1985 CONCACAF Championship qualification
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 June – 6 October 1984 |
| Teams | 17 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 26 (2.6 per match) |
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The 1985 CONCACAF Championship qualification competition was the qualifying contest to decide the finalists for the 1985 CONCACAF Championship – the ninth international association football championship for members of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). Qualifying ran from 15 June – 6 October 1984 and was contested by the national teams of 15 CONCACAF member associations. The competition doubled as the qualification competition for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Guatemala were given a bye to the final tournament and did not compete in the qualifying competition. Eight teams – El Salvador, United States, Honduras, Haiti, Suriname, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago and Costa Rica – qualified for the final tournament.
Background
[edit]The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) was founded as a merger of the Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF) and North American Football Confederation (NAFC) in 1961.[1] The first CONCACAF Championship, in which all the competing nations qualified automatically, was held in 1963.[2] A qualifying competition was introduced from the second edition in 1965.[3] From 1973, the competition doubled as the qualifying competition for the FIFA World Cup for teams in North, Central America and the Caribbean. Only the winner of each edition would qualify for the World Cup.[1]
Format
[edit]One of the 17 teams was drawn to receive a bye to the final tournament. The remaining 16 teams were drawn into eight two-legged ties. The team scoring more goals on aggregate in each tie would qualify for the final tournament.[4]
Participants
[edit]Summary
[edit]Guatemala received a bye to the final tournament. Jamaica, Grenada and Barbados withdrew after the draw was made and Canada, Trinidad and Tobago and Costa Rica were given walkovers to qualify for the final tournament.[4]
The qualification competition began on 15 June when Honduras defeated Panama 3–0 in the first leg. Nine days later, Honduras won 1–0 against Panama in the second leg to qualify for the final tournament 4–0 on aggregate. On 29 July, El Salvador won 5–0 against Puerto Rico in the first leg. Six days later, Haiti defeated Antigua and Barbuda 4–0 in the first leg. The following day, El Salvador defeated Puerto Rico 3–0 in the second leg to qualify for the final tournament 8–0 on aggregate. On 7 August, Haiti qualified for the final tournament despite a 2–1 loss in the second leg against Antigua and Barbuda, winning 5–2 on aggregate. Eight days later, Suriname won 1–0 against Guyana in the first leg. On 29 August, Guyana and Suriname drew 1–1 in the second leg as Suriname qualified for the final tournament 2–1 on aggregate. The final tie began onw month later as the United States and the Netherlands Antilles played out a goalless first leg. In the final match of the qualification competition on 6 October, the United States won 4–0 to qualify for the final tournament 4–0 on aggregate.[4]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Guatemala  | Bye | n/a | — | — |
El Salvador  | 8–0 |  Puerto Rico | 5–0 | 3–0 |
Netherlands Antilles  | 0–4 |  United States | 0–0 | 0–4 |
Panama  | 0–4 |  Honduras | 0–3 | 0–1 |
Antigua and Barbuda  | 2–5 |  Haiti | 0–4[a] | 2–1 |
Suriname  | 2–1 |  Guyana | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Jamaica  | w/o[b] |  Canada | — | — |
Grenada  | w/o[c] |  Trinidad and Tobago | — | — |
Barbados  | w/o[d] |  Costa Rica | — | — |
Matches
[edit]| El Salvador | 5–0 |  Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
|
| Puerto Rico | 0–3 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
El Salvador won 8–0 on aggregate.
Netherlands Antilles  | 0–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
|
The United States won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Panama | 0–3 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 1–0 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
Figueroa  67' (pen.) |
Honduras won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0–4 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 1–2 | Antigua and Barbuda |
|---|---|---|
| Vorbe 33' |
Haiti won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Suriname | 1–0 | Guyana |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards 77' |
| Guyana | 1–1 | Suriname |
|---|---|---|
| Archer 36' |
Klinker 58' |
Suriname won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Grenada | Cancelled | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| [4] |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Cancelled | Grenada |
|---|---|---|
| [4] |
| Barbados | Cancelled | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| [4] |
| Costa Rica | Cancelled | Barbados |
|---|---|---|
| [4] |
Goalscorers
[edit]There were 26 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.6 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Antigua and Barbuda played their home match in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Stokkermans, Karel (7 July 2025). "CCCF and Concacaf Championships". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ↑ Gandini, Luca; Lugo, Erik Francisco; Reyes, Macario (15 September 2021). "I. CONCACAF NATIONS CUP (NORCECA) 1963". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ↑ Gandini, Luca; Lugo, Erik Francisco; Reyes, Macario (19 August 2021). "II. CONCACAF NATIONS CUP 1965". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Stokkermans, Karel; Jarreta, Sergio Henrique (3 January 2000). "World Cup 1986 Qualifying". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 April 2026.