1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship


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 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 2025, they are the only Asian men's team to win any FIFA tournament.

Qualified teams

ConfederationQualifying TournamentQualifier
AFC (Asia)1988 AFC U-16 Championship

CAF (Africa)1989 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup

CONCACAF
(Central, North America and Caribbean)		1988 CONCACAF U-16 Tournament

CONMEBOL (South America)1988 South American U-16 Championship

OFC (Oceania)1989 OFC U-17 Championship
UEFA (Europe)Host nation
UEFA (Europe)1989 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

Squads

For full squad lists for the 1989 U-16 World Championship see 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship squads.

Referees

Asia
  • Mohammad Riyahi
  • Wan Rashid Jaafar
  • Kil Ki-Chul
  • Arie Frost
Africa
  • Mohamed Hafez
  • Ally Hafidhi
  • M Hounake-Kouassi
CONCACAF
South America
Europe
Oceania
  • Gary Fleet

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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Semifinals

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Playoff for 3rd place

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Goalscorers

Fode Camara of Guinea won the Golden Shoe award for scoring three goals. In total, 77 goals were scored by 55 different players, with three of them credited as own goals.
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