710192607/http://www.u-17fifaworldcup.com/ FIFA U17 WC] (archived)

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