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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
Champions Mexico (1st title)
Runners-up Costa Rica
Third place Canada
Fourth place Honduras
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored100 (3.85 per match)
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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

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

Group A

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 4–0Panama Panama
Gayre, Pineda x3 Report
Mexico 9–0Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles
Ledezma x4, Raya x2, Castillo x2, Ramirez Report
Honduras 4–1Guatemala Guatemala
E.Pineda 43', M.Pineda 68, Urbina 73', Ramirez 80' Report Orozco 53' pen
Mexico 10–0Panama Panama
Ledezma 20' 45' 49' 76' 80', Castillo 15' 25' 29', Ortiz 9' 28' Report
Netherlands Antilles 3–1Panama Panama
Rosina 1' 56', Martina 71' Report Ariza
Mexico 7–0Guatemala Guatemala
Raya 24' 26' 62', Castillo 11', De la Fuente 30', Ortiz 64', Ledezma 66' Report
Netherlands Antilles 3–0Guatemala Guatemala
Shurswin 9', Martinus 75', Wensley 76' Report
Mexico 1–0Honduras Honduras
Ledezma 28' Report
Netherlands Antilles 1–3Honduras Honduras
Hoor 40' Report Pineda 4' 57', Rivas 9'
Panama 3–2Guatemala Guatemala
Ariza 10' 67', Barrett 60' Report Esposito 44' 76'

Group B

Team GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Canada 3 2 1 0 10 6 +4 5
 Costa Rica 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 4
 Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 2 1 5 8 −3 2
 El Salvador 3 0 1 2 6 9 −3 1
Trinidad and Tobago 3–3 El Salvador
Latapy 16' 70', Lee 30' Report N.N. 25', N.N. 37', N.N. 75'
Canada 3–3 Costa Rica
Vrablic 42', Mobilio 54' 74' Report Medford 8' 10, Roses 20'
Canada 4–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Mobilio 3' 21', Fitzgerald 15', Vrablic 47' Report Wayne 5'
Costa Rica 3–1 El Salvador
Quesada 33' pen 64' pen, Wanchope 46' Report Martinez 75'
Costa Rica 1–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Cordoba Report Latapy
Canada 3–2 El Salvador
Vrablic, Mobilio x2 Report ?

Second stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  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  Canada 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
4  Honduras 3 0 1 2 2 10 −8 1
Source: [citation needed]
22 May 1985 Costa Rica  3–1  Honduras Mexico City, Mexico
Medford
Ramírez
Rosses 		Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
22 May 1985 Mexico  3–0  Canada Mexico City, Mexico
Ortiz
Castillo
Raya 		Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
24 May 1985 Costa Rica  2–1  Canada Mexico City, Mexico
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
24 May 1985 Mexico  6–0  Honduras Mexico City, Mexico
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
26 May 1985 Canada  1–1  Honduras Mexico City, Mexico
Stadium: Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"
26 May 1985 Mexico  1–1  Costa Rica Mexico City, Mexico
Stadium: Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"

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

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_CONCACAF_U-17_Championship

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