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 | |
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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
City | Stadium | Capacity |
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Beijing | Workers' Stadium | 80,000 |
Tianjin | Minyuan Stadium | 18,000 |
Dalian | People's Stadium | 40,000 |
Shanghai | Hongkou Stadium | 30,220 |
Qualified Teams
Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
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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 | 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
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 |
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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 |
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Koita 68' | (Report) |
Bolivia | 1–2 | United States |
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Etcheverry 31' | (Report) | McPhail 51' Pride 64' |
China PR | 3–1 | United States |
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Cao Xiandong 20' Guo Zhuang 22' Sun Bowei 25' |
(Report) | Pride 75' |
Group B
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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Kakou 73' | Report | Mirwald 21' Witeczek 38', 65' Dammeier 56' |
Argentina | 1–1 | West Germany |
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Cáceres 16' | Report | Gabriel 15' |
Australia | 1–0 | West Germany |
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Trimboli 12' | Report |
Group C
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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Al Dosary 25' Al Suraiti 63' Al Razgan 66' Al Fahad 68' |
Report | Medford 12' |
Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Nigeria |
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Report |
Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Italy |
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Al Boushal 4', 61' Al Razgan 78' (pen.) |
Report | Bresciani 37' |
Costa Rica | 0–3 | Nigeria |
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(Report) | Igbinoba 62' Momoh 70' Babatunde 72' |
Group D
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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Guo Zhuang 14' Tu Shengqiao 39' |
Report | Witeczek 10', 37', 45' Bi Sheng 35' (o.g.) |
Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | Brazil |
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Al Razgan 52' (pen.) | Report | William 38', 49' (pen.) |
Semifinals
West Germany | 4–3 | Brazil |
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Witeczek 15', 57', 66' Konerding 47' |
Report | Bismarck 6' Andre Cruz 37' Rodrigues 70' |
Third place play-off
Final
West Germany | 0–2 | Nigeria |
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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
- 3 goals
- Bismarck Barreto Faria
- Guo Zhuang
- Victor Igbinoba
- Abdulaziz Al Razgan
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Own goal
Final ranking
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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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 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-10-23.