1985 AFC U-16 Championship

The 1985 AFC U-16 Championship was the inaugural edition of the AFC U-16 Championship organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), a tournament for Asian under-16 teams that also served as a qualification tournament for the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship to be held at China. The tournament was won by Saudi Arabia, who defeated Qatar on penalties. Both teams accompanied the already qualified China to the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Cup.

1985 AFC U-16 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Qatar
Dates	1–10 February
Teams	7
Venue(s)	(in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-up	Qatar
Third place	Iraq
Fourth place	Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	21 (1.75 per match)
1986 →

Qualification

Main article: 1985 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Qatar (H)	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	2	Knockout stage
2	Saudi Arabia	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	2
3	Japan	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0
4	Kuwait	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

February 1, 1985

Qatar	3−1	Saudi Arabia

Doha

February 5, 1985

Saudi Arabia	3−0	Japan

Doha

• Qatar vs. Japan was originally scheduled for February 3, but wasn't played.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Thailand	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	4	Knockout stage
2	Iraq	3	2	0	1	2	1	+1	4
3	South Yemen	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2
4	China	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

February 2, 1985

Iraq	1−0	China
Abdul-Nabi

Doha

February 2, 1985

Thailand	2−2	South Yemen

Doha

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February 4, 1985

Iraq	1−0	South Yemen
Farhood

Doha

February 4, 1985

Thailand	0−0	China

Doha

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February 6, 1985

Thailand	1−0	Iraq

Doha

February 6, 1985

China	2−2	South Yemen

Doha

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	February 8 – Doha
	Qatar	1
					February 10 – Doha
	Iraq	0
					Saudi Arabia (p)	0 (4)
	February 8 – Doha
					Qatar	0 (3)
	Saudi Arabia	1
	Thailand	0
					Third place
					February 10 – Doha
					Iraq	1
					Thailand	0

Semifinals

February 8, 1985

Qatar	1−0	Iraq

Doha

February 8, 1985

Saudi Arabia	1−0	Thailand

Doha

Third-place match

February 10, 1985

Iraq	1−0	Thailand
Saddam

Doha

Final

February 10, 1985

Saudi Arabia	0−0 (a.e.t.)	Qatar
Penalties
	4–3

Doha

Winners

AFC U-16 Championship 1985 winners
Saudi Arabia First title

Teams qualified for 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship

•  China (as host of the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship)
•  Saudi Arabia
•  Qatar

External links

• RSSSF > AFC U-16 Championship > 1985