1985 South American U-16 Championship
# 1985 South American U-16 Championship

The 1985 South American Under-16 Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-16 Argentina 1985, Brazilian Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-16 Argentina 1985) was the inaugural edition of the South American Under-17 Football Championship, a football competition for the under-16 national teams in South America organized by CONMEBOL. It was held in Argentina from 1–22 April 1985.

Argentina were crowned champions, and together with Brazil, which were the top two teams of this tournament, alongside invitee Bolivia, qualified for the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship in China.

## Teams

* Argentina (hosts)
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Peru
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

## Venues

The venues were José Amalfitani Stadium, and Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires and Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, La Plata.

| Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires | La Plata |
| - | - | - |
| José Amalfitani Stadium | Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry | Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi |
| 34°38′07″S 58°31′15″W﻿ / ﻿34.635375°S 58.520711°W﻿ / -34.635375; -58.520711﻿ (José Amalfitani Stadium) | 34°37′07″S 58°26′52″W﻿ / ﻿34.6185°S 58.447639°W﻿ / -34.6185; -58.447639﻿ (Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry) | 34°54′43″S 57°56′20″W﻿ / ﻿34.911925°S 57.938794°W﻿ / -34.911925; -57.938794﻿ (Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi) |
| Capacity:49,540 Stadium Club Atletico Velez Sarsfield | Capacity:24.442 Stadium Club Atletico Ferrocarril Oeste | Capacity:23,000 Stadium Club Atletico Estudiantes de La Plata Bs.As. |

## The tournament

The top two teams qualified to the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship.

### Tiebreakers

When teams finished level of points, the final rankings were determined according to:

* goal difference
* goals scored
* head-to-head result between tied teams (two teams only)
* drawing of lots

All times local, UTC−3.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Argentina (H) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | +27 | 16 | 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship |
| 2 | Brazil | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 14 | 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship |
| 3 | Ecuador | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Chile | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 | Uruguay | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 7 | |
| 6 | Colombia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 7 | |
| 7 | Peru | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 6 | |
| 8 | Bolivia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 5 | |
| 9 | Venezuela | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 2 | |

## Winners

* 1985 South American Under-16 Football champions
* Argentina 1st title

## Qualified teams for FIFA U-16 World Championship

The following three teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship.

| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament |
| - | - | - |
| Argentina | 17 April 1985 | 0 |
| Brazil | 17 April 1985 | 0 |
| Bolivia | 17 April 1985 | 0 |
