| Tourney Name: | Boys' Youth Olympic Football Tournament |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Size: | 150px |
| Country: | China |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Confederations: | 6 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 11 |
| Goals: | 52 |
| Top Scorer: |  Helgi Gudjonsson Kim Gyuhyeong(5 goals) |
| Fair Play: | [1] |
| Prevseason: | 2010 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 (futsal tournament) |
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.[2]
Each match lasted 80 minutes, consisting of two periods of 40 minutes, with an interval of 15 minutes.[3]
One team from each continental confederation participated in the tournament.[4] 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)[5] [6] | ||
| 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)[7] [8] |
Players must be 15 years old (born between 1 January and 31 December 1999) to be eligible to participate.[3] Each team consisted of 18 players (two of whom must be goalkeepers).[9]
A total of six referees and twelve assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.[10]
| Confederation | Referees | Assistant referees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC | Fu Ming | Ma Ji Cao Yi | |
| CAF | Maguette Ndiaye | Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue | |
| CONCACAF | Ricardo Montero | Marco Tulio Diaz Mijangos Geovany Garcia Lima | |
| CONMEBOL | Daniel Fedorczuk | Javier Bustillos Luis Alfredo Murillo Uribe | |
| OFC | Abdelkader Zitouni† | Paul Ahupu† Terry Piri | |
| UEFA | 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.
The draw was held at the Hilton Hotel in Nanjing on 14 May 2014.[11] The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the semi-finals. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows:[3]
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:
| Key to colours in group tables | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=#ccffcc style="width: 20px;" | Group winners and runners-up advance to the Semi-finals | ||
| bgcolor=#ffcccc style="width: 20px;" | Third-placed teams play in the Fifth place match | ||
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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).[3]
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| Rank | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 6 |
Helgi Gudjonsson Kim Gyuhyeong
Andradino Moniz Garcia Ricardo da Luz Fortes
Franklin Gil Jeong Woo-yeong Joo Hwimin Lee Jiyong Kolbeinn Finnsson Torfi Gunnarsson Fernando Pacheco Kelvin Delgado Medina Kenny Nascimento Gomes Aron Kari Adalsteinsson Quilian Meléndez Christopher Olivares Gerald Távara Kim Seongjun Fabio Ramos de Brito (playing against Iceland and Peru) Kristófer Kristinsson (playing against Peru)