1985 CONCACAF Championship

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]

1985 CONCACAF Championship
CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Dates24 February – 14 September
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Canada (1st title)
Runners-up Honduras
Third place Costa Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored54 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) José Roberto Figueroa (5 goals)

Qualification
Main article: 1985 CONCACAF Championship qualification

Final tournament

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Honduras 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
Source:

Honduras advanced to the Second Round.

Suriname 0–3 El Salvador
Alfaro
Hernández
Huezo
San Salvador, El Salvador[2]
El Salvador 3–0 Suriname
Rivas
Ramírez Zapata
San Salvador, El Salvador
Referee: Mario Escobar López (Guatemala)
Suriname 1–1 Honduras
Entingh Laing
Tegucigalpa, Honduras[2]
Referee: Mamerto Negreros (Guatemala)
Honduras 2–1 Suriname
Figueroa Stewart
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Referee: Alfaro Venegas (Costa Rica)
El Salvador 1–2 Honduras
Rivas 63' Bailey 1'
Laing 77'
Honduras 0–0 El Salvador
Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Canada 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:

Canada advanced to the second round.

Canada 2–0 Haiti
Vrablic  30'
Sweeney  41'
Victoria, Canada
Referee: Angelo Bratsis (United States)
Canada 2–1 Guatemala
Mitchell  22', 43' Gómez  66'
Victoria, Canada
Haiti 0–1 Guatemala
Estrada
Referee: David Bellion (United States)
Guatemala 1–1 Canada
B. Pérez  42' Mitchell  39'
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Haiti 0–2 Canada
Mitchell  14'
Vrablic  56'
Referee: Rex Osborne (Bermuda)
Guatemala 4–0 Haiti
Chacón  44'
Galindo  48'
Funes  62'
B. Pérez  71'
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Referee: Rodolfo Martinez Mejia (Honduras)

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Costa Rica 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
Source:

Costa Rica advanced to the second round.

Trinidad and Tobago 0–3 Costa Rica
Lacey
Noriega
Williams
San José, Costa Rica[3]
Referee: Rodolfo Martinez Mejia (Honduras)
Costa Rica 1–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Ulate De Noon
San José, Costa Rica
Trinidad and Tobago 1–2 United States
Fonrose  19' Borja  24'
Peterson  89'
St. Louis, United States[3]
Referee: Robert Allen (Canada)
United States 1–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Caligiuri  15'
Murdock Stadium, Torrance, United States
Referee: Jorge Leanza Sansone (Mexico)
Costa Rica 1–1 United States
Ramírez  42' Kerr  44'
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Referee: Joaquin Urrea Reyes (Mexico)
United States 0–1 Costa Rica
Coronado  35'
Murdock Stadium, Torrance, United States
Referee: John Meachin (Canada)

Final round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Canada 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2 6
2  Honduras 4 1 1 2 6 6 0 3
3  Costa Rica 4 0 3 1 4 6 −2 3
Source:

Canada qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Costa Rica 2–2 Honduras
Solano  19'
Williams  81'		 Figueroa  8' (pen.)
Betancourt  24'
San José, Costa Rica
Referee: David Bellion (United States)
Canada 1–1 Costa Rica
James  58' Williams  12'
Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada
Attendance: 13,486[4]
Referee: Enrique Mendoza Guillén (Mexico)
Honduras 0–1 Canada
Pakos  58'
Attendance: 37,000[5]
Referee: Charles Marshall (Bermuda)
Costa Rica 0–0 Canada
Attendance: 23,398[6]
Referee: José Ortiz Cardoza (El Salvador)
Honduras 3–1 Costa Rica
Betancourt  40'
Figueroa  51', 66' (pen.)		 Guimarães  7'
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Referee: Richard Ramcharan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Canada 2–1 Honduras
Pakos  15'
Vrablic  61'		 Betancourt  49'
Attendance: 13,000
 1985 CONCACAF Championship Winners 

Canada
First title

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.
  2. All home matches of Suriname were played away instead.
  3. All home matches of Trinidad and Tobago were played away instead.
  4. "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com.
  5. "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com.
  6. "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com.
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