1985 AFC U-16 Championship
# 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.

## 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 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 |

## 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
