1985 CONCACAF Championship
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.
| 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 | 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
[edit]Teams
[edit]Final tournament
[edit]First round
[edit]Group 1
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras (A)
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 |  El Salvador
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
| 3 |  Suriname
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 |
| Suriname | 0–3 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
Alfaro  25' Huezo 52' Hernández 89' |
| El Salvador | 3–0 | Suriname |
|---|---|---|
| Rivas 49', 87' Zapata 70' |
| Suriname | 1–1 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Entingh 32' |
Laing 40' |
| Honduras | 2–1 | Suriname |
|---|---|---|
| Figueroa 9', 77' |
Stjeward 86' |
| El Salvador | 1–2 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Rivas 63' |
Bailey 1' Laing 77' |
| Honduras | 0–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
Group 2
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada (A)
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 |  Guatemala
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| 3 |  Haiti
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
| Haiti | 0–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Estrada 79' |
| Guatemala | 1–1 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| B. Pérez 42' |
Mitchell 39' |
| Guatemala | 4–0 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Chacón 44' Galindo 48'Funes 62'Solórzano 71' |
Group 3
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica (A)
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 |  United States
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Trinidad and Tobago
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–3 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Williams 15' Lacey 65'Nóbrega 79' |
| 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' |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Caligiuri 15' |
| Costa Rica | 1–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Ramírez 42' |
Kerr 44' |
| United States | 0–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Coronado 35' |
Final round
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada (C)
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | 1986 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| 2 | Honduras
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Costa Rica
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4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — |
Canada qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
| Costa Rica | 2–2 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Solano 19' Williams 81' |
Figueroa 8' (pen.) Betancourt 24' |
| Canada | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| James 58' |
Williams 12' |
| Costa Rica | 0–0 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 3–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Betancourt 40' Figueroa 51', 56' (pen.) |
Guimarães 7' |
| Canada | 2–1 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Pakos 15' Vrablic 61' |
Betancourt 49' |
| 1985 CONCACAF Championship winners |
|---|
 Canada First title |
Qualified teams
[edit]Canada won the 1985 CONCACAF Championship and thereby qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
| 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
[edit]- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Mike Sweeney
- Paul James
- Alexandre Guimarães
- Alvaro Solano
- Evaristo Coronado
- Miguel Lacey
- Milton Noriega
- Oscar Ramírez
- Jorge Manuel Ulate
- Baltazar Zapata
- Ever Hernández
- Mauricio Alfaro
- Wilfredo Huezo
- Eduardo Estrada Aquino
- Raul Galindo
- Julio Gómez Rendón
- Juan Manuel Funes
- Raúl Chacón
- Roberto Bailey
- Kenneth Stewart
- Rinaldo Entingh
- Necik De Noon
- Adrian Fonrose
- Chico Borja
- John Kerr, Jr.
- Mark Peterson
- Paul Caligiuri
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "That one time Canada made it to the World Cup". CBC Sports. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ a b All home matches of Suriname were played away instead.
- ^ a b All home matches of Trinidad and Tobago were played away instead.
- ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. 21 November 2019.
- ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. 21 November 2019.
- ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. 21 November 2019.