Venue(s) 6 (in 6 host cities) | Dates August 16–31, 1991 | |
Teams 16 (from 6 confederations) | ||
The 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the fourth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Florence, Montecatini Terme, Viareggio, Massa, Carrara, and Livorno in Italy between 16 August and 31 August 1991. Players born after 1 August 1974 can participate in this tournament.
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Saudi Arabia the 1989 champions, will not be able to defend their title as they withdrew from the final round of the AFC qualifying tournament, citing Blue Diamond Affair.
The tournament was originally to be scheduled in Ecuador, but due to the cholera outbreak, it was moved to Italy, which hosted the previous year's World Cup. This is the second time a FIFA event was moved from its original hosting country, after the 1986 World Cup was moved from Colombia to Mexico.
Qualified Teams
Africa (African U-16 Championship 1991)
Asia (AFC U-17 Championship 1990)
Europe (UEFA U-16 Championship 1991)
North America (CONCACAF U-17 Championship 1991)
South America (Sudamericano Sub-17 1991)
Oceania (OFC U-17 Qualifying Tournament 1991)
Host Nation Automatic Qualification
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads
Group B
Venue: Carrara
Group C
Venue: Massa
Group D
Venue: Livorno
Goalscorers
Adriano of Brazil won the Golden Shoe award for scoring four goals. In total, 81 goals were scored by 59 different players, with only one of them credited as own goals.