1985 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
# 1985 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

The qualifying tournament for the 1985 AFC U-16 Championship took place from 20 August to 21 September, 1984.

## Groups

### Group 1A

All matches were played in Doha, Qatar.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Qatar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | AFC U-16 Championship |
| 2 | Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | AFC U-16 Championship |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 |
| 4 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |

Bangladesh, Hong Kong, and Sri Lanka withdrew.

### Group 1B

All matches were played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | South Yemen | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | AFC U-16 Championship |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | AFC U-16 Championship |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 |
| 4 | Syria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |

Indonesia and Oman withdrew.

### Group 2A

All matches were played in Bangkok, Thailand.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kuwait | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 6 | AFC U-16 Championship |
| 2 | China | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 6 | AFC U-16 Championship |
| 3 | North Yemen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 5 |
| 4 | India | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 3 |
| 5 | Macau | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 61 | −61 | 0 |

### Group 2B

As with Group 2A, all Group 2B matches were also played in Bangkok, Thailand.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Thailand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 8 | AFC U-16 Championship |
| 2 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 5 | AFC U-16 Championship |
| 3 | Nepal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 |
| 4 | Philippines | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 2 |
| 5 | Singapore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |

Iran and Malaysia withdrew.

