1985 CONCACAF Championship

1985 CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Dates24 February – 14 September
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Canada (1st title)
Runners-up Honduras
Third place Costa Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored54 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Honduras José Roberto Figueroa (5 goals)
1981
1989

The 1985 CONCACAF Championship was the ninth edition of the CONCACAF Championship. It also served as the qualification for the 1986 World Cup. A total of 18 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. Mexico, the World Cup host, qualified automatically, leaving 1 spot open for competition between 17 teams. Canada earned their first major title and clinched qualification on 14 September 1985 to participate in their first World Cup after beating Honduras 2–1 at King George V Park in St. John's, Newfoundland.[1]

  1. ^ "That one time Canada made it to the World Cup". CBC Sports. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.