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1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship

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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, could participate in this tournament. The total attendance for the tournament was a record 1,230,976. The 2017 U-17 World Cup surpassed this, with a record attendance of 1,347,133.[1]

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
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 →

Venues

BeijingDalianShanghaiTianjin
Workers' StadiumPeople's StadiumHongkou StadiumMinyuan Stadium
Capacity: 80,000Capacity: 40,000Capacity: 32,220Capacity: 18,000

Qualified Teams

ConfederationQualifying TournamentQualifier(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 Championship  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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  China (H)321063+35Advanced to knockout stage
2  Guinea320152+34
3  United States310235−22
4  Bolivia301226−41
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
China  1–1  Bolivia
Xie Yuxin 28' (pen.)ReportSánchez 13'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Miklos Nagy (Hungary)
Guinea  1–0  United States
Koita 68'Report
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Fallaj Khuzam Al Shanar (Saudi Arabia)
China  2–1  Guinea
Xie Yuxin 18' (pen.)
Guo Zhuang 27'		ReportSylla 42'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Carlos Alfaro Venegas
Bolivia  1–2  United States
Etcheverry 31'ReportMcPhail 51'
Pride 64'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Alhati Salahudeen (Niger)
China  3–1  United States
Cao Xiandong 20'
Guo Zhuang 22'
Sun Bowei 25'		ReportPride 75'
Attendance: 60,000
Bolivia  0–3  Guinea
ReportSoumah 32'
Toure 37'
Koita 55'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Miklos Nagy (Hungary)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Australia330041+36Advanced to knockout stage
2  West Germany311153+23
3  Argentina311154+13
4  Congo3003410−60
Source: [citation needed]
Australia  1–0  Argentina
Naven 28'Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Joaquin Urrea Reyes
Congo  1–4  West Germany
Kakou 73'ReportMirwald 21'
Witeczek 38', 65'
Dammeier 56'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Chen Shengcai
Australia  2–1  Congo
Trimboli 19'
Thodis 42'		ReportKakou 76'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hassan Abdullah Al Mullah
Argentina  1–1  West Germany
Cáceres 16'ReportGabriel 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'		ReportSalles 46'
Mantot 60' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Joaquin Urrea Reyes

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Saudi Arabia321072+55Advanced to knockout stage
2  Nigeria321040+45
3  Italy310234−12
4  Costa Rica300319−80
Source: [citation needed]
Saudi Arabia  4–1  Costa Rica
Al Dosary 25'
Al Suraiti 63'
Al Razgan 66'
Al Fahad 68'		ReportMedford 12'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Arnaldo Coelho
Nigeria  1–0  Italy
Momoh 67'Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Angelo Bratsis
Saudi Arabia  0–0  Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Angelo Bratsis
Costa Rica  0–2  Italy
ReportCaverzan 17'
Bresciani 46'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Simon Bantsimba
Saudi Arabia  3–1  Italy
Al Boushal 4', 61'
Al Razgan 78' (pen.)		ReportBresciani 37'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Arnaldo Coelho
Costa Rica  0–3  Nigeria
ReportIgbinoba 62'
Momoh 70'
Babatunde 72'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Zhang Daqiao

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Hungary321040+45Advanced to knockout stage
2  Brazil320142+24
3  Mexico31113303
4  Qatar300328−60
Source: [citation needed]
Qatar  1–2  Brazil
Al Abdulla 50'ReportBismarck 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.)ReportCortes 36'
Ledesma 52', 77' (pen.)
Attendance: 25,000
Brazil  0–1  Hungary
ReportKanál 55'
Attendance: 25,000
Qatar  0–3  Hungary
ReportHuszák 9'
Marik 38'
Kanál 80'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Juan Ortube Vargas
Brazil  2–0  Mexico
William 60'
Mauricio 67'		Report
Attendance: 25,000

Knockout stage

 
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
 

Quarter-finals

China  2–4  West Germany
Guo Zhuang 14'
Tu Shengqiao 39'		ReportWiteczek 10', 37', 45'
Bi Sheng 35' (o.g.)
Attendance: 80,000
Australia  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 pen.)		  Guinea
Report
Hongqiao Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Claudio Pieri
Saudi Arabia  1–2  Brazil
Al Razgan 52' (pen.)ReportWilliam 38', 49' (pen.)
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Carlos Alfaro Venegas
Hungary  1–3  Nigeria
Marik 2'ReportMomoh 17', 58'
Igbinoba 60'
Attendance: 25,000

Semi-finals

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

Third place play-off

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

Final

West Germany  0–2  Nigeria
ReportAkpoborie 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
  • Billa Momoh
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • Bi Sheng (playing against West Germany)

Final ranking

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Nigeria6420102+810
2  West Germany63121310+37
3  Brazil6402138+58
4  Guinea62227706
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5  Australia431041+37
6  Saudi Arabia421184+45
7  Hungary421153+25
8  China421187+15
Eliminated at the group stage
9  Argentina311154+13
10  Mexico31113303
11  Italy310234–12
12  United States310235–22
13  Bolivia301226–41
14  Congo3003410–60
15  Qatar300328–60
16  Costa Rica300319–80

References

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