1981 CONCACAF Championship

1981 CONCACAF Championship

CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Honduras
Dates	November 1 – November 22
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
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	28 (1.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Hugo Sánchez

The 1981 CONCACAF Championship, the 8th staging of the CONCACAF Championship, was held in Honduras from November 1 to November 22. All games were played in the Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino in Tegucigalpa. This tournament was won by the host, Honduras, who earned their first title and secured for the first time so far, a place in Spain 1982 since the tournament also served as qualification to the World Cup. 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 runner-ups. El Salvador also became the first Central American team to qualify for more than one World Cup (a record that has been broken by Costa Rica). This would be the last tournament which would feature a host nation for the final round.

Qualification

Main article: 1981 CONCACAF Championship qualification

Final round

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

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

Mexico v Cuba

1 November 1981	Mexico	4 – 0	Cuba	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
	Castro 18' H. Sánchez 43', 50' Manzo 53'			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Mendez Molina (Guatemala)

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Canada v El Salvador

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

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Honduras v Haiti

3 November 1981	Honduras	4 – 0	Haiti	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
	Bueso 35' Urquia 40' Laing 64' Figueroa 75'			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Aragao (Brazil)

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Haiti v Canada

6 November 1981	Haiti	1 – 1	Canada	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
	Romulus 34'		Stojanović 50'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Gracias Regalado (Guatemala)

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Mexico v El Salvador

6 November 1981	Mexico	0 – 1	El Salvador	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
			Hernandez 81'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Aragao (Brazil)

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Honduras v Cuba

8 November 1981	Honduras	2 – 0	Cuba	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
	Bueso 36' Costly 69'			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Siles Calderón (Costa Rica)

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El Salvador v Cuba

11 November 1981	El Salvador	0 – 0	Cuba	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Socha (United States)

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Mexico v Haiti

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

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Honduras v Canada

12 November 1981	Honduras	2 – 1	Canada	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
	Caballero 12' Figueroa 40'		Bridge 19'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Mendez Molina (Guatemala)

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Haiti v Cuba

15 November 1981	Haiti	0 – 2	Cuba	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
			Mathieu 55' (o.g.) Nuñez 90'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Bijlhout (Suriname)

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Mexico v Canada

15 November 1981	Mexico	1 – 1	Canada	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
	Castro 29'		Bridge 57'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Socha (United States)

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Honduras v El Salvador

16 November 1981	Honduras	0 – 0	El Salvador	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Silas Calderón (Costa Rica)

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Haiti v El Salvador

19 November 1981	Haiti	0 – 1	El Salvador	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
			Huezo	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Downer (Trinidad and Tobago)

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Cuba v Canada

21 November 1981	Cuba	2 – 2	Canada	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
	Nuñez Rodriguez		McLeod 48' Larusci 84'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Pagano Trucios (Peru)

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Honduras v Mexico

22 November 1981	Honduras	0 – 0	Mexico	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Socha (United States)

1981 CONCACAF Championship Winners
Honduras First Title

Topscorer

3 Goals

• Hugo Sánchez

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