1985 CFU Championship

October 2024 CFU Championship 1985 Barbados 25–29 June 1985 4 MTQ snake BRB GLP SUR 6 13 1983 1988 The 1985 CFU Championship was the fifth international association football championship for members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). Hosted by Barbados, the competition ran from 25–29 June 1985 and was contested by the national teams of Barbados, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Suriname. Defending champions Martinique became the first team to successfully defend the title as they won the competition for the second time after a 1–1 draw with hosts Barbados in the final round of matches of the round-robin tournament. Background The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) was founded in January 1978 as a sub-confederation of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF).About Us https://www.cfufootball.org/inside-cfu/about-us/ Caribbean Football Union 5 May 2026 Later the same year, the first CFU Championship was organised in Trinidad and Tobago.McKain Chris J. Cruickshank Mark CFU Championship https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/shellcar.html RSSSF 5 May 2026 19 September 2019 Martinique were the defending champions after winning the previous edition in French Guiana.Cruickshank Mark Courtney Barrie Garin Erik CFU Championship 1983 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cfu83.html RSSSF 5 May 2026 20 December 2012 Four different teams had won the four previous tournaments - Haiti, Martinique, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. Format Two qualifying rounds were held to determine two of the four teams that would participate in the final tournament. Hosts Barbados and holders Martinique qualified automatically. In the first round, teams were drawn into groups of three or four teams. Each group was played as a single round-robin where each team would play all of the others once. The winner of each group, decided by the total number of points obtained across all matches played, would advance to the next stage.Cruickshank Mark Courtney Barrie Morrison Neil Garin Erik CFU Championship 1985 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cfu85.html RSSSF 5 May 2026 7 January 2021 In the second round, the three remaining teams would contest a single round-robin where each team would play all of the others once. The winner and runner-up of the group, decided by the total number of points obtained across all matches played, would qualify for the final tournament. The final tournament was played as a single round-robin where each team would play all of the others once. The winner would be decided by the total number of points obtained across all matches played. Participants 22em ATG BRB CAY old DMA 1981 GUF GRN GLP GUY MTQ snake LCA 1979 VIN 1985 SUR TRI Qualifying tournament The qualification stage ran from February to May 1985. Some match results are unknown. First round Group 1 Trinidad and Tobago defeated Grenada and drew with St Vincent and the Grenadines to win the group and advance to the second round. Saint Lucia withdrew due to financial reasons. Table main WDL Q 2 TRI TRI VIN VIN 1985 GRN GRN LCA LCA 1979 1 1 0 6 2 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 green1 Advance to second round black1 Withdrew A WD complete Results 24 February 1985 VIN 1979 1–1 TRI Ballantyne 83 C. Denoon 48 Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale 20 March 1985 GRN 1–5 TRI C. Denoon x2 N. Denoon x2 Queen's Park, St. George's 20 March 1985 VIN 1985 3–0 GRN Soso 9 Laborde 14 53 Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale Group 2 There is limited information available for group 2. It was contested by Antigua and Barbuda, the Cayman Islands, Dominica and Guadeloupe and Guadeloupe advanced to round two. Three of the match results and the final standings table are unknown. Known results 24 February 1985 ATG 2–1 DMA 1981 Hurst 43 Gonsalves 58 Hippolyte 18 Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's 3 March 1985 ATG 0–1 GPE local Wills 21 pen. Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's 3 March 1985 DMA 1981 2–1 CAY old Toussaint 53 Hippolyte 87 Ramon 11 Windsor Park, Roseau Group 3 Suriname defeated both French Guiana and Guyana to win the group and advance to the second round. Table main WDL Q 2 SUR SUR GUY GUY GUF GUF 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 green1 Advance to second round A complete Results 10 March 1985 GUF 0–1 GUY Williams Stade de Baduel, Cayenne 17 March 1985 GUF 0–1 SUR Stade de Baduel, Cayenne 24 March 1985 GUY 0–1 SUR Doest 48 Guyana Defence Force Ground, Georgetown Second round Guadeloupe defeated both Suriname and drew with Trinidad and Tobago to win the group and qualify for the final tournament alongside Suriname who had defeated Trinidad and Tobago in the other match. Table main WDL Q 2 GLP GLP SUR SUR TRI TRI 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 green1 Qualification to 1985 CFU Championship A A complete Results 3 April 1985 GLP 1–1 TRI Stade de Les Abymes, Les Abymes 27 April 1985 SUR 0–1 GLP Bruno 72 Stade de Baduel, Cayenne 5 May 1985 TRI 0–1 SUR Wijks 6 Skinner Park, San Fernando Final tournament The final tournament was held from 25–29 June 1985. After winning their opening two matches, Martinique were crowned champions when they drew 1–1 in Barbados in their final match. Table main WDL Q 2 MTQ MTQ snake BRB BRB GLP GLP SUR SUR 2 1 0 5 2 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 4 5 0 2 1 2 4 green1 A complete Results 25 June 1985 MTQ snake 2–1 GLP Hubert Cesar Jean 60 pen. National Stadium, Bridgetown 25 June 1985 BRB 0–0 SUR National Stadium, Bridgetown 27 June 1985 MTQ snake 2–0 SUR Cesar Toris National Stadium, Bridgetown 27 June 1985 BRB 1–1 GLP Alleyne Elizier 26 National Stadium, Bridgetown 30 June 1985 SUR 2–2 GLP Klinker Doest Angloma x2 National Stadium, Bridgetown 30 June 1985 BRB 1–1 MTQ snake Chase 47 Cesar 40 National Stadium, Bridgetown References Category:Caribbean Cup CFU Category:1985 in Barbados