1985 CONCACAF Championship
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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]
| 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) | José Roberto Figueroa (5 goals) |
← 1981 1989 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras (A) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | El Salvador | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
| 3 | Suriname | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada (A) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | Guatemala | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| 3 | Haiti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
(A) Advanced to final round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica (A) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada (C) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | 1986 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| 2 | Honduras | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Costa Rica | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — |
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions
Canada qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
| 1985 CONCACAF Championship winners |
|---|
| Canada First title |
The following team from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.
| 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.
- 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
- ^ "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.
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- ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. 21 November 2019.