1985 Amílcar Cabral Cup

1985 Amílcar Cabral Cup
Tournament details
Host country Gambia
Dates February 11–21
Teams 8
Venue(s)  (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Senegal (5th title)
Runners-up  Gambia
Third place  Mali
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 32 (2 per match)

The 1985 Amílcar Cabral Cup was held in Banjul, Gambia.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Cape Verde 5321063+3
 Sierra Leone 33111330
 Gambia 33111330
 Guinea-Bissau 1301203–3

Sierra Leone won the 2nd place by a toss of coin.

Feb 11, 1985
Guinea-Bissau  0 – 0  Sierra Leone

Feb 11, 1985
Cape Verde  2 – 1  Gambia

Feb 13, 1985
Sierra Leone  2 – 2  Cape Verde

Feb 13, 1985
Gambia  1 – 0  Guinea-Bissau

Feb 15, 1985
Cape Verde  2 – 0  Guinea-Bissau

Feb 15, 1985
Sierra Leone  1 – 1  Gambia

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Mali 5321083+5
 Senegal 5321062+4
 Guinea 2310225–3
 Mauritania 0300306–6

Feb 12, 1985
Senegal  2 – 0  Guinea

Feb 12, 1985
Mali  3 – 0  Mauritania

Feb 14, 1985
Mali  3 – 1  Guinea

Feb 14, 1985
Senegal  2 – 0  Mauritania

Feb 16, 1985
Guinea  1 – 0  Mauritania

Feb 16, 1985
Senegal  2 – 2  Mali

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Feb 19, 1985
Senegal  1 – 0  Cape Verde

Feb 19, 1985
Gambia  1 – 0  Mali

Third place match

Feb 21, 1985
Mali  1 – 0  Cape Verde

Final

Feb 21, 1985
Senegal  1 – 0  Gambia

References

RSSSF archives