The 1985 South American Under-16 Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-16 Argentina 1985, Brazilian Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-16 Argentina 1985) was the inaugural edition of the South American Under-17 Football Championship, a football competition for the under-16 national teams in South America organized by CONMEBOL. It was held in Argentina from 1–22 April 1985.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Argentina |
| Dates | 1–22 April[1] |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Ecuador |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 36 |
| Goals scored | 113 (3.14 per match) |
Argentina were crowned champions, and together with Brazil, which were the top two teams of this tournament, alongside invitee Bolivia, qualified for the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship in China.
Teams edit
Venues edit
The venues were José Amalfitani Stadium, and Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires and Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, La Plata.[2]
| Buenos Aires | La Plata | |
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| 34°38′07″S 58°31′15″W / 34.635375°S 58.520711°W | 34°37′07″S 58°26′52″W / 34.6185°S 58.447639°W | 34°54′43″S 57°56′20″W / 34.911925°S 57.938794°W |
| Capacity:49,540 Stadium Club Atletico Velez Sarsfield | Capacity:24.442 Stadium Club Atletico Ferrocarril Oeste | Capacity:23,000 Stadium Club Atletico Estudiantes de La Plata Bs.As. |
The tournament edit
The top two teams qualified to the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship.
- Tiebreakers
When teams finished level of points, the final rankings were determined according to:
- goal difference
- goals scored
- head-to-head result between tied teams (two teams only)
- drawing of lots
All times local, UTC−3.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina (H)
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8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | +27 | 16 | 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship |
| 2 | Brazil
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8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 14 | |
| 3 | Ecuador
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8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Chile
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Uruguay
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 7 | |
| 6 |  Colombia
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 7 | |
| 7 |  Peru
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8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 6 | |
| 8 |  Bolivia
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 5 | |
| 9 |  Venezuela
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8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 2 |
Matchday 1 edit
Matchday 2 edit
Matchday 3 edit
Matchday 4 edit
Matchday 5 edit
Matchday 6 edit
Matchday 7 edit
Matchday 8 edit
Matchday 9 edit
Winners edit
| 1985 South American Under-16 Football champions |
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 Argentina 1st title |
Qualified teams for FIFA U-16 World Championship edit
The following three teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
17 April 1985 | 0 |
| Brazil |
17 April 1985 | 0 |
| Bolivia |
17 April 1985 | 0 |
References edit
- ^ Pierrend, José Luis; Garin, Erik. "South American U-16 Championship 1985 (Argentina)". RSSSF (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Fútbol Ochentoso: La Banda del Pacha". futbolochentoso.blogspot.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Sub-17: años 80 y 90". Auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.