Wikipedia

1985 CONCACAF Championship qualification

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.

1985 CONCACAF Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates15 June – 6 October 1984
Teams17 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored26 (2.6 per match)
← 1981
1989 →

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]

Qualifying stage
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Guatemala Byen/a——
El Salvador 8–0 Puerto Rico5–03–0
Netherlands Antilles 0–4 United States0–00–4
Panama 0–4 Honduras0–30–1
Antigua and Barbuda 2–5 Haiti0–4[a]2–1
Suriname 2–1 Guyana1–01–1
Jamaica w/o[b] Canada——
Grenada w/o[c] Trinidad and Tobago——
Barbados w/o[d] Costa Rica——
Notes:
  1. ↑ Both matches played in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.[4]
  2. ↑ Jamaica withdrew and Canada received a walkover.[4]
  3. ↑ Grenada withdrew and Trinidad and Tobago received a walkover.[4]
  4. ↑ Barbados withdrew and Costa Rica received a walkover.[4]

Matches

edit
Puerto Rico 0–3 El Salvador
Referee: Osborne (Bermuda)

El Salvador won 8–0 on aggregate.

United States 4–0 Netherlands Antilles
Referee: Fusco (Canada)

The United States won 4–0 on aggregate.

Panama 0–3 Honduras
Referee: Ortiz Cardoza (El Salvador)
Honduras 1–0 Panama
Figueroa 67' (pen.)
Referee: Gus Constantine (United States)

Honduras won 4–0 on aggregate.

Antigua and Barbuda 0–4 Haiti
Referee: Taylor (Jamaica)
Haiti 1–2 Antigua and Barbuda
Vorbe 33'
Referee: Campbell (Jamaica)

Haiti won 5–2 on aggregate.

Guyana 1–1 Suriname
Archer 36' Klinker 58'
Referee: Sirjuesingh (Trinidad and Tobago)

Suriname won 2–1 on aggregate.

Jamaica Cancelled Canada
[4]
Canada Cancelled Jamaica
[4]
Barbados Cancelled Costa Rica
[4]
Costa Rica Cancelled Barbados
[4]

Goalscorers

edit

Notes

edit
  1. ↑ Antigua and Barbuda played their home match in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

References

edit
  1. 1 2 Stokkermans, Karel (7 July 2025). "CCCF and Concacaf Championships". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Gandini, Luca; Lugo, Erik Francisco; Reyes, Macario (15 September 2021). "I. CONCACAF NATIONS CUP (NORCECA) 1963". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Gandini, Luca; Lugo, Erik Francisco; Reyes, Macario (19 August 2021). "II. CONCACAF NATIONS CUP 1965". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  4. 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.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1985_CONCACAF_Championship_qualification&oldid=1356555101"