The qualifying tournament for the 1985 AFC U-16 Championship took place from 20 August to 21 September, 1984.
[1] [2] All matches were played in Doha, Qatar.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | AFC U-16 Championship | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | ||
All matches were played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | AFC U-16 Championship | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 | ||
All matches were played in Bangkok, Thailand.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 6 | AFC U-16 Championship | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 61 | −61 | 0 | ||
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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 8 | AFC U-16 Championship | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 | ||