The boys' football tournament at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics took place at the Jiangning Sports Center, located in Nanjing, China, between 15 and 27 August 2014.
Each match lasted 80 minutes, consisting of two periods of 40 minutes, with an interval of 15 minutes.
Participating teams One team from each continental confederation participated in the tournament. The same country may not participate in both the boys' and girls' tournament. As hosts, China was given Asia's spot to compete in the girls' tournament (and thus could not participate in the boys' tournament). Invited teams were decided by FIFA during their meeting in Zürich on 3–4 October 2013. Teams may qualify through preliminary competitions, or be nominated for participation by their confederation, with the invited teams ratified by FIFA during their meeting in Zürich on 3–4 October 2013.
Confederation Team Qualification method Africa (CAF) Invited Asia (AFC) 2013 Asian Youth Games(Nanjing, China, 13–23 August 2013) Europe (UEFA) Four-team Youth Olympic qualifying tournament(Nyon, Switzerland, 19–21 October 2013) North America (CONCACAF) 2013 CONCACAF Under-15 Championship(Cayman Islands, 13–25 August 2013) Oceania (OFC) Invited South America (CONMEBOL) 2013 South American Under-15 Championship(Bolivia, 16–30 November 2013)
Squads Players must be 15 years old (born between 1 January and 31 December 1999) to be eligible to participate. Each team consisted of 18 players (two of whom must be goalkeepers).
Match officials A total of six referees and twelve assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.
ConfederationRefereesAssistant refereesAFC Fu Ming Ma Ji Cao YiCAF Maguette Ndiaye Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos Elvis Guy Noupue NguegoueCONCACAF Ricardo Montero Marco Tulio Diaz Mijangos Geovany Garcia LimaCONMEBOL Daniel Fedorczuk Javier Bustillos Luis Alfredo Murillo UribeOFC Abdelkader Zitouni† Paul Ahupu† Terry PiriUEFA Sascha Amhof Remy Zgraggen Alain Heiniger
† Abdelkader Zitouni and Paul Ahupu are affiliated with the Football Association of Tahiti (French Polynesia). Since Tahiti is not a member of the IOC, they are listed by the IOC under France.
Group stage The draw was held at the Hilton Hotel in Nanjing on 14 May 2014. The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the semi-finals. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows: points obtained in all group matches; goal difference in all group matches; number of goals scored in all group matches; If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows: points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned; goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned; number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned; drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
Key to colours in group tablesGroup winners and runners-up advance to the Semi-finalsThird-placed teams play in the Fifth place match All times are local: Nanjing in China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, the match is determined by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is played).
Semi-finals
Fifth place match
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final ranking Rank Team456
Goalscorers 5 goals
Helgi Gudjonsson Kim Gyuhyeong
3 goals
Andradino Moniz Garcia Ricardo da Luz Fortes Mikel Santos Franklin Gil Jeong Woo-yeong Joo Hwimin Lee Jiyong
2 goals
Alex Laureano Kolbeinn Finnsson Torfi Gunnarsson Fernando Pacheco
1 goal
Kelvin Delgado Medina Kenny Nascimento Gomes Darwin Diego Aron Kari Adalsteinsson Quilian Meléndez Christopher Olivares Gerald Távara Kim Seongjun Jules Bororoa
2 own goals Fabio Ramos de Brito (playing against Iceland and Peru)
1 own goal
Kristófer Kristinsson (playing against Peru) Benson Rarua (playing against South Korea)
References
External links Event – Overview – Men , Nanjing 2014 Boys' Youth Olympic Football Tournament Nanjing 2014 , FIFA.com FIFA Technical Report