The 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship, the first edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Dalian in People's Republic of China from July 31, 1985, to August 11, 1985. Players born after August 1, 1968, could participate in this tournament. The total attendance for the tournament was a record 1,230,976. The 2017 U-17 World Cup surpassed this, with a record attendance of 1,347,133.
Venues
Qualified Teams
Squads
For full squad lists for the 1985 U-16 World Championship see 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship squads.
Referees
Group stages
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Result
Goalscorers
Marcel Witeczek of West Germany won the Golden Shoe award for scoring eight goals. In total, 91 goals were scored by 56 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.
- 8 goals
- Marcel Witeczek
- 5 goals
- William
- 4 goals
- Billa Momoh
- 3 goals
- Bismarck Barreto Faria
- Guo Zhuang
- Victor Igbinoba
- Abdulaziz Al Razgan
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
- Bi Sheng (playing against West Germany)
Final ranking
References
External links
- FIFA U-16 World Championship China PR 1985, FIFA.com
- FIFA Technical Report (Part 1) and (Part 2)
