1985 CONCACAF U-17 Championship

1985 CONCACAF U-17 Championship

Campeonato Sub-16 CONCACAF 1985 (in Spanish)
Tournament details
Host country	Mexico
Dates	13–26 April
Teams	9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Mexico (1st title)
Runners-up	Costa Rica
Third place	Canada
Fourth place	Honduras
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	100 (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	4	4	0	0	27	0	+27	8
Honduras	4	3	0	1	11	3	+8	6
Netherlands Antilles	4	2	0	2	7	13	−6	4
Panama	4	1	0	3	4	19	−15	2
Guatemala	4	0	0	4	3	17	−14	0

12 May 1985

Honduras	4–0	Panama
Gayre, Pineda x3	Report

12 May 1985

Mexico	9–0	Netherlands Antilles
Ledezma x4, Raya x2, Castillo x2, Ramirez	Report

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14 May 1985

Honduras	4–1	Guatemala
E.Pineda 43', M.Pineda 68, Urbina 73', Ramirez 80'	Report	Orozco 53' pen

14 May 1985

Mexico	10–0	Panama
Ledezma 20' 45' 49' 76' 80', Castillo 15' 25' 29', Ortiz 9' 28'	Report

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16 May 1985

Netherlands Antilles	3–1	Panama
Rosina 1' 56', Martina 71'	Report	Ariza

16 May 1985

Mexico	7–0	Guatemala
Raya 24' 26' 62', Castillo 11', De la Fuente 30', Ortiz 64', Ledezma 66'	Report

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18 May 1985

Netherlands Antilles	3–0	Guatemala
Shurswin 9', Martinus 75', Wensley 76'	Report

18 May 1985

Mexico	1–0	Honduras
Ledezma 28'	Report

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20 May 1985

Netherlands Antilles	1–3	Honduras
Hoor 40'	Report	Pineda 4' 57', Rivas 9'

20 May 1985

Panama	3–2	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

13 May 1985

Trinidad and Tobago	3–3	El Salvador
Latapy 16' 70', Lee 30'	Report	N.N. 25', N.N. 37', N.N. 75'

13 May 1985

Canada	3–3	Costa Rica
Vrablic 42', Mobilio 54' 74'	Report	Medford 8' 10, Roses 20'

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15 May 1985

Canada	4–1	Trinidad and Tobago
Mobilio 3' 21', Fitzgerald 15', Vrablic 47'	Report	Wayne 5'

15 May 1985

Costa Rica	3–1	El Salvador
Quesada 33' pen 64' pen, Wanchope 46'	Report	Martinez 75'

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17 May 1985

Costa Rica	1–1	Trinidad and Tobago
Cordoba	Report	Latapy

17 May 1985

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:

Costa Rica v Honduras

Mexico v Canada

22 May 1985	Mexico	3–0	Canada	Mexico City, Mexico
	Ortiz Castillo Raya			Stadium: Estadio Azulgrana

Costa Rica v Canada

24 May 1985	Costa Rica	2–1	Canada	Mexico City, Mexico
				Stadium: Estadio Azulgrana

Mexico v Honduras

24 May 1985	Mexico	6–0	Honduras	Mexico City, Mexico
				Stadium: Estadio Azulgrana

Canada v Honduras

26 May 1985	Canada	1–1	Honduras	Mexico City, Mexico
				Stadium: Estadio Azulgrana

Mexico v Costa Rica

26 May 1985	Mexico	1–1	Costa Rica	Mexico City, Mexico
				Stadium: Estadio Azulgrana

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

External links

• Official site.