The 1985 AFC U-16 Championship was the inaugural edition of the

AFC U-16 Championship The AFC U-17 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC U-16 Championship and AFC U-17 Championship, is a football competition, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held once every two years for Asian under-17 teams that also serves as a q ...

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 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, ...

to be held at

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. The tournament was won by

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, who defeated

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on penalties. Both teams accompanied the already qualified

to the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Cup.

Qualification

Group stage

Group A

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

Group B

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Semifinals

Third-place match

Final

Winners

Teams qualified for
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, ...

* (as host of the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship) * *

External links

RSSSF > AFC U-16 Championship > 1985
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International association football competitions hosted by Qatar 1985–86 in Qatari football 1985 in youth association football February 1985 sports events in Asia