1981 CONCACAF Championship

The 1981 CONCACAF Championship, the eighth edition of the CONCACAF Championship, was held in Honduras from 1 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 0–0 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.

1981 CONCACAF Championship
CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Host countryHonduras
Dates1 – 22 November
Teams6 (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 played15
Goals scored28 (1.87 per match)
Top scorer(s) Hugo Sánchez (3 goals)

Venues
Tegucigalpa
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Capacity: 35,000

Qualification
Main article: 1981 CONCACAF Championship qualification

Final round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Honduras 5 3 2 0 8 1 +7 8
2  El Salvador 5 2 2 1 2 1 +1 6
3  Mexico 5 1 3 1 6 3 +3 5
4  Canada 5 1 3 1 6 6 0 5
5  Cuba 5 1 2 2 4 8 −4 4
6  Haiti 5 0 2 3 2 9 −7 2
Source:

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

Mexico 4–0 Cuba
Castro  18'
H. Sánchez  43', 50'
Manzo  53'
Canada 1–0 El Salvador
Stojanovic  90'
Referee: Pagano Trucios (Peru)
Honduras 4–0 Haiti
Buezo  35'
Urquia  40'
Laing  64'
Figueroa  75'
Referee: Aragao (Brazil)
Haiti 1–1 Canada
Romulas  34' Stojanovic  50'
Referee: Gracias Regalado (Guatemala)
Mexico 0–1 El Salvador
Hernández  81'
Referee: Aragao (Brazil)
Honduras 2–0 Cuba
Buezo  36'
Costly  69'
Attendance: 33,876
El Salvador 0–0 Cuba
Referee: Socha (United States)
Mexico 1–1 Haiti
H. Sánchez  87' Cadet  47'
Referee: Pagano Trucios (Peru)
Honduras 2–1 Canada
Caballero  12'
Figueroa  40'		 Bridge  19'
Haiti 0–2 Cuba
Mathieu  55' (o.g.)
Núñez  90'
Referee: Bijlhout (Suriname)
Mexico 1–1 Canada
Castro  29' Bridge  57'
Referee: Socha (United States)
Honduras 0–0 El Salvador
Haiti 0–1 El Salvador
Huezo  28'
Referee: Downer (Trinidad and Tobago)
Cuba 2–2 Canada
Núñez  2'
Rodríguez  74'		 McLeod  48'
Iarusci  84'
Referee: Pagano Trucios (Peru)
Honduras 0–0 Mexico
Referee: Socha (United States)
 1981 CONCACAF Championship Winners 

Honduras
First title

Goalscorers
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes

To date, this was the last time that Mexico failed to qualify for a FIFA World Cup.

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