1985 CONCACAF Championship

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 scorer(s)Honduras José Roberto Figueroa (5 goals)
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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

Final tournament

First round

Group 1

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  Suriname 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1
Source: RSSSF El Balon Cuscatleco
(A) Advanced to final round
Suriname 0–3 El Salvador
Alfaro 25'
Huezo 52'
Hernández 89'
El Salvador 3–0 Suriname
Rivas 49', 87'
Zapata 70'
Attendance: 18,918
Referee: Mario Escobar López (Guatemala)
Suriname 1–1 Honduras
Entingh 32' Laing 40'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Mamerto Negreros (Guatemala)
Honduras 2–1 Suriname
Figueroa 9', 77' Stjeward 86'
Attendance: 27,453
Referee: Alfaro Venegas (Costa Rica)
El Salvador 1–2 Honduras
Rivas 63' Bailey 1'
Laing 77'
Honduras 0–0 El Salvador

Group 2

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 30'
Sweeney 41'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Angelo Bratsis (United States)
Canada 2–1 Guatemala
Mitchell 22', 43' Gómez 66'
Attendance: 5,000
Haiti 0–1 Guatemala
Estrada 79'
Referee: Edward Bellion (United States)
Guatemala 1–1 Canada
B. Pérez 42' Mitchell 39'
Haiti 0–2 Canada
Mitchell 14'
Vrablic 56'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Rex Osborne (Bermuda)
Guatemala 4–0 Haiti
Chacón 44'
Galindo 48'
Funes 62'
Solórzano 71'
Referee: Rodolfo Martinez Mejia (Honduras)

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Costa Rica (A) 4 2 2 0 6 2 +4 6
2  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 15'
Lacey 65'
Nóbrega 79'
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica[3]
Attendance: 9,689
Referee: Rodolfo Martinez Mejia (Honduras)
Costa Rica 1–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Ulate 57' De Noon 18'
United States 2–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Borja 29'
Peterson 89'		 Fonrose 19'
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, United States
Attendance: 15,823
Referee: Robert Allen (Canada)
Trinidad and Tobago 0–1 United States
Caligiuri 15'
Attendance: 6,115
Referee: Jorge Leanza Sansone (Mexico)
Costa Rica 1–1 United States
Ramírez 42' Kerr 44'
Attendance: 20,173
Referee: Joaquin Urrea Reyes (Mexico)
United States 0–1 Costa Rica
Coronado 35'
Murdock Stadium, Torrance, United States
Attendance: 11,800
Referee: John Meachin (Canada)

Final round

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 19'
Williams 81'		 Figueroa 8' (pen.)
Betancourt 24'
Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica
Attendance: 20,043
Referee: Edward Bellion (United States)
Canada 1–1 Costa Rica
James 58' Williams 12'
Attendance: 13,486[4]
Referee: Enrique Mendoza Guillén (Mexico)
Honduras 0–1 Canada
Pakos 58'
Attendance: 37,000[5]
Referee: Charles Marshall (Bermuda)
Costa Rica 0–0 Canada
Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica
Attendance: 23,398[6]
Referee: José Ortiz Cardoza (El Salvador)
Honduras 3–1 Costa Rica
Betancourt 40'
Figueroa 51', 56' (pen.)		 Guimarães 7'
Referee: Richard Ramcharan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Canada 2–1 Honduras
Pakos 15'
Vrablic 61'		 Betancourt 49'
Attendance: 13,000
 1985 CONCACAF Championship winners 

Canada
First title

Qualified teams

The following team from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.

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

5 goals
4 goals
  • Canada Dale Mitchell
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

See also

References

  1. ^ "That one time Canada made it to the World Cup". CBC Sports. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b All home matches of Suriname were played away instead.
  3. ^ a b All home matches of Trinidad and Tobago were played away instead.
  4. ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. 21 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. 21 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. 21 November 2019.

External links

  • CONCACAF Championship 1985 on RSSSF Archive
  • Canada – 1985 CONCACAF Champions
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