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1985 AFC U-16 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Qatar
Dates	1–10 February
Teams	7
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 played	12
Goals scored	21 (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

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

•  China (as host of the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship)
•  Saudi Arabia
•  Qatar

External links

• RSSSF > AFC U-16 Championship > 1985

• 1985 in Asian football
• International association football competitions hosted by Qatar
• 1985–86 in Qatari football
• 1985 in youth association football
• February 1985 sports events in Asia
• 1985 AFC U-16 Championship