The 1985 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 21st edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of football in the CONCACAF region and was played from 9 April 1985 till 26 January 1986.
The teams were split into 2 zones, North/Central America and Caribbean, (as North and Central America sections combined to qualify one team for the final), each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament. All the matches in the tournament were played under the home/away match system.
Trinidadian side Defence Force beat Hondurean team Olimpia 2–1 on aggregate,Copa de Campeones 1985 on the RSSSF becoming CONCACAF champion for the first time in their history and also the first club from that country to win the competition.Todos los campeones de Concacaf on Goal.com, 23 Dec 2020 This is the last time to date a team from the Caribbean has won the continental title.
North/Central American Zone
First round
Aurora advances to the fourth round. Olimpia, Suchitepéquez, Vida and América advance to the second round.
Both legs were played in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Both legs were played in Los Angeles, United States
Both legs were played in Los Angeles, United States
Both legs were played in Los Angeles, United States
Second round
Olimpia and América advance to the third round.
1st leg in Tegucigalpa Vida were in fact the Honduras national team
2nd leg in Querétaro Vida were in fact the Honduras national team
Third round
Olimpia advances to the fourth round.
2nd leg in Querétaro
Fourth round
Olimpia advances to the final.
Caribbean Zone The following clubs reportedly entered: SUBT Violette Boys' Town Tivoli Gardens Aiglon du Lamentin SV Robinhoodbut it is not known whether they played any matches.
First round
Further matches and results are unknown among clubs at this stage.
Second round
Apparently played over one leg. Further matches and results are unknown among clubs at this stage.
Third round
Further matches and results are unknown among clubs at this stage.
Final round
Defence Force apparently beat Montjoly in the final roundto qualify as winners of the Caribbean Zone.
Final
First leg
Second leg
Defence Force won 2–1 on aggregate.
Champion
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