1985 AFC U-16 Championship

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 →

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.

Qualification

Main article: 1985 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Group stage

Group A

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

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

Qatar 1−0 Iraq
Saudi Arabia 1−0 Thailand

Third-place match

Iraq 1−0 Thailand
Saddam

Final

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

Winners

 AFC U-16 Championship 1985 winners 

Saudi Arabia
First title

Teams qualified for 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship