1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship
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]
| FIFA U-16 World Tournament for the Kodak Cup 1985 FIFA U-16世界锦标赛 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | China |
| Dates | July 31 – August 11, 1985 |
| Teams | 16 (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 played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 91 (2.84 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,230,976 (38,468 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Marcel Witeczek (8 goals) |
| Best player(s) | William |
| Fair play award | West Germany |
Venues
| Beijing | Dalian | Shanghai | Tianjin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workers' Stadium | People's Stadium | Hongkou Stadium | Minyuan Stadium |
| Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 32,220 | Capacity: 18,000 |
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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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bolivia | |
| OFC (Oceania) | 1983 OFC U-17 Qualifying Tournament | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
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Asia
Africa
CONCACAF
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South America
Europe
Oceania
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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 |
| Guinea | 1–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
Koita  68' |
(Report) |
| Bolivia | 1–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Etcheverry 31' |
(Report) | McPhail 51' Pride 64' |
| China PR | 3–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Cao Xiandong 20' Guo Zhuang 22' Sun Bowei 25' |
(Report) | Pride 75' |
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 |
| Congo | 1–4 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Kakou 73' |
Report | Mirwald 21' Witeczek 38', 65' Dammeier 56' |
| Argentina | 1–1 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Cáceres 16' |
Report | Gabriel 15' |
| Australia | 1–0 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Trimboli 12' |
Report |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Al Dosary 25' Al Suraiti 63' Al Razgan 66' Al Fahad 68' |
Report | Medford 12' |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Costa Rica | 0–2 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Caverzan 17' Bresciani 46' |
| Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Al Boushal 4', 61' Al Razgan 78' (pen.) |
Report | Bresciani 37' |
| Costa Rica | 0–3 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Igbinoba 62' Momoh 70' Babatunde 72' |
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 |
| Mexico |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Qatar |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Knockout stages
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 7 – Beijing | ||||||||||
| China PR | 2 | |||||||||
| August 9 – Beijing | ||||||||||
| West Germany | 4 | |||||||||
| West Germany | 4 | |||||||||
| August 7 – Dalian | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | |||||||||
| August 11 – Beijing | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| West Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| August 7 – Tianjin | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||||||
| Australia | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| August 9 – Shanghai | ||||||||||
| Guinea (pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| Nigeria (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| August 7 – Shanghai | ||||||||||
| Guinea | 1 (2) | Third place | ||||||||
| Hungary | 1 | |||||||||
| August 11 – Beijing | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||||||
| Guinea | 1 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| China PR | 2–4 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Guo Zhuang 14' Tu Shengqiao 39' |
Report | Witeczek 10', 37', 45' Bi Sheng 35' (o.g.) |
Semifinals
| West Germany | 4–3 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Witeczek 15', 57', 66' Konerding 47' |
Report | Bismarck 6' Andre Cruz 37' Rodrigues 70' |
Third place play-off
Final
| West Germany | 0–2 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Akpoborie 4' Igbinoba 79' |
Result
| 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship Winners |
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Nigeria 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
- Billa Momoh
- 3 goals
- Bismarck Barreto Faria
- Guo Zhuang
- Victor Igbinoba
- Abdulaziz Al Razgan
- 2 goals
- Hugo Maradona
- Paul Trimboli
- Mauricio
- Xie Yuxin
- Herve Kakou
- Mohamed Soumah
- Mohamed Sylla
- Salifou Koita
- László Marik
- Zoltán Kanál
- Giorgio Bresciani
- Elias Ledesma
- Boushal Al Boushal
- Curtis Pride
- 1 goal
- Diego Álvarez
- Fernando Cáceres
- Lorenzo Frutos
- Craig Naven
- Stan Thodis
- Erwin Sánchez
- Marco Etcheverry
- Andre Cruz
- Marques
- Natalino Rodrigues Antunes
- Cao Xiandong
- Sun Bowei
- Tu Shengqiao
- Eric Mantot
- Etienne Salles
- Hernán Medford
- Lamine Toure
- Zsolt Huszák
- Andrea Caverzan
- Francisco Cortes
- Fatai Atere
- Jonathan Akpoborie
- Joseph Babatunde
- Adel Al Abdulla
- Saleh Al Mohannadi
- Adel Al Dosary
- Nasser Al Fahad
- Saadoun Al Suraiti
- Larry McPhail
- Detlev Dammeier
- Dirk Konerding
- Helmut Gabriel
- Klaus Mirwald
- Own goal
- Bi Sheng (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
- "India could shatter Under 17 World Cup attendance record". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
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