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.
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.[4]
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.[4]
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.[4]
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.[4]
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.[4]
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.[4]
Trinidad and Tobago
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Grenada
83′
Dominica
Guadeloupe
Cayman Islands
Suriname
Guyana
French Guiana
Martinique
Barbados