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]

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) Marcel Witeczek (8 goals)
Best player(s) William
Fair play award West Germany

Venues
City Stadium Capacity
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)
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

Group stages

Group A
Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China PR 321063+35
 Guinea 320152+34
 United States 310235−22
 Bolivia 301226−41
China PR 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
Referee: Fallaj Khuzam Al Shanar
China PR 2–1 Guinea
Xie Yuxin  18' (pen.)
Guo Zhuang  27'		 (Report) Sylla  42'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Carlos Alfaro Venegas
Bolivia 1–2 United States
Etcheverry  31' (Report) McPhail  51'
Pride  64'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Alhati Salahudeen
China PR 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
 Australia 330041+36
 West Germany 311153+23
 Argentina 311154+13
 Congo 3003410−60
Australia 1–0 Argentina
Naven  28' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Joaquin Urrea Reyes
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
Referee: Hassan Abdullah Al Mullah
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
Referee: Joaquin Urrea Reyes

Group C
Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 321072+55
 Nigeria 321040+45
 Italy 310234−12
 Costa Rica 300319−80
Saudi Arabia 4–1 Costa Rica
Al Dosary  25'
Al Suraiti  63'
Al Razgan  66'
Al Fahad  68'		 Report Medford  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
Report Caverzan  17'
Bresciani  46'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Simon Bantsimba
Saudi Arabia 3–1 Italy
Al Boushal  4', 61'
Al Razgan  78' (pen.)		 Report Bresciani  37'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Arnaldo Coelho
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
 Hungary 321040+45
 Brazil 320142+24
 Mexico 31113303
 Qatar 300328−60
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
Referee: Juan Ortube Vargas
Brazil 2–0 Mexico
William  60'
Mauricio  67'		 Report
Attendance: 25,000

Knockout stages
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 7 - Beijing
 
 
 China PR2
 
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 PR 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
Hongqiao Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Claudio Pieri
Saudi Arabia 1–2 Brazil
Al Razgan  52' (pen.) Report William  38', 49' (pen.)
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Carlos Alfaro Venegas
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
Referee: Joaquin Urrea Reyes
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
  • Billa Momoh
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • Bi Sheng (playing against West Germany)

Final ranking
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Nigeria 6420102+810
2  West Germany 63121310+37
3  Brazil 6402138+58
4  Guinea 62227706
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5  Australia 431041+37
6  Saudi Arabia 421184+45
7  Hungary 421153+25
8  China PR 421187+15
Eliminated at the group stage
9  Argentina 311154+13
10  Mexico 31113303
11  Italy 310234–12
12  United States 310235–22
13  Bolivia 301226–41
14  Congo 3003410–60
15  Qatar 300328–60
16  Costa Rica 300319–80

References
  1. "India could shatter Under 17 World Cup attendance record - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
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