Host country New Zealand Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities) Runners-up Australia | Dates 10–27 November | |
Teams 16 (from 6 confederations) | ||
The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1999, the eighth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Auckland, Christchurch, Napier, and Dunedin in New Zealand between 10 November and 27 November 1999. Players born after 1 January 1982 could participate in this tournament.
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Venues
New Zealand's capital city Wellington was not allocated any matches as the city's only venue at the time - Athletic Park - was not deemed adequate by FIFA as a match venue.
Teams
Australia qualified for the tournament after two-leg playoff matches with 3rd Place winner of AFC U-17 Championship 1998, Bahrain
Goalscorers
Ishmael Addo of Ghana won the Golden Shoe award for scoring seven goals. In total, 93 goals were scored by 59 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.
References
1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA