Association football tournament for under-17 national teams
1985 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Campeonato Sub-16 CONCACAF 1985 (in Spanish) Host country Mexico Dates 13–26 April Teams 9 (from 1 confederation) Champions Mexico (1st title) Runners-up Costa Rica Third place Canada Fourth place Honduras Matches played 26 Goals scored 100 (3.85 per match)
International football competition
The 1985 CONCACAF U-16 Championship was the second tournament in the Under-16 category organized by the CONCACAF , and it also served as qualifying tournament for the U-16 World Cup to be held at China . Mexico hosted the event between April 13 and 26, and Mexico (as champion) and Costa Rica (as runner-up) won the two spots for China 1985.
The first stage consisted of two groups, one with five teams and another with four teams, where top two advance to semifinals. In the second round, the champion and runner-up obtain final spots for China 1985.
First stage
Group A
Group B
Second stage
Mexico and Costa Rica qualified to the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship in China.
USA also qualified by way of winning the 1983 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
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