1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
3rd FIFA U-16 World Tournament for the JVC Cup 3mh Farpais Cruinne FIFA U-16 airson Cupa JVC | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Scotland |
Dates | 10–24 June |
Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Saudi Arabia (1st title) |
Runners-up | Scotland |
Third place | Portugal |
Fourth place | Bahrain |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 77 (2.41 per match) |
Attendance | 256,000 (8,000 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Khaled Jasem Fode Camara Gil Gomes Tulipa Khalid Al Rowaihi (3 goals each) |
Best player(s) | James Will |
Fair play award | Bahrain |
The 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship, the third edition of the tournament, was held in the Scottish cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Motherwell, Aberdeen, and Dundee between 10 June and 24 June 1989. Players born after 1 August 1972 could participate in this tournament. Saudi Arabia won the tournament and became the first Asian team to win a FIFA tournament. As of November 2019, they also became the only Asian men's team to win any FIFA tournament.