CONCACAF Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | February 24 – September 14 |
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) | 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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Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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 | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica) |
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Mauricio Alfaro Ever Hernandez Wilfredo Huezo |
27 February 1985 |
El Salvador | 3 – 0 | Suriname | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Escobar López (Guatemala) |
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José María Rivas Baltazar Zapata |
3 March 1985 |
Suriname | 1 – 1 | Honduras | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Negreros Castellanos (Guatemala) |
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Rinaldo Entingh | Eduardo Laing |
6 March 1985 |
Honduras | 2 – 1 | Suriname | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Alfaro Venegas (Costa Rica) |
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José Roberto Figueroa | Kenneth Stewart |
10 March 1985 |
El Salvador | 1 – 2 | Honduras | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Socha (United States) |
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Rivas | Bailey Laing |
14 March 1985 |
Honduras | 0 – 0 | El Salvador | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Evangelists (Canada) |
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Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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 | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Bratsis (United States) |
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Vrablic 30' Sweeney 41' |
20 April 1985 |
Canada | 2 – 1 | Guatemala | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Codesal Mendez (Mexico) |
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Mitchell 22', 43' | Gómez 66' |
26 April 1985 |
Haiti | 0 – 1 | Guatemala | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Bellion (United States) |
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Estrada |
5 May 1985 |
Guatemala | 1 – 1 | Canada | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Siles Calderón (Costa Rica) |
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B. Perez 42' | Mitchell 39' |
8 May 1985 |
Haiti | 0 – 2 | Canada | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Osborne (Bermuda) |
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Mitchell 14' Vrablic 56' |
15 May 1985 |
Guatemala | 4 – 0 | Haiti | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Martinez Mejia (Honduras) |
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Chacon 44' Galindo 48' Funes 62' B. Perez 71' |
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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 | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Martinez Mejia (Honduras) |
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Lacey Nobrega Williams |
28 April 1985 |
Costa Rica | 1 – 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Mendez Molina (Guatemala) |
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Vlate | De Noon |
15 May 1985 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1 – 2 | United States | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Alien (Canada) |
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Fonrose | Borja Peterson |
19 May 1985 |
United States | 1 – 0 | Trinidad and Tobago | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Leanza Sansone (Mexico) |
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Paul Caligiuri 15' |
26 May 1985 |
Costa Rica | 1 – 1 | United States | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Urrea Reyes (Mexico) |
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Ramirez 42' | Keer 44' |
31 May 1985 |
United States | 0 – 1 | Costa Rica | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Meachin (Canada) |
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Evaristo Coronado 35' |
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 |
Canada qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
11 August 1985 |
Costa Rica | 2 – 2 | Honduras | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Bellion (United States) |
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Solano 19' Williams 81' |
Figueroa 8' (pen.) Betancourt 24' |
17 August 1985 |
Canada | 1 – 1 | Costa Rica | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Mendoza Guillan (Mexico) |
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James 58' | Williams 12' |
25 August 1985 |
Honduras | 0 – 1 | Canada | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Marshall (Bermuda) |
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Pakos 58' |
1 September 1985 |
Costa Rica | 0 – 0 | Canada | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Ortiz Cardoza (El Salvador) |
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8 September 1985 |
Honduras | 3 – 1 | Costa Rica | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Ramcharan (Trinidad and Tobago) |
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Figueroa 51', 66' (pen.) Betancourt 40' |
Guimaraes 7' |
14 September 1985 |
Canada | 2 – 1 | Honduras | {{{stadium}}} Referee: Mendez Molina (Guatemala) |
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Pakos 15' Vrablic 61' |
Betancourt 49' |
1985 CONCACAF Championship Winners |
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Canada First Title |
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