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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
Dates1–10 February
Teams7
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 played12
Goals scored21 (1.75 per match)
1986 →

Qualification

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Main article: 1985 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Qatar 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 2
  Saudi Arabia 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 2
  Japan 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
  Kuwait (withdrew) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Qatar  3−1  Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia  3−0  Japan
  • Qatar vs. Japan was originally scheduled for February 3, but wasn't played.

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Thailand 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
  Iraq 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 4
  South Yemen 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
  China 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Iraq  1−0  China
Abdul-Nabi  
Thailand  2−2  South Yemen
Iraq  1−0  South Yemen
Farhood  
Thailand  0−0  China
Thailand  1−0  Iraq
China  2−2  South Yemen

Semifinals

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Qatar  1−0  Iraq
Saudi Arabia  1−0  Thailand

Third-place match

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Iraq  1−0  Thailand
Saddam  

Final

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

Winners

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 AFC U-16 Championship 1985 winners 
 
Saudi Arabia
First title

Teams qualified for 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship

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