1985 CONCACAF Championship

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1985 CONCACAF Championship
CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Dates 24 February – 14 September
Teams 9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions  Canada (1st title)
Runners-up  Honduras
Third place  Costa Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played 24
Goals scored 54 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Honduras José Roberto Figueroa (5 goals)
← 1981
1989 →

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 title and clinched qualification on 14 September 1985 to participate in their first ever World Cup after beating Honduras 2-1 at King George V Park in St. John's, Newfoundland.

Qualification

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Main article: 1985 CONCACAF Championship qualification

Final tournament

First round

Group 1

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Honduras 6 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2
2  El Salvador 5 4 2 1 1 7 2 +5
3  Suriname 1 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7

Honduras advanced to the Second Round.

24 February 1985
Suriname  0 – 3  El Salvador
Mauricio Alfaro Goal
Ever Hernandez Goal
Wilfredo Huezo Goal

27 February 1985
El Salvador  3 – 0  Suriname
José María Rivas GoalGoal
Baltazar Zapata Goal
San Salvador, El Salvador
Referee: Escobar López (Guatemala)

3 March 1985
Suriname  1 – 1  Honduras
Rinaldo Entingh Goal Eduardo Laing Goal
Tegucigalpa, Honduras[1]
Referee: Negreros Castellanos (Guatemala)

6 March 1985
Honduras  2 – 1  Suriname
José Roberto Figueroa GoalGoal Kenneth Stewart Goal
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Referee: Alfaro Venegas (Costa Rica)

10 March 1985
El Salvador  1 – 2  Honduras
José María Rivas Goal Roberto Bailey Goal
Eduardo Laing Goal

14 March 1985
Honduras  0 – 0  El Salvador

Group 2

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Canada 7 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5
2  Guatemala 5 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4
3  Haiti 0 4 0 0 4 0 9 −9

Canada advanced to the second round.

13 April 1985
Canada  2 – 0  Haiti
Igor Vrablic Goal 30'
Mike Sweeney Goal 41'
Victoria, Canada
Referee: Bratsis (United States)

20 April 1985
Canada  2 – 1  Guatemala
Dale Mitchell Goal 22', 43' Gómez Goal 66'

26 April 1985
Haiti  0 – 1  Guatemala
Estrada Goal
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Referee: Bellion (United States)

5 May 1985
Guatemala  1 – 1  Canada
B. Pérez Goal 42' Dale Mitchell Goal 39'

8 May 1985
Haiti  0 – 2  Canada
Dale Mitchell Goal 14'
Igor Vrablic Goal 56'
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Referee: Osborne (Bermuda)

15 May 1985
Guatemala  4 – 0  Haiti
Raúl Chacón Goal 44'
Galindo Goal 48'
Juan Manuel Funes Goal 62'
B. Perez Goal 71'
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Referee: Martinez Mejia (Honduras)

Group 3

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Costa Rica 6 4 2 2 0 6 2 +4
2  United States 5 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1
3  Trinidad and Tobago 1 4 0 1 3 2 7 −5

Costa Rica advanced to the second round.

24 April 1985
Trinidad and Tobago  0 – 3  Costa Rica
Lacey Goal
Nobrega Goal
Williams Goal
San José, Costa Rica[2]
Referee: Martinez Mejia (Honduras)

28 April 1985
Costa Rica  1 – 1  Trinidad and Tobago
Vlate Goal De Noon Goal

15 May 1985
Trinidad and Tobago  1 – 2  United States
Fonrose Goal Chico Borja Goal
Mark Peterson Goal 89'

19 May 1985
United States  1 – 0  Trinidad and Tobago
Paul Caligiuri Goal 15'
Murdock Stadium, Torrance, United States
Referee: Leanza Sansone (Mexico)

26 May 1985
Costa Rica  1 – 1  United States
Oscar Ramírez Goal 42' John Kerr, Jr. Goal 44'
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Referee: Urrea Reyes (Mexico)

31 May 1985
United States  0 – 1  Costa Rica
Evaristo Coronado Goal 35'

Final round

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Canada 6 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2
2  Honduras 3 4 1 1 2 6 6 0
3  Costa Rica 3 4 0 3 1 4 6 −2

Canada qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

11 August 1985
Costa Rica  2 – 2  Honduras
Alvaro Solano Goal 19'
Johnny Williams Goal 81'		 José Roberto Figueroa Goal 8' (pen.)
Porfirio Armando Betancourt Goal 24'
San José, Costa Rica
Referee: Bellion (United States)

17 August 1985
Canada  1 – 1  Costa Rica
James Goal 58' Williams Goal 12'
Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada
Attendance: 13,486[3]
Referee: Mendoza Guillan (Mexico)

25 August 1985
Honduras  0 – 1  Canada
George Pakos Goal 58'
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Attendance: 37,000[4]
Referee: Marshall (Bermuda)

1 September 1985
Costa Rica  0 – 0  Canada
Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica
Attendance: 23,398[5]
Referee: Ortiz Cardoza (El Salvador)

8 September 1985
Honduras  3 – 1  Costa Rica
Porfirio Armando Betancourt Goal 40'
José Roberto Figueroa Goal 51', 66' (pen.)		 Alexandre Guimaraes Goal 7'

14 September 1985
Canada  2 – 1  Honduras
George Pakos Goal 15'
Igor Vrablic Goal 61'		 Porfirio Armando Betancourt Goal 49'
1985 CONCACAF Championship Winners
Canada
Canada
First Title

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals

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1 goal

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 All home matches of Suriname were played away instead.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 All home matches of Trinidad and Tobago were played away instead.
  3. ↑ http://canadasoccer.com/?gid=211&t=game_summary_soccer_new
  4. ↑ http://canadasoccer.com/?gid=212&t=game_summary_soccer_new
  5. ↑ http://canadasoccer.com/?gid=213&t=game_summary_soccer_new

Notes

  • To date, this was the last time that United States failed to qualify for a FIFA World Cup, as well as the last time Canada qualified for a FIFA World Cup.

External links

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