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.
Qualification
Teams
Squads
Final tournament
First round
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Final round
Canada qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Qualified teams Canada won the 1985 CONCACAF Championship and thereby qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Team Qualified as Qualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup1 0 (debut) 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
5 goals
José Roberto Figueroa
4 goals
Dale Mitchell
3 goals
Igor Vrablic Johnny Williams José María Rivas Porfirio Armando Betancourt
2 goals
George Pakos Byron Pérez Eduardo Laing
1 goal
Mike Sweeney Paul James Alexandre Guimarães Alvaro Solano Evaristo Coronado Miguel Lacey Milton Noriega Oscar Ramírez Jorge Manuel Ulate Baltazar Zapata Ever Hernández Mauricio Alfaro Wilfredo Huezo Eduardo Estrada Aquino Raul Galindo Julio Gómez Rendón Juan Manuel Funes Raúl Chacón Roberto Bailey Kenneth Stewart Rinaldo Entingh Necik De Noon Adrian Fonrose Chico Borja John Kerr, Jr. Mark Peterson Paul Caligiuri
See also 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
References
External links CONCACAF Championship 1985 on RSSSF Archive Canada – 1985 CONCACAF Champions