1981 CONCACAF Championship

1981 CONCACAF Championship
CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Host country Honduras
Dates 1 November – 22 November
Teams 6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Honduras (1st title)
Runners-up  El Salvador
Third place  Mexico
Fourth place  Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 28 (1.87 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mexico Hugo Sánchez (3 goals)

The 1981 CONCACAF Championship, the eighth edition of the CONCACAF Championship, was held in Honduras from 1 November to 22 November. All games were played in the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa. This tournament was won by the host, Honduras, who earned their first title and secured for the first time a place in the FIFA World Cup, as the tournament also served as qualification to Spain 1982. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated two places (out of 24) in the final tournament. This edition was marked by an upset as Mexico, traditional CONCACAF heavyweights and needing a win to go through, were eliminated by Honduras. The 00 tie between Mexico and Honduras qualified El Salvador to participate in the World Cup as the CONCACAF runners-up. El Salvador also became the first Central American team to qualify for more than one World Cup. This would be the last tournament which would feature a host nation for the final round.

Venues

Tegucigalpa
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Capacity: 35,000

Qualification

Final round

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Honduras 8532081+7
2  El Salvador 6522121+1
3  Mexico 5513163+3
4  Canada 55131660
5  Cuba 45122484
6  Haiti 25023297

Honduras and El Salvador qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

1 November 1981
Mexico  4–0  Cuba
Castro  18'
H. Sánchez  43', 50'
Manzo  53'

2 November 1981
Canada  1–0  El Salvador
Stojanovic  90'
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Pagano Trucios (Peru)

3 November 1981
Honduras  4–0  Haiti
Buezo  35'
Urquia  40'
Laing  64'
Figueroa  75'

6 November 1981
Haiti  1–1  Canada
Romulus  34' Stojanovic  50'
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Gracias Regalado (Guatemala)

6 November 1981
Mexico  0–1  El Salvador
Hernandez  81'

8 November 1981
Honduras  2–0  Cuba
Buezo  36'
Costly  69'


11 November 1981
Mexico  1–1  Haiti
H. Sánchez  87' Cadet  47'
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Pagano Trucios (Peru)

12 November 1981
Honduras  2–1  Canada
Caballero  12'
Figueroa  40'
Bridge  19'

15 November 1981
Haiti  0–2  Cuba
Mathieu  55' (o.g.)
Núñez  90'

15 November 1981
Mexico  1–1  Canada
Castro  29' Bridge  57'



21 November 1981
Cuba  2–2  Canada
Nuñez  2'
Rodriguez  74'
McLeod  48'
Iarusci  84'
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Pagano Trucios (Peru)

1981 CONCACAF Championship Winners

Honduras
First Title

Goalscorer

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Notes

External links

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