1985 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

1985 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Dates	9 April 1985 – 26 January 1986
Final positions
Champions	Defence Force
Runner-up	Olimpia
←  1984 1986  →

The 1985 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 21st. edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of football in the CONCACAF region and was played from 9 April 1985 till 26 January 1986.

The teams were split into 2 zones, North/Central America and Caribbean, (as North and Central America sections combined to qualify one team for the final), each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament. All the matches in the tournament were played under the home/away match system.

Trinidadian side Defence Force beat Hondurean team Olimpia 2–1 on aggregate, ^[1] becoming CONCACAF champion for the first time in their history and also the first club from that country to win the competition. ^[2] This is the last time to date a team from the Caribbean has won the continental title.

North/Central American Zone

First round

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Hotels International FC	0 - 3	Aurora	0 - 0	0 - 3
Chicago Croatian	0 - 6	Olimpia	0 - 4	0 - 2
Suchitepéquez	4 - 1	Águila	2 - 1	2 - 0
Vida	2-2 5-4 pen	FAS	1 - 1	1 - 1
América	4 - 2	Guadalajara	3 - 1	1 - 1

• Aurora advances to the fourth round.
• Olimpia, Suchitepéquez, Vida and América advance to the second round.

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Hotels International FC v Aurora

	Hotels International FC	0–0	Aurora	Hamilton, Bermuda
				Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium

Aurora v Hotels International FC

	Aurora	3-0 (3-0 agg.)	Hotels International FC	Guatemala City, Guatemala
				Stadium: Estadio del Ejército

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Chicago Croatian v Olimpia

29 April 1985	Chicago Croatian	0-4	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
			Juan Flores x 2	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés

Chicago Croatian v Olimpia

	Chicago Croatian	0–2 (0-6 agg.)	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
				Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés

both legs in Tegucigalpa

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Suchitepéquez v Águila

	Suchitepéquez	2–1	Águila	Los Angeles, United States
	Dagoberto Medrano Eugenio Flores		Juan Antonio Argueta	Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Águila v Suchitepéquez

27 May 1985	Águila	0-2 (1-4 agg.)	Suchitepéquez	Los Angeles, United States
			Ernesto Almengor Carlos Castañeda	Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

both legs in Los Angeles, USA

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Vida v FAS

	Vida	1–1	FAS	Los Angeles, United States
	Domingo Drummond		Juan Luis Guerrero	Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

FAS v Vida

	FAS	1-1 (2-2 (Pen 5-4) agg.)	Vida	Los Angeles, United States
	Jose Luis Guerrero		Rolando Valladares	Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

both legs in Los Angeles, USA

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América v Guadalajara

	América	3-1	Guadalajara	Los Angeles, United States
				Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Guadalajara v América

	Guadalajara	1-1 (2-4 agg.)	América	Los Angeles, United States
				Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

both legs in Los Angeles, USA

Second round

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Suchitepéquez	1 - 1 (3-4 pen)	Olimpia	1 - 0	0 - 1
Vida	1 - 3	América	1 - 0	0 - 3

• Olimpia and América advance to the third round.

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Suchitepéquez v Olimpia

	Suchitepéquez	1–0	Olimpia	Mazatenango, Guatemala
				Stadium: Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo

Olimpia v Suchitepéquez

	Olimpia	1-0 (1-1 (4-3 Pen) agg.)	Suchitepéquez	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
				Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés

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Vida v América

	Vida	1–0	América	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
				Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés

• 1st leg in Tegucigalpa
• Vida were in fact the Honduras national team

América v Vida

	América	3-0 (3-1 agg.)	Vida	Querétaro, Mexico
				Stadium: Estadio Corregidora

• 2nd leg in Querétaro
• Vida were in fact the Honduras national team

Third round

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Olimpia	3 - 2	América	2 - 2	1 - 0

• Olimpia advances to the fourth round.

