Host country Egypt Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities) Runners-up Ghana | Dates 4 - 21 September Champions Brazil (1st title) | |
Teams 16 (from 6 confederations) | ||
The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1997, the seventh edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Cairo, Ismailia, Alexandria, and Port Said in Egypt between 4 September and 21 September 1997. Players born after 1 January 1980 could participate in this tournament.
Goalscorers
David of Spain won the Golden Shoe award for scoring seven goals. In total, 117 goals were scored by 73 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.
References
1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA