1985 CONCACAF Championship
Tourney nameCONCACAF Championship
Year1985
Dates24 February – 14 September
Num teams9
Confederations1
ChampionCAN
Count1
SecondHON
Second-flagvar1949
ThirdCRC
Matches24
Goals54
Top scorerJosé Roberto Figueroa (5 goals)
Prevseason1981
Nextseason1989

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]

Qualification

Main article: 1985 CONCACAF Championship qualification

Teams

Final tournament

First round

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Final round

Canada qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Qualified teams

Canada won the 1985 CONCACAF Championship and thereby qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup1
CanadaFinal round winners14 September 19850 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

See also

References

  1. ^ "That one time Canada made it to the World Cup". CBC Sports. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.