1985 CONCACAF Championship

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1985 CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Dates24 February – 14 September
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Canada (1st title)
Runners-up Honduras
Third place Costa Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored54 (2.25 per match)
Top scorerHonduras José Roberto Figueroa (5 goals)
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CONCACAF Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup
CCCF–NAFC era

CONCACAF era

The 1985 CONCACAF Championship was the ninth edition of the CONCACAF Championship. It also served as the qualification for the 1986 World Cup. A total of 18 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. Mexico, the World Cup host, qualified automatically, leaving 1 spot open for competition between 17 teams. Canada earned their first major title and clinched qualification on 14 September 1985 to participate in their first World Cup after beating Honduras 2–1 at King George V Park in St. John's, Newfoundland.[1]

Qualification

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Main article: 1985 CONCACAF Championship qualification

Teams

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Final tournament

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First round

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Honduras (A) 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 6
2  El Salvador 4 2 1 1 7 2 +5 5
3 File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1
Source: RSSSF El Balon Cuscatleco
(A) Advanced to final round
Suriname File:Flag of Suriname.svg0–3 El Salvador
Alfaro File:Soccerball shade.svg 25'
Huezo File:Soccerball shade.svg 52'
Hernández File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'
Attendance: 35,652
El Salvador 3–0File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname
Rivas File:Soccerball shade.svg 49', 87'
Zapata File:Soccerball shade.svg 70'
Attendance: 18,918
Suriname File:Flag of Suriname.svg1–1 Honduras
Entingh File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' Laing File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'
Attendance: 35,000
Honduras 2–1File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname
Figueroa File:Soccerball shade.svg 9', 77' Stjeward File:Soccerball shade.svg 86'
Attendance: 27,453
El Salvador 1–2 Honduras
Rivas File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' Bailey File:Soccerball shade.svg 1'
Laing File:Soccerball shade.svg 77'
Attendance: 51,555
Honduras 0–0 El Salvador
Attendance: 38,175

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Canada (A) 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 7
2  Guatemala 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 5
3  Haiti 4 0 0 4 0 9 −9 0
Source: RSSSF
(A) Advanced to final round
Canada 2–0 Haiti
Vrablic File:Soccerball shade.svg 30'
Sweeney File:Soccerball shade.svg 41'
Attendance: 5,000
Canada 2–1 Guatemala
Mitchell File:Soccerball shade.svg 22', 43' Gómez File:Soccerball shade.svg 66'
Attendance: 5,000
Haiti 0–1 Guatemala
Estrada File:Soccerball shade.svg 79'
Guatemala 1–1 Canada
B. Pérez File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' Mitchell File:Soccerball shade.svg 39'
Attendance: 60,000
Haiti 0–2 Canada
Mitchell File:Soccerball shade.svg 14'
Vrablic File:Soccerball shade.svg 56'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Rex Osborne (Bermuda)
Guatemala 4–0 Haiti
Chacón File:Soccerball shade.svg 44'
Galindo File:Soccerball shade.svg 48'
Funes File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'
Solórzano File:Soccerball shade.svg 71'

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Costa Rica (A) 4 2 2 0 6 2 +4 6
2 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 5
3  Trinidad and Tobago 4 0 1 3 2 7 −5 1
Source: RSSSF US Soccer History
(A) Advanced to final round
Trinidad and Tobago 0–3 Costa Rica
Williams File:Soccerball shade.svg 15'
Lacey File:Soccerball shade.svg 65'
Nóbrega File:Soccerball shade.svg 79'
Attendance: 9,689
Costa Rica 1–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Ulate File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' De Noon File:Soccerball shade.svg 18'
Attendance: 10,839
United States File:Flag of the United States.svg2–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Borja File:Soccerball shade.svg 29'
Peterson File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'		 Fonrose File:Soccerball shade.svg 19'
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, United States
Attendance: 15,823
Referee: Robert Allen (Canada)
Trinidad and Tobago 0–1File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Caligiuri File:Soccerball shade.svg 15'
Attendance: 6,115
Costa Rica 1–1File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Ramírez File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' Kerr File:Soccerball shade.svg 44'
Attendance: 20,173
United States File:Flag of the United States.svg0–1 Costa Rica
Coronado File:Soccerball shade.svg 35'
Murdock Stadium, Torrance, United States
Attendance: 11,800
Referee: John Meachin (Canada)

Final round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Canada Honduras Costa Rica
1  Canada (C) 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2 6 1986 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 1–1
2  Honduras 4 1 1 2 6 6 0 3 0–1 — 3–1
3  Costa Rica 4 0 3 1 4 6 −2 3 0–0 2–2 —
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Canada qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Costa Rica 2–2 Honduras
Solano File:Soccerball shade.svg 19'
Williams File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'		 Figueroa File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' (pen.)
Betancourt File:Soccerball shade.svg 24'
Attendance: 20,043
Canada 1–1 Costa Rica
James File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Williams File:Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Attendance: 13,486[4]
Honduras 0–1 Canada
Pakos File:Soccerball shade.svg 58'
Attendance: 37,000[5]
Costa Rica 0–0 Canada
Attendance: 23,398[6]
Honduras 3–1 Costa Rica
Betancourt File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'
Figueroa File:Soccerball shade.svg 51', 56' (pen.)		 Guimarães File:Soccerball shade.svg 7'
Canada 2–1 Honduras
Pakos File:Soccerball shade.svg 15'
Vrablic File:Soccerball shade.svg 61'		 Betancourt File:Soccerball shade.svg 49'
Attendance: 13,000
 1985 CONCACAF Championship winners 
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Canada
First title

Qualified teams

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Canada won the 1985 CONCACAF Championship and thereby qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 Canada Final round winners 14 September 1985 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

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5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

See also

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References

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