Olimpia v América

	Olimpia	2-2	América	Querétaro, Mexico
				Stadium: Estadio Corregidora

América v Olimpia

August 28, 1985	América	0-1 (2-3 agg.)	Olimpia	Querétaro, Mexico
			Amílcar Lanza	Stadium: Estadio Corregidora

2nd leg in Querétaro

Fourth round

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Aurora	1 - 2	Olimpia	1 - 0	0 - 2

• Olimpia advances to the CONCACAF Final.

Aurora v Olimpia

	Aurora	1–0	Olimpia	Guatemala City, Guatemala
				Stadium: Estadio del Ejército

Olimpia v Aurora

	Olimpia	2–0 (2-1 agg.)	Aurora	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
				Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés

Caribbean Zone

The following clubs reportedly entered:
SUBT
Violette
Boys' Town
Tivoli Gardens
Aiglon du Lamentin
SV Robinhood
but it is not known whether they played any matches.

First round

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Racing Gonaïves	0 - 1	Golden Star	0 - 0	0 - 1
San Francois National	2 - 4	Moulien	1 - 2	1 - 2
Jong Holland	0 - 0 (4-3 pen.)	Transvaal	0 - 0	0 - 0

• Further matches and results are unknown among clubs at this stage.

Racing Gonaïves v Golden Star

	Racing Gonaïves	0–0	Golden Star
	Nil		Nil

Golden Star v Racing Gonaïves

Golden Star

1-0 (1-0 agg.)

Racing Gonaïves

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San Francois National v Moulien

San Francois National

1–2

Moulien

Moulien v San Francois National

Moulien

2–1 (2-4 agg.)

San Francois National

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Jong Holland v Transvaal

Jong Holland

0–0

Transvaal

Transvaal v Jong Holland

Transvaal

0-0 (0-0 (PEN 3-4) agg.)

Jong Holland

Second round

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Moulien	1 - 0	Weymouth Wales	1 - 0
Defence Force	2 - 0	JS Capesterre	1 - 0	1 - 0
Jong Holland	2 - 1	SUBT	0 - 1	2 - 0
Robinhood	3 - 3 (3-4 pen.)	Montjoly	0 - 1	3 - 2

• Apparently played over one leg.
• Further matches and results are unknown among clubs at this stage.

Moulien v Weymouth Wales

Moulien

1-0 (1-0 agg.)

Weymouth Wales

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Defence Force v JS Capesterre

Defence Force

1–0

JS Capesterre

JS Capesterre v Defence Force

JS Capesterre

0-1 (0-2 agg.)

Defence Force

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Jong Holland v SUBT

Jong Holland

0-1

SUBT

SUBT v Jong Holland

SUBT

0-2 (1-2 agg.)

Jong Holland

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Robinhood v Montjoly

Robinhood

0-1

Montjoly

Montjoly v Robinhood

Montjoly

2–3 (3-3 (Pen 4-3) agg.)

Robinhood

Third round

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Montjoly	4 - 0	Jong Holland	3 - 0	1 - 0

• Further matches and results are unknown among clubs at this stage.

Montjoly v Jong Holland

Montjoly

3–0

Jong Holland

Jong Holland v Montjoly

	Jong Holland	0-1 (2-3 agg.)	Montjoly
	Nil

Final Round

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Montjoly	***	Defence Force

• Defence Force apparently beat Montjoly in the final round
  to qualify as winners of the Caribbean Zone.

Final

First leg

1985 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final

January 19, 1986

First leg

Defence Force	2–0	Olimpia

Hasely Crawford Stadium , Port of Spain

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Second leg

January 26, 1986

Second leg

Olimpia	1–0	Defence Force
Juan Carlos Espinoza

Estadio Francisco Morazán , San Pedro Sula

Team details
Olimpia Defence Force

• Defence Force won 2–1 on aggregate.

Champion

CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1985 Champions
Defence Force Second title

References

1. Copa de Campeones 1985 on the RSSSF
2. Todos los campeones de Concacaf on Goal.com, 23 Dec 2020