CONCACAF Nations Cup 1985
Football Championship of North, Central America and the Caribbean
Number of nations
3 (of 17 applicants)
winner
Canada Canada (1st title)
venue
none
Opening game
August 11, 1985
Endgame
September 14, 1985
Games
6th
Gates
14 (⌀: 2.33 per game)
Top scorer
Honduras Roberto Figueroa (5 goals)
The 1985 CONCACAF Nations Cup ninth game of the continental football championship for North Central America and the Caribbean and took place from August 11th to September 14th. For the first time, the competition was held in home and return legs without a host country and was also considered a qualification for the World Cup for the fourth time in a row .
Canada qualified for a World Cup for the first time. Mexico did not take part in this tournament because, as the host of the 1986 World Cup, it was automatically qualified for it.
qualification Guatemala received a bye. All other 16 teams played eight winners in the first knockout round in both legs. They formed three groups of three with Guatemala, the top three progressed.
1 round
September 29 in Willemstad
Netherlands Antilles
-
United States
0-0
October 6 in St. Louis
United States -
Netherlands Antilles
4-0
total
Netherlands Antilles 1959
-
United States United States
0: 4
Both games were played in Haiti.
Jamaica Jamaica withdrew, so Canada automatically moved into the 2nd round.
Canada
Barbados Barbados withdrew, so that Costa Rica automatically moved into the 2nd round.
Costa Rica
Grenada Grenada withdrew, so that Trinidad and Tobago automatically moved into the 2nd round.
Trinidad and Tobago
2nd round Group 1 Suriname played all home games away from home.
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Honduras Honduras
4th
2
2
0
00 5: 300
+2
0 6th
2.
El Salvador El Salvador
4th
2
1
1
00 7: 200
+5
0 5
3.
Suriname Suriname
4th
0
1
3
00 2: 900
−7
0 1
Group 2
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Canada Canada
4th
3
1
0
00 7: 200
+5
0 7th
2.
Guatemala Guatemala
4th
2
1
1
00 7: 300
+4
0 5
3.
Haiti 1964 Haiti
4th
0
0
4th
00 0: 900
−9
0 0
Group 3 Trinidad and Tobago played all games away from home.
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Costa Rica Costa Rica
4th
2
2
0
00 6: 200
+4
0 6th
2.
United States United States
4th
2
1
1
00 4: 300
+1
0 5
3.
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
4th
0
1
3
00 2: 700
−5
0 1
The tournament
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Canada Canada
4th
2
2
0
00 4: 200
+2
0 6th
2.
Honduras Honduras
4th
1
1
2
00 6: 600
± 0
0 3
3.
Costa Rica Costa Rica
4th
0
3
1
00 4: 600
−2
0 3
So, August 11th in San José
Costa Rica
-
Honduras
2: 2
Sat August 17 in Toronto
Canada
-
Costa Rica
1: 1
August 25 in Tegucigalpa
Honduras
-
Canada 0: 1
September 1st in San José
Costa Rica
-
Canada
0-0
September 8 in Tegucigalpa , Honduras
Honduras -
Costa Rica
3: 1
September 14th in St. John's
Canada -
Honduras
2: 1
Best goal scorers
Web links
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Canada (1st title)
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Roberto Figueroa (5 goals)
El Salvador
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Netherlands Antilles
United States
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Haiti Haiti
Antigua and Barbuda
Suriname
Guyana
Jamaica withdrew, so Canada automatically moved into the 2nd round.
Barbados withdrew, so that Costa Rica automatically moved into the 2nd round.
Grenada withdrew, so that Trinidad and Tobago automatically moved into the 2nd round.
Guatemala