All-Time Ranking World Youth Cup (U-16/U-17) 1985-2013

All-Time Table Final Tournaments 

Explanations
FT1: number of final tournaments played 
FT2: consecutive final tournaments played (+) consecutive final tournaments missed (-)
G:   Games
W:   Wins
D:   Draws
L:   Losses
GD:  goal difference
P2+: points according to 2 points/win
P%:  success percentage
P:   points actually obtained
P3+: points according to 3 points/win

Country             FT1 FT2   G  W  D  L   G+  G-  GD    P2+    P%   P+ P3+
Brazil               14  10  70 44 11 15  161  65  96  99: 41 0,707 134 143
Nigeria              10   1  56 40 11  5  126  38  88  91: 21 0,813 116 131
Argentina            12   4  58 28 13 17   89  67  22  69: 47 0,595  92  97
Ghana                 8  -3  43 27 10  6   86  36  50  64: 22 0,744  82  91
Mexico               11   3  47 26  6 15   83  67  16  58: 36 0,617  80  84
Spain                 8  -2  41 25  8  8   97  49  48  58: 24 0,707  79  83
Germany               8  -1  40 19  8 13   83  63  20  46: 34 0,575  61  65
USA                  14  -1  52 19  7 26   72  88 -16  45: 59 0,433  57  64
Australia            11  -1  43 16  7 20   49  59 -10  39: 47 0,453  47  55
Uruguay               6   3  27 12  4 11   45  33  12  28: 26 0,519  39  40
France                4  -1  20 10  5  5   41  26  15  25: 15 0,625  34  35
Japan                 7   4  25 10  3 12   36  39  -3  23: 27 0,460  32  33
Italy                 7   1  27 10  6 11   29  32  -3  26: 28 0,481  32  36
Colombia              5  -2  23  7  7  9   38  34   4  21: 25 0,457  27  28
Turkey                2  -2  11  7  2  2   24  13  11  16:  6 0,727  23  23
Costa Rica            8  -2  28  6  5 17   23  47 -24  17: 39 0,304  23  23
Switzerland           1  -2   7  7  0  0   18   7  11  14:  0 1,000  21  21
Ivory Coast           4   2  18  7  4  7   30  30   0  18: 18 0,500  21  25
Qatar                 7  -4  26  6  6 14   23  46 -23  18: 34 0,346  20  24
Burkina Faso          4  -1  16  5  4  7   18  21  -3  14: 18 0,438  19  19
England               2  -1  10  5  3  2   21  13   8  13:  7 0,650  18  18
Tunisia               3   1  11  6  0  5   16  17  -1  12: 10 0,545  17  18
Oman                  3  -6  13  5  2  6   20  21  -1  12: 14 0,462  17  17
Uzbekistan            2   2   9  5  1  3   13  10   3  11:  7 0,611  16  16
Netherlands           3  -1  12  5  1  6   18  19  -1  11: 13 0,458  16  16
Saudi Arabia          3 -12  13  5  6  2   18  11   7  16: 10 0,615  16  21
South Korea           4  -2  15  5  2  8   21  28  -7  12: 18 0,400  16  17
China                 6  -4  20  4  7  9   24  36 -12  15: 25 0,375  16  19
Mali                  3  -6  11  4  3  4   12   7   5  11: 11 0,500  15  15
Portugal              3  -5  14  5  3  6   27  33  -6  13: 15 0,464  15  18
Sweden                1   1   7  4  1  2   15  11   4   9:  5 0,643  13  13
Paraguay              2  -6   7  4  1  2   15  12   3   9:  5 0,643  13  13
USSR/Russia           2   1  10  5  2  3   26  12  14  12:  8 0,600  13  17
Iran                  3   1  11  3  3  5   10  14  -4   9: 13 0,409  12  12
Ecuador               3  -1  11  4  1  6   10  16  -6   9: 13 0,409  12  13
Guinea                3  -9  12  3  5  4   14  17  -3  11: 13 0,458  12  14
Chile                 2  -8   9  3  4  2   19  14   5  10:  8 0,556  11  13
Poland                2  -7   9  3  4  2   16  11   5  10:  8 0,556  10  13
North Korea           3  -1  11  2  4  5   13  22  -9   8: 14 0,364  10  10
New Zealand           6   4  20  2  4 14   10  70 -60   8: 32 0,200  10  10
Scotland              1 -12   6  3  3  0    8   3   5   9:  3 0,750   9  12
Peru                  2  -3   8  2  3  3    4   7  -3   7:  9 0,438   9   9
Bahrain               2  -8   9  3  2  4    9  13  -4   8: 10 0,444   9  11
CSFR/Czech Republic   2  -1   7  3  1  3   10  12  -2   7:  7 0,500   8  10
Morocco               1   1   4  2  1  1    8   5   3   5:  3 0,625   7   7
Gambia                2  -2   6  2  1  3    9  10  -1   5:  7 0,417   7   7
Egypt                 2  -8   7  2  2  3    9   8   1   6:  8 0,429   7   8
Congo                 3  -1  10  2  2  6   10  18  -8   6: 14 0,300   7   8
Honduras              3   1  11  2  1  8   10  23 -13   5: 17 0,227   7   7
Croatia               2   1   6  2  0  4    6  13  -7   4:  8 0,333   6   6
Hungary               1 -14   4  2  1  1    5   3   2   5:  3 0,625   5   7
GDR                   1 -12   4  2  0  2    7   5   2   4:  4 0,500   4   6
Tajikistan            1  -3   4  1  1  2    5   6  -1   3:  5 0,375   4   4
Syria                 1  -3   4  1  1  2    4   5  -1   3:  5 0,375   4   4
Slovakia              1   1   4  1  1  2    7  12  -5   3:  5 0,375   4   4
United Arab Emirates  3   1  10  1  1  8    8  26 -18   3: 17 0,150   4   4
Canada                6   2  18  0  4 14    8  53 -45   4: 32 0,111   4   4
Cameroon              1  -5   3  0  3  0    7   7   0   3:  3 0,500   3   3
Belgium               1  -3   3  1  0  2    3   6  -3   2:  4 0,333   3   3
Finland               1  -5   3  1  0  2    3  12  -9   2:  4 0,333   3   3
Panama                2   2   7  1  0  6    4  13  -9   2: 12 0,143   3   3
Sudan                 1 -11   3  1  0  2    5   5   0   2:  4 0,333   2   3
Togo                  1  -3   3  0  2  1    2   3  -1   2:  4 0,333   2   2
Bolivia               2 -13   6  0  2  4    8  15  -7   2: 10 0,167   2   2
Sierra Leone          1  -5   3  0  1  2    6   8  -2   1:  5 0,167   1   1
Rwanda                1  -1   3  0  1  2    0   3  -3   1:  5 0,167   1   1
Yemen                 1  -5   3  0  1  2    4   8  -4   1:  5 0,167   1   1
Denmark               1  -1   3  0  1  2    3   8  -5   1:  5 0,167   1   1
Haiti                 1  -3   3  0  1  2    3   8  -5   1:  5 0,167   1   1
Jamaica               2  -1   6  0  1  5    2  14 -12   1: 11 0,083   1   1
Cuba                  2 -11   6  0  1  5    5  18 -13   1: 11 0,083   1   1
Austria               2   1   6  0  1  5    5  20 -15   1: 11 0,083   1   1
Algeria               1  -2   3  0  0  3    0   5  -5   0:  6 0,000   0   0
Malawi                1  -2   3  0  0  3    1   7  -6   0:  6 0,000   0   0
Venezuela             1   1   3  0  0  3    2   9  -7   0:  6 0,000   0   0
Iraq                  1   1   3  0  0  3    2  12 -10   0:  6 0,000   0   0
Trinidad & Tobago     2  -3   6  0  0  6    3  23 -20   0: 12 0,000   0   0
Thailand              2  -7   6  0  0  6    5  29 -24   0: 12 0,000   0   0

