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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 2 |  |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 |
| 3 |  |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
Source:
| 18 October 1980 | Canada | 1 – 1 | | Exhibition Stadium, Toronto |
Stojanović  |
Sánchez |
Referee: Siles Calderón (Costa Rica) |
| 25 October 1980 | United States | 0 – 0 | | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale |
| Referee: Herrera García (El Salvador) |
| 1 November 1980 | Canada | 2 – 1 | | Empire Stadium, Vancouver |
| Iarusci Šegota |
Villa |
Referee: Méndez Molina (Guatemala) |
| 9 November 1980 | Mexico | 5 – 1 | | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |
| Sánchez Camacho Mendizabal González |
Davis |
Referee: Valverde Salazar (Costa Rica) |
| 16 November 1980 | Mexico | 1 – 1 | | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |
| Sánchez |
Gray |
Referee: Midence Torres (Honduras) |
| 23 November 1980 | United States | 2 – 1 | | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale |
| Moyers |
Sánchez |
Referee: Gracias Regalado (Guatemala) |
Canada and Mexico advanced to the finals.
Central American Zone
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 12 |
| 2 |  |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 |
| 3 |  |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 |
| 4 |  |
8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 |
| 5 |  |
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 1 |
Source:
| 2 July 1980 | Panama | 0 – 2 | | Panama City, Panama |
| Gómez Mitrovich |
Referee: Robert Evans (United States) |
| 30 July 1980 | Panama | 0 – 2 | | Panama City, Panama |
| Bernárdez Costly |
Referee: Hubert Tromp (Netherlands Antilles) |
| 10 August 1980 | Panama | 1 – 1 | | Panama City, Panama |
| Montillo |
Arroyo |
Referee: Goede (Suriname) |
| 24 August 1980 | Panama | 1 – 3 | | Panama City, Panama |
| Paschal |
Rivas Huezo González |
Referee: Frederick Hoyte (Barbados) |
| 1 October 1980 | Costa Rica | 2 – 3 | | San José, Costa Rica |
| Javier Jiménez Rodolfo Mills |
Bailey Bernárdez Bulnes |
Referee: Soupliotis (Canada) |
| 5 October 1980 | El Salvador | 4 – 1 | | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| González Rivas |
Montillo |
Referee: Winsemann (Canada) |
| 12 October 1980 | Guatemala | 0 – 0 | | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Referee: Narvaez Escobar (Mexico) |
| 26 October 1980 | Honduras | 0 – 0 | | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Referee: Dorantes García (Mexico) |
| 26 October 1980 | El Salvador | 2 – 0 (w/o) | | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Forfeited |
| 5 November 1980 | Costa Rica | 2 – 0 | | San José, Costa Rica |
| Morera W. Jiménez |
Referee: Dante Maglio (Canada) |
| 9 November 1980 | Guatemala | 0 – 0 | | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Referee: David Socha (United States) |
| 16 November 1980 | Guatemala | 5 – 0 | | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Mitrovich Gómez Pennant Wellmann |
Referee: Johnson (Canada) |
| 16 November 1980 | Honduras | 1 – 1 | | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Velásquez |
Morera |
Referee: David Socha (United States) |
| 23 November 1980 | El Salvador | 2 – 1 | | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| González Guerrero |
Figueroa |
Referee: Fusco (Canada) |
| 26 November 1980 | Costa Rica | 0 – 3 | | San José, Costa Rica |
| Gómez Pennant Sánchez |
Referee: Matos (Canada) |
| 30 November 1980 | Honduras | 2 – 0 | | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Bailey |
Referee: Tony Evangelista (Canada) |
| 7 December 1980 | Guatemala | 0 – 1 | | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Bailey |
Referee: Kibritjian (United States) |
| 10 December 1980 | Costa Rica | 0 – 0 | | San José, Costa Rica |
| Referee: Rubio Vasquez (Mexico) |
| 14 December 1980 | Honduras | 5 – 0 | | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Bernárdez Figueroa |
Referee: Mendoza Guillen (Mexico) |
| 21 December 1980 | El Salvador | 1 – 0 | | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Huezo |
Referee: D'Ippolito (United States) |
Honduras and El Salvador advanced to the finals.
Caribbean Zone
Group A Preliminary Round
| 30 March 1980 | Guyana  | 5 – 2 |  | Georgetown, Guyana |
| Braithwaite Watson Canterbury Forde |
Julien Belfon |
Referee: José Leonidas Rogel (El Salvador) |
| 13 April 1980 | Grenada | 2 – 3 | | Saint George's, Grenada |
| Cherubin Mitchell |
Watson Canterbury |
Referee: Juan Ramón Mollinero (Guatemala) |
Guyana won 8-4 on aggregate and advanced to Group A.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 |
| 2 |  |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Source:
| 17 August 1980 | Cuba | 3 – 0 | | Havana, Cuba |
| Delgado Pereira |
Referee: Antonio Márquez (Mexico) |
| 7 September 1980 | Suriname | 0 – 0 | | Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Referee: Hubert Tromp (Netherlands Antilles) |
| 28 September 1980 | Guyana | 0 – 1 | | Georgetown, Guyana |
| Stjeward |
Referee: Reginald Wooding (Trinidad and Tobago) |
| 12 October 1980 | Suriname | 4 – 0 | | Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Leisbergen George Calor |
Referee: L. De Boer (Netherlands Antilles) |
| 30 November 1980 | Guyana | 0 – 3 | | Linden, Guyana |
| Hernández Espinosa Roldán |
Referee: R. Goede (Suriname) |
Cuba advanced to the finals.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| 2 |  |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 |
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4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
Source:
| 1 August 1980 | Haiti | 2 – 0 | | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Crispin Bobo |
Referee: Marcel Pérez (Mexico) |
| 17 August 1980 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 – 0 | | San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Spann |
Referee: Carlos Monge (Costa Rica) |
| 12 September 1980 | Haiti | 1 – 0 | | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Brevin |
Referee: Whilston Taylor (Jamaica) |
| 9 November 1980 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 – 0 | | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Referee: Frederick Hoyte (Barbados) |
| 29 November 1980 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 – 0 | | Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles |
| Referee: Glenn Kranenburg (Suriname) |
| 12 December 1980 | Netherlands Antilles | 1 – 1 | | Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles |
| Kwidama |
Crispin |
Referee: Domingo De la Mora (Mexico) |
Haiti advanced to the finals.
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
References
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