1985 South American U-16 Championship

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1985 South American U-16 Football Championship
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
Dates1–22 April [1]
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Third placeFlag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Fourth placeFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored113 (3.14 per match)
1986

The 1985 South American Under-16 Football Championship (Spanish : Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-16 Argentina 1985, Brazilian Portuguese : Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-16 Argentina 1985) was the inaugural edition of the South American Under-17 Football Championship, a football competition for the under-16 national teams in South America organized by CONMEBOL. It was held in Argentina from 1–22 April 1985.

Contents

Argentina were crowned champions, and together with Brazil, which were the top two teams of this tournament, alongside invitee Bolivia, qualified for the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship in China.

Teams

Venues

The venues were José Amalfitani Stadium, and Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires and Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, La Plata. [2]

Buenos Aires La Plata
Velez1.JPG ESTADIO ARQUITECTO ETCHEVERRI.PNG Nuevo Estadio Pincha Vista1.JPG
34°38′07″S58°31′15″W / 34.635375°S 58.520711°W / -34.635375; -58.520711 (José Amalfitani Stadium) 34°37′07″S58°26′52″W / 34.6185°S 58.447639°W / -34.6185; -58.447639 (Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry) 34°54′43″S57°56′20″W / 34.911925°S 57.938794°W / -34.911925; -57.938794 (Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi)
Capacity:49,540 Stadium Club Atletico Velez SarsfieldCapacity:24.442 Stadium Club Atletico Ferrocarril OesteCapacity:23,000 Stadium Club Atletico Estudiantes de La Plata Bs.As.

The tournament

The top two teams qualified to the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship.

Tiebreakers

When teams finished level of points, the final rankings were determined according to:

  1. goal difference
  2. goals scored
  3. head-to-head result between tied teams (two teams only)
  4. drawing of lots

All times local, UTC−3.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (H)8800325+2716 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 8701257+1814
3Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 8404131308
4Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 8314111107
5Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 8314111327
6Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 831491237
7Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 8305101446
8Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 82151024145
9Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela 8026224222
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

Matchday 1

1 April 1985 (1985-04-01) Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg4–2Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
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Suárez Soccerball shade.svg??'
Cigliutti Soccerball shade.svg??' [3]
Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg0–2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
1 April 1985 (1985-04-01) Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile

Matchday 2

4 April 1985 (1985-04-04) Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg4–0Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg4–0Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg2–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
4 April 1985 (1985-04-04) Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg2–0Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela

Matchday 3

Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg4–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg4–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg1–1Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela
8 April 1985 (1985-04-08) Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg1–0Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru

Matchday 4

10 April 1985 (1985-04-10) Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Borges Soccerball shade.svg??' [3]
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg3–2Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
10 April 1985 (1985-04-10) Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg4–1Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru

Matchday 5

Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg0–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
12 April 1985 (1985-04-12) Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg2–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Baltierra Soccerball shade.svg??'
Chenlo Soccerball shade.svg??' [3]
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg0–0Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–0Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru

Matchday 6

Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg1–3Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
15 April 1985 (1985-04-15) Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg7–0Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg0–4Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
15 April 1985 (1985-04-15) Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg1–0Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay

Matchday 7

Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg0–2Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
17 April 1985 (1985-04-17) Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg5–1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Kalenkerián Soccerball shade.svg??' [3]
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–2Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
17 April 1985 (1985-04-17) Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–0Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador

Matchday 8

Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg3–1Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela
20 April 1985 (1985-04-20) Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
19 April 1985 (1985-04-19) Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg0–1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg5–1Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia

Matchday 9

Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg2–3Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg0–4Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg4–0Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
22 April 1985 (1985-04-22) Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Maradona Soccerball shade.svg11', 67'
Frutos Soccerball shade.svg54'
Report Natalio Soccerball shade.svg9'
William Soccerball shade.svg19'

Winners

 1985 South American Under-16 Football champions 
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
1st title

Qualified teams for FIFA U-16 World Championship

The following three teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 17 April 19850
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 17 April 19850
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia (Invited)17 April 19850

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