1985 WAFU Club Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Africa Sports (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Ifodje Atakpamé |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 72 (3.43 per match) |
← 1984 1986 → | |
The 1985 WAFU Club Championship was the ninth football club tournament season that took place for the runners-up of each West African country's domestic league, the West African Club Championship. It was won by Africa Sports in two-legged final victory against Ifodje Atakpamé.[1]
Not a single club from Niger participated.
Preliminary round
[edit]The matches took place from March 30 to April 14.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
East End Lions  |
4–0 |  Hawks |
1–2 | 6–1 |
| Shooting Stars FC |
5–0 |  AS CaÏmans |
1–1 | 6–0 |
Casa Sports  |
1–3 |  UDI Bissau |
0–0 | 1–3 |
| Africa Sports |
5–0 |  Saint Joseph Warriors |
5–0 | 0–3 |
Ifodje Atakpamé  |
3–3 |  Gangan |
2–0 | 1–3 |
Eleven Wise  |
2–3 |  Real Bamako |
2–0 | 0–3[a] |
| New Nigeria Bank |
0–0 | bye | — | — |
Quarterfinals
[edit]The matches took place from May 26 to June 9.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDI Bissau |
2–4 | Africa Sports |
2–0 | 4–0 |
| Ifodje Atakpamé |
3–3 (4–2 p) | East End Lions |
2–1 | 2–1 |
| Eleven Wise |
3–3 (1–3 p) | Shooting Stars FC |
3–0 | 3–0 |
| New Nigeria Bank |
0–0 | bye | — | — |
Semifinals
[edit]The matches took place from June 30 to July 14.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting Stars FC (abd.) |
2–0 | Africa Sports |
2–0 | w/o[b] |
| New Nigeria Bank (forfeited)[c] |
8–1 | Ifodje Atakpamé |
4–0 | 4–1 |
Finals
[edit]The matches took place on October 20 and November 10.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa Sports |
5–0 | Ifodje Atakpamé |
3–0 | 0–2 |
Winners
[edit]| 1985 WAFU Club Championship |
|---|
 Africa Sports First title |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ The score is not known, probably Real Bamako was disqualified
- ↑ The match was abandoned at the 20th minute, Shooting Starts abandoned the tournament and Africa Sports qualified into the finals
- ↑ Due to its incidents between African Sports, New Nigeria Bank chose to play the finals on neutral ground, it was refused and the club declared its matches forfeited and Ifodje Atakpamé of Togo qualified into the finals