Only countries participating at the final tournament 2013
Country             FT1 FT2   G  W  D  L   G+  G-  GD    P2+    P%   P+ P3+
Brazil               14  10  70 44 11 15  161  65  96  99: 41 0,707 134 143
Nigeria              10   1  56 40 11  5  126  38  88  91: 21 0,813 116 131
Argentina            12   4  58 28 13 17   89  67  22  69: 47 0,595  92  97
Mexico               11   3  47 26  6 15   83  67  16  58: 36 0,617  80  84
Uruguay               6   3  27 12  4 11   45  33  12  28: 26 0,519  39  40
Japan                 7   4  25 10  3 12   36  39  -3  23: 27 0,460  32  33
Italy                 7   1  27 10  6 11   29  32  -3  26: 28 0,481  32  36
Ivory Coast           4   2  18  7  4  7   30  30   0  18: 18 0,500  21  25
Tunisia               3   1  11  6  0  5   16  17  -1  12: 10 0,545  17  18
Uzbekistan            2   2   9  5  1  3   13  10   3  11:  7 0,611  16  16
Sweden                1   1   7  4  1  2   15  11   4   9:  5 0,643  13  13
USSR/Russia           2   1  10  5  2  3   26  12  14  12:  8 0,600  13  17
Iran                  3   1  11  3  3  5   10  14  -4   9: 13 0,409  12  12
New Zealand           6   4  20  2  4 14   10  70 -60   8: 32 0,200  10  10
Morocco               1   1   4  2  1  1    8   5   3   5:  3 0,625   7   7
Honduras              3   1  11  2  1  8   10  23 -13   5: 17 0,227   7   7
Croatia               2   1   6  2  0  4    6  13  -7   4:  8 0,333   6   6
Slovakia              1   1   4  1  1  2    7  12  -5   3:  5 0,375   4   4
United Arab Emirates  3   1  10  1  1  8    8  26 -18   3: 17 0,150   4   4
Canada                6   2  18  0  4 14    8  53 -45   4: 32 0,111   4   4
Panama                2   2   7  1  0  6    4  13  -9   2: 12 0,143   3   3
Austria               2   1   6  0  1  5    5  20 -15   1: 11 0,083   1   1
Venezuela             1   1   3  0  0  3    2   9  -7   0:  6 0,000   0   0
Iraq                  1   1   3  0  0  3    2  12 -10   0:  6 0,000   0   0

