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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

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

Qualified Teams

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) Host nation  China
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) 1983 OFC U-17 Qualifying Tournament  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 Status
 China 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 5 Advanced to the quarterfinals
 Guinea 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 4
 United States 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2 Eliminated
 Bolivia 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
China 1–1 Bolivia
Xie Yuxin 28' (pen.) (Report) Sánchez 13'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Miklos Nagy
Guinea 1–0 United States
Koita 68' (Report)
Attendance: 80,000
China 2–1 Guinea
Xie Yuxin 18' (pen.)
Guo Zhuang 27'		 (Report) Sylla 42'
Attendance: 40,000
Bolivia 1–2 United States
Etcheverry 31' (Report) McPhail 51'
Pride 64'
Attendance: 40,000
China 3–1 United States
Cao Xiandong 20'
Guo Zhuang 22'
Sun Bowei 25'		 (Report) Pride 75'
Attendance: 60,000
Bolivia 0–3 Guinea
(Report) Soumah 32'
Toure 37'
Koita 55'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Miklos Nagy

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Australia 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advanced to the quarterfinals
 West Germany 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 3
 Argentina 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 3 Eliminated
 Congo 3 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0
Australia 1–0 Argentina
Naven 28' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Congo 1–4 West Germany
Kakou 73' Report Mirwald 21'
Witeczek 38', 65'
Dammeier 56'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Chen Shengcai
Australia 2–1 Congo
Trimboli 19'
Thodis 42'		 Report Kakou 76'
Attendance: 20,000
Argentina 1–1 West Germany
Cáceres 16' Report Gabriel 15'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Claudio Pieri
Australia 1–0 West Germany
Trimboli 12' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Karim Camara
Argentina 4–2 Congo
Maradona 23' (pen.), 24'
Frutos 38'
Álvarez 63'		 Report Salles 46'
Mantot 60' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,000

Group C

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 5 Advanced to the quarterfinals
 Nigeria 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 5
 Italy 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 2 Eliminated
 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'
Attendance: 35,000
Nigeria 1–0 Italy
Momoh 67' (Report)
Attendance: 35,000
Saudi Arabia 0–0 Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 36,000
Costa Rica 0–2 Italy
Report Caverzan 17'
Bresciani 46'
Attendance: 30,000
Saudi Arabia 3–1 Italy
Al Boushal 4', 61'
Al Razgan 78' (pen.)		 Report Bresciani 37'
Attendance: 30,000
Costa Rica 0–3 Nigeria
(Report) Igbinoba 62'
Momoh 70'
Babatunde 72'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Zhang Daqiao

Group D

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Hungary 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 5 Advanced to the quarterfinals
 Brazil 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4
 Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 3 Eliminated
 Qatar 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Qatar 1–2 Brazil
Al Abdulla 50' Report Bismarck 9'
William 58'
Attendance: 30,000
Mexico 0–0 Hungary
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Cui Baoyin
Qatar 1–3 Mexico
Al Mohannadi 5' (pen.) Report Cortes 36'
Ledesma 52', 77' (pen.)
Attendance: 25,000
Brazil 0–1 Hungary
Report Kanál 55'
Attendance: 25,000
Qatar 0–3 Hungary
Report Huszák 9'
Marik 38'
Kanál 80'
Attendance: 25,000
Brazil 2–0 Mexico
William 60'
Mauricio 67'		 Report
Attendance: 25,000

Knockout stages

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 7 – Beijing
 
 
 China2
 
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 2–4 West Germany
Guo Zhuang 14'
Tu Shengqiao 39'		 Report Witeczek 10', 37', 45'
Bi Sheng 35' (o.g.)
Attendance: 80,000
Australia 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 pen.)		 Guinea
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Claudio Pieri
Saudi Arabia 1–2 Brazil
Al Razgan 52' (pen.) Report William 38', 49' (pen.)
Attendance: 30,000
Hungary 1–3 Nigeria
Marik 2' Report Momoh 17', 58'
Igbinoba 60'
Attendance: 25,000

Semifinals

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

Third place play-off

Brazil 4–1 Guinea
Marques 11'
Mauricio 42'
William 51'
Bismarck 73'		 Report Sylla 65'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Cui Baoyin

Final

West Germany 0–2 Nigeria
Report Akpoborie 4'
Igbinoba 79'
Attendance: 80,000

Result

 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship Winners 

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
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • China 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 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.
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