FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Nigeria |
Dates | 24 October – 15 November |
Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Switzerland (1st title) |
Runners-up | Nigeria |
Third place | Spain |
Fourth place | Colombia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 52 |
Goals scored | 151 (2.9 per match) |
Attendance | 778,787 (14,977 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Borja Bastón |
Best player | Sani Emmanuel |
Borja Bastón
Sani Emmanuel
Sebastián Gallegos
Haris Seferović
The 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria from 24 October to 15 November 2009.
The tournament was won by Switzerland, beating the host team 1–0, Nigeria. The Golden Ball to the Best Player was given to Nigerian Sani Emmanuel; the Golden Shoe for top scorer was given to Spaniard Borja, with five goals (although he tied with Nigerian 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.