The 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship was an association football tournament held by FIFA. The 1985 World Championship was the first edition of the tournament. It was held in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Dalian in People's Republic of China. The tournament took place from July 31, 1985, to August 11, 1985. To play in the tournament, players had to have been born after August 1, 1968. U-16 means age 16 years or under.