1981 CONCACAF Championship qualification

A total of 15 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. The 15 teams were divided into 3 zones, based on geographical considerations, as follows:

  • North American Zone had 3 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner and runner-up would advance to the Final Round.
  • Central American Zone had 5 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner and runner-up would advance to the Final Round.
  • Caribbean Zone had 7 teams, which would be divided into 2 groups - Group A had 4 teams and Group B had 3 teams. 2 teams in Group A played in the Preliminary Round, against each other on a home-and-away basis, with the winner advancing to Group A proper. The 3 teams in each group would then play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.

North American Zone

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Canada 5413043+1
2  Mexico 4412185+3
3  United States 3411248−4

Canada and Mexico advanced to the finals.

Central American Zone

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Honduras 128521155+10
2  El Salvador 128521125+7
3  Guatemala 98332102+8
4  Costa Rica 68143610−4
5  Panama 18017324−21

Honduras and El Salvador advanced to the finals..

Caribbean Zone

Group A Preliminary Round

Guyana won 8-4 on aggregate and advanced to Group A.

Group A

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Cuba 7431070+7
2  Suriname 5421153+2
3  Guyana 0400409−9

Cuba advanced to the finals.

Group B

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Haiti 5421142+2
2  Trinidad and Tobago 4412112−1
3  Netherlands Antilles 3403112−1

Haiti advanced to the finals.

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

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