1985 CONCACAF Championship
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| 1985 CONCACAF Championship CONCACAF Championship |
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| Tournament details | |
| Dates | February 24 – September 14 |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Canada (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 54 (2.25 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Roberto Figueroa |
The 1985 CONCACAF Championship was the fourth edition held under the format of serving as qualification to the World Cup (Mexico 1986) and the first to have no host nation for the final round. 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 September 14, 1985 to participate in their first ever World Cup after beating Honduras 2-1 at King George V Park in St. John's, Newfoundland.
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[edit] Qualification
[edit] Tournament
August 11, 1985, San José, Costa Rica - 
Costa Rica 2 - 2 Honduras
August 17, 1985, Toronto, Canada - Canada 1 - 1 Costa Rica
August 25, 1985, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Honduras 0 - 1 Canada
September 1, 1985, San José, Costa Rica - Costa Rica 0 - 0 Canada
September 8, 1985, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Honduras 3 - 1 Costa Rica
September 14, 1985, St. John's, Canada - Canada 2 - 1 Honduras
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 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 |
[edit] Result
| 1985 CONCACAF Championship Winners |
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 Canada First Title |
Canada qualified for Mexico 1986.
[edit] Topscorers
5 Goals
4 Goals
3 Goals
[edit] External links
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International football
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