Final Placings

Explanations
FT: Final Tournaments
QF: Quarterfinal
SR: Second Round/Group Stage with 16 teams
GS: Group Stage with 24 teams

Country              FT  1  2  3  4 QF SR GS
Argentina            13  6  1     1  2  3   
Nigeria              10  4  3        2  1   
Brazil               14  3  2  1  1  4  2  1
Ghana                 8  2  2  1  1     2   
Mexico               11  2  1        2  6   
France                4  1           3      
Saudi Arabia          3  1           1  1   
USSR/Russia           2  1              1   
Switzerland           1  1                  
Spain                 8     3  2        3   
Germany               8     1  2  1  1  3   
Australia            11     1        6  4   
Uruguay               6     1        3  2   
Scotland              1     1               
Argentina            12        3  2  3  4   
Portugal              3        1     2      
Ivory Coast           4        1     1  2   
Burkina Faso          4        1        2  1
Chile                 2        1        1   
Netherlands           3        1           2
Sweden                1        1            
Colombia              5           2     3   
USA                  14           1  4  9   
Qatar                 7           1  2  4   
Italy                 7           1  1  5   
Oman                  3           1  1  1   
Turkey                2           1  1      
Guinea                3           1     2   
Poland                2           1     1   
Bahrain               2           1     1   
Costa Rica            8              3  4  1
China                 6              2  4   
Japan                 7              2  3  2
South Korea           4              2  1  1
Mali                  3              2  1   
England               2              2      
Ecuador               3              1  2   
North Korea           3              1  1  1
Uzbekistan            2              1  1   
Paraguay              2              1  1   
Peru                  2              1  1   
Egypt                 2              1  1   
Honduras              3              1     2
CSFR/Czech Republic   2              1     1
Hungary               1              1      
GDR                   1              1      
New Zealand           6                 4  2
Canada                6                 4  2
Tunisia               3                 3   
Iran                  3                 3   
Congo                 3                 3   
United Arab Emirates  3                 2  1
Bolivia               2                 2   
Cuba                  2                 2   
Thailand              2                 2   
Gambia                2                 1  1
Croatia               2                 1  1
Panama                2                 1  1
Jamaica               2                 1  1
Austria               2                 1  1
Trinidad & Tobago     2                 1  1
Morocco               1                 1   
Tajikistan            1                 1   
Syria                 1                 1   
Slovakia              1                 1   
Cameroon              1                 1   
Finland               1                 1   
Sudan                 1                 1   
Sierra Leone          1                 1   
Yemen                 1                 1   
Belgium               1                    1
Togo                  1                    1
Rwanda                1                    1
Denmark               1                    1
Haiti                 1                    1
Algeria               1                    1
Malawi                1                    1
Venezuela             1                    1
Iraq                  1                    1

Only countries participating at the final tournament 2013
Country              FT  1  2  3  4 QF SR GS
Nigeria              10  4  3        2  1   
Brazil               14  3  2  1  1  4  2  1
Mexico               11  2  1        2  6   
USSR/Russia           2  1              1   
Uruguay               6     1        3  2   
Argentina            12        3  2  3  4   
Ivory Coast           4        1     1  2   
Sweden                1        1            
Italy                 7           1  1  5   
Japan                 7              2  3  2
Uzbekistan            2              1  1   
Honduras              3              1     2
New Zealand           6                 4  2
Canada                6                 4  2
Tunisia               3                 3   
Iran                  3                 3   
United Arab Emirates  3                 2  1
Croatia               2                 1  1
Panama                2                 1  1
Austria               2                 1  1
Morocco               1                 1   
Slovakia              1                 1   
Venezuela             1                    1
Iraq                  1                    1




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