1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship
The 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship, the first edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Dalian in People's Republic of China from July 31, 1985, to August 11, 1985. Players born after August 1, 1968, can participate in this tournament. The total attendance for the tournament was a record 1,230,976 but in 2017 India U-17 World cup surpassed this with a record attendance of 1,347,133.[1]
FIFA U-16 World Tournament for the Kodak Cup 1985 FIFA U-16世界锦标赛 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | China |
Dates | July 31 – August 11, 1985 |
Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 91 (2.84 per match) |
Attendance | 1,230,976 (38,468 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
Contents
VenuesEdit
City | Stadium | Capacity |
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Beijing | Workers' Stadium | 80,000 |
Tianjin | Hongqiao Stadium | 20,000 |
Dalian | People's Stadium | 40,000 |
Shanghai | Hongkou Stadium | 30,220 |
Qualified TeamsEdit
Africa (1985 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup)
Asia (1985 AFC U-17 Championship)
Europe
- Hungary (By invitation)
- Italy (As winner of 1982 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship)
- West Germany (As winner of 1984 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship)
North America (1985 CONCACAF U-16 Championship)
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
- United States (As winner of 1983 CONCACAF U-16 Championship)
South America (1985 South American Under-16 Football Championship)
Oceania (1983 OFC U-17 Championship)
Host Nation Automatically qualified
SquadsEdit
For full squad lists for the 1985 U-16 World Championship see 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship squads.
RefereesEdit
Asia Africa CONCACAF
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South America Europe Oceania
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Group stagesEdit
Group AEdit
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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China PR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
Guinea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Guinea | 1–0 | United States |
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Koita 68' | (Report) |
Bolivia | 1–2 | United States |
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Etcheverry 31' | (Report) | McPhail 51' Pride 64' |
China PR | 3–1 | United States |
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Cao Xiandong 20' Guo Zhuang 22' Sun Bowei 25' |
(Report) | Pride 75' |
Group BEdit
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
West Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
Congo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 |
Argentina | 1–1 | West Germany |
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Cáceres 16' | Report | Gabriel 15' |
Australia | 1–0 | West Germany |
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Trimboli 12' | Report |
Argentina | 4–2 | Congo |
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Maradona 23' (pen.), 24' Frutos 38' Álvarez 63' |
Report | Salles 46' Mantot 60' (pen.) |
Group CEdit
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 5 |
Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Saudi Arabia | 4–1 | Costa Rica |
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Al Dosary 25' Al Suraiti 63' Al Razgan 66' Al Fahad 68' |
Report | Medford 12' |
Costa Rica | 0–2 | Italy |
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Report | Caverzan 17' Bresciani 46' |
Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Italy |
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Al Boushal 4', 61' Al Razgan 78' (pen.) |
Report | Bresciani 37' |
Group DEdit
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 5 |
Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Qatar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Knockout stagesEdit
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
August 7 - Beijing | ||||||||||
China PR | 2 | |||||||||
August 9 - Beijing | ||||||||||
West Germany | 4 | |||||||||
West Germany | 4 | |||||||||
August 7 - Dalian | ||||||||||
Brazil | 3 | |||||||||
Saudi Arabia | 1 | |||||||||
August 11 - Beijing | ||||||||||
Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
West Germany | 0 | |||||||||
August 7 - Tianjin | ||||||||||
Nigeria | 2 | |||||||||
Australia | 0 (2) | |||||||||
August 9 - Shanghai | ||||||||||
Guinea (pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
Nigeria (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
August 7 - Shanghai | ||||||||||
Guinea | 1 (2) | Third place | ||||||||
Hungary | 1 | |||||||||
August 11 - Beijing | ||||||||||
Nigeria | 3 | |||||||||
Brazil | 4 | |||||||||
Guinea | 1 | |||||||||
QuarterfinalsEdit
China PR | 2–4 | West Germany |
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Guo Zhuang 14' Tu Shengqiao 39' |
Report | Witeczek 10', 37', 45' Bi Sheng 35' (o.g.) |
SemifinalsEdit
West Germany | 4–3 | Brazil |
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Witeczek 15', 57', 66' Konerding 47' |
Report | Bismarck 6' Andre Cruz 37' Rodrigues 70' |
Third place play-offEdit
FinalEdit
West Germany | 0–2 | Nigeria |
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Report | Akpoborie 4' Igbinoba 79' |
ResultEdit
1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship Winners |
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Nigeria First title |
GoalscorersEdit
Marcel Witeczek of West Germany won the Golden Shoe award for scoring eight goals. In total, 91 goals were scored by 56 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.
- 8 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
- Own goal
- Bi Sheng (playing against West Germany)
Final rankingEdit
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Nigeria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | |
2 | West Germany | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 7 | |
3 | Brazil | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 8 | |
4 | Guinea | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
5 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | |
6 | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5 | |
7 | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
8 | China PR | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 | |
Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
9 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
10 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
11 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 | |
12 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 | |
13 | Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 1 | |
14 | Congo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 0 | |
15 | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 0 | |
16 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "India could shatter Under 17 World Cup attendance record - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-10-23.