1985 CONCACAF U-17 Championship

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1985 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
Campeonato Sub-16 CONCACAF 1985 (in Spanish)
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates13–26 April
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (1st title)
Runners-up Costa Rica
Third placeFile:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Fourth place Honduras
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored100 (3.85 per match)
1983
1987

The 1985 CONCACAF U-16 Championship was the second tournament in the Under-16 category organized by the CONCACAF, and it also served as qualifying tournament for the U-16 World Cup to be held at China. Mexico hosted the event between April 13 and 26, and Mexico (as champion) and Costa Rica (as runner-up) won the two spots for China 1985.

Competition format

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The first stage consisted of two groups, one with five teams and another with four teams, where top two advance to semifinals. In the second round, the champion and runner-up obtain final spots for China 1985.

First stage

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Group A

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Team GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
Mexico Mexico 4 4 0 0 27 0 +27 8
Honduras Honduras 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 6
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 4 2 0 2 7 13 −6 4
Panama Panama 4 1 0 3 4 19 −15 2
Guatemala Guatemala 4 0 0 4 3 17 −14 0

Honduras 4–1Guatemala Guatemala
E.Pineda 43', M.Pineda 68, Urbina 73', Ramirez 80' Report Orozco 53' pen
Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg10–0Panama Panama
Ledezma 20' 45' 49' 76' 80', Castillo 15' 25' 29', Ortiz 9' 28' Report

Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg7–0Guatemala Guatemala
Raya 24' 26' 62', Castillo 11', De la Fuente 30', Ortiz 64', Ledezma 66' Report


Panama File:Flag of Panama.svg3–2Guatemala Guatemala
Ariza 10' 67', Barrett 60' Report Esposito 44' 76'

Group B

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Team GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 3 2 1 0 10 6 +4 5
 Costa Rica 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 4
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 2 1 5 8 −3 2
File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 3 0 1 2 6 9 −3 1
Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–3 Costa Rica
Vrablic 42', Mobilio 54' 74' Report Medford 8' 10, Roses 20'

Costa Rica 3–1File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador
Quesada 33' pen 64' pen, Wanchope 46' Report Martinez 75'

Second stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 3 2 1 0 10 1 +9 5 Qualified to 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship
2  Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 5
3 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
4  Honduras 3 0 1 2 2 10 −8 1
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Mexico and Costa Rica qualified to the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship in China.

USA also qualified by way of winning the 1983 CONCACAF U-17 Championship

References

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