U17 World Cup: Fair play teams by edition

48 national teams are gearing up to compete in the U17 World Cup in Qatar, for a special edition that marks the first time the tournament has been expanded to such a large number of teams.

Throughout the history of the competition, one African side has stood out by winning the tournament's Fair Play Award four times. That team is Nigeria, which claimed the honor in 1993, 2001, 2009, and 2013.

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West Germany was the inaugural fair play team back in 1985, while England took home the honors at the most recent edition in Indonesia in 2023.

Here are the U17 World Cup fair play teams by edition:

1985: West Germany

1987: Soviet Union

1989: Bahrain

1991: Argentina

1993: Nigeria

1995: Brazil

1997: Argentina

1999: Mexico

2001: Nigeria

2003: Costa Rica

2005: North Korea

2007: Costa Rica

2011: Japan

2013: Nigeria

2015: Ecuador

2017: Brazil

2019: Ecuador

2023: England

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.

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