1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship

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1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship
FIFA U-16 World Tournament for the Kodak Cup
1985 FIFA U-16世界锦标赛
Tournament details
Host countryChina
DatesJuly 31 – August 11, 1985
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (1st title)
Runners-up West Germany
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Guinea
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored91 (2.84 per match)
Attendance1,230,976 (38,468 per match)
Top scorer(s)West Germany Marcel Witeczek (8 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil William
Fair play award West Germany
1987 →

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]

Venues[]

City Stadium Capacity
Beijing Workers' Stadium 80,000
Tianjin Minyuan Stadium 18,000
Dalian People's Stadium 40,000
Shanghai Hongkou Stadium 30,220

Qualified Teams[]

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) Host nation  China PR
1985 AFC U-16 Championship  Qatar
 Saudi Arabia
CAF (Africa) 1985 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup  Congo
 Guinea
 Nigeria
CONCACAF
(Central, North America and Caribbean) 		1985 CONCACAF U-16 Championship  Costa Rica
 Mexico
1983 CONCACAF U-17 Championship  United States
CONMEBOL (South America) 1985 South American U-16 Championship  Argentina
 Brazil
Invitee  Bolivia
OFC (Oceania)  Australia
UEFA (Europe) 1982 UEFA European Under-16 Championship  Italy
1984 UEFA European Under-16 Championship  West Germany
Invitee  Hungary

Squads[]

For full squad lists for the 1985 U-16 World Championship see 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship squads.

Referees[]

Group stages[]

Group A[]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
China PR 1–1 Bolivia
Xie Yuxin Goal 28' (pen.) (Report) Sánchez Goal 13'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee:
Guinea 1–0 United States
Goal 68' (Report)
Attendance: 80,000
Referee:
China PR 2–1 Guinea
Xie Yuxin Goal 18' (pen.)
Goal 27'		 (Report) Sylla Goal 42'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee:
Bolivia 1–2 United States
Etcheverry Goal 31' (Report) McPhail Goal 51'
Pride Goal 64'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee:
China PR 3–1 United States
Cao Xiandong Goal 20'
Goal 22'
Goal 25'		 (Report) Pride Goal 75'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Carlos Esposito
Bolivia 0–3 Guinea
(Report) Goal 32'
Goal 37'
Goal 55'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee:

Group B[]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Australia 1–0 Argentina
Naven Goal 28' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee:
Congo 1–4 West Germany
Goal 73' Report Goal 21'
Witeczek Goal 38', 65'
Dammeier Goal 56'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee:
Australia 2–1 Congo
Trimboli Goal 19'
Goal 42'		 Report Goal 76'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee:
Argentina 1–1 West Germany
Cáceres Goal 16' Report Goal 15'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Claudio Pieri
Australia 1–0 West Germany
Trimboli Goal 12' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee:
Argentina 4–2 Congo
Maradona Goal 23' (pen.), 24'
Frutos Goal 38'
Álvarez Goal 63'		 Report Goal 46'
Goal 60' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,000
Referee:

Group C[]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Goal 25'
Goal 63'
Goal 66'
Goal 68'		 Report Medford Goal 12'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee:
 1–0 Italy
Goal 67' (Report)
Attendance: 35,000
Referee:
Saudi Arabia 0–0 
Report
Attendance: 36,000
Referee:
Costa Rica 0–2 Italy
Report Goal 17'
Bresciani Goal 46'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee:
Saudi Arabia 3–1 Italy
Goal 4', 61'
Goal 78' (pen.)		 Report Bresciani Goal 37'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee:
Costa Rica 0–3 
(Report) Goal 62'
Goal 70'
Goal 72'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee:

Group D[]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 5
 Brazil 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4
  3 1 1 1 3 3 0 3
 Qatar 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Qatar 1–2 Brazil
Goal 50' Report Bismarck Goal 9'
William Goal 58'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Christopher Bambridge
 0–0 Hungary
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee:
Qatar 1–3 
Goal 5' (pen.) Report Goal 36'
Goal 52', 77' (pen.)
Attendance: 25,000
Brazil 0–1 Hungary
Report Goal 55'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Christopher Bambridge
Qatar 0–3 Hungary
Report Goal 9'
Goal 38'
Goal 80'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee:
Brazil 2–0 
William Goal 60'
Goal 67'		 Report
Attendance: 25,000

Knockout stages[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 7 – Beijing
 
 
 China PR2
 
August 9 – Beijing
 
 West Germany4
 
 West Germany4
 
August 7 – Dalian
 
 Brazil3
 
 Saudi Arabia1
 
August 11 – Beijing
 
 Brazil2
 
 West Germany0
 
August 7 – Tianjin
 
 Nigeria2
 
 Australia0 (2)
 
August 9 – Shanghai
 
 Guinea (pen.)0 (4)
 
 Nigeria (pen.)1 (4)
 
August 7 – Shanghai
 
 Guinea1 (2) Third place
 
 Hungary1
 
August 11 – Beijing
 
 Nigeria3
 
 Brazil4
 
 
 Guinea1
 

Quarterfinals[]

China PR 2–4 West Germany
Goal 14'
Tu Shengqiao Goal 39'		 Report Witeczek Goal 10', 37', 45'
Goal 35' (o.g.)
Attendance: 80,000
Australia 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 pen.)		 
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Claudio Pieri
Saudi Arabia 1–2 
Goal 52' (pen.) Report William Goal 38', 49' (pen.)
Attendance: 30,000
Referee:
Hungary 1–3 
Goal 2' Report Goal 17', 58'
Goal 60'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Christopher Bambridge

Semifinals[]

West Germany 4–3 
Witeczek Goal 15', 57', 66'
Goal 47'		 Report Bismarck Goal 6'
Andre Cruz Goal 37'
Goal 70'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee:
 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 pen.)		 
Atere Goal 10' Report Goal 20'
Attendance: 30,000

Third place play-off[]

 4–1 
Goal 11'
Goal 42'
William Goal 51'
Bismarck Goal 73'		 Report Sylla Goal 65'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee:

Final[]

West Germany 0–2 
Report Akpoborie Goal 4'
Goal 79'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Christopher Bambridge

Result[]

 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship Winners 


First title

Goalscorers[]

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
  • Nigeria
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • China (playing against West Germany)

Final ranking[]

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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

References[]

  1. ^ "India could shatter Under 17 World Cup attendance record". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-10-23.

External links[]

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