1981 Copa Interamericana

The 1981 Copa Interamericana was the 8th edition of the Copa Interamericana. The match-up featured Mexican club UNAM, the winners of the 1980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, and Uruguayan club Nacional, the winners of the 1980 Copa Libertadores. It was played staged over two legs.

1981 Copa Interamericana
EventCopa Interamericana
UNAM Nacional
6 5
on aggregate, after play-off
First leg
UNAM Nacional
3 1
Date25 March 1981 (1981-03-25)
VenueEstadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
RefereeRómulo Méndez (Guatemala)
Attendance52,229
Second leg
Nacional UNAM
1 3
Date8 April 1981 (1981-04-08)
VenueEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
RefereeJosé Roberto Wright (Brazil)
Attendance40,000
Play-off
Nacional UNAM
1 2
Date31 May 1981 (1981-05-31)
VenueMemorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
RefereeJosé Roberto Wright (Brazil)
Attendance15,000

UNAM defeated Nacional 6–5 on aggregate following a play-off to win their first Copa Interamericana title.

Teams
Team Qualification Previous participations (bold indicates winners)
UNAM Winners of the 1980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup None
Nacional Winners of the 1980 Copa Libertadores 1 (1971)

Venues
1st leg 2nd leg Play-off
Mexico City Montevideo Los Angeles
Estadio Olímpico Universitario Estadio Centenario Memorial Coliseum
Capacity: 69,000 Capacity: 60,235 Capacity: 93,607

Matches

Summary

In the first leg, hosted at Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City, UNAM beat Nacional 3–1. In the second leg at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Nacional was the winner by 3–1. As both teams tied on points and goal difference, a playoff was held in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, United States, where UNAM defeat Nacional 21 and therefore the Mexican team won their first Interamericana trophy,[1] which is regarded by the Pumas supporters (an even some former players)[2] as the most important title in the history of the club.[3]

First leg
UNAM 3–1 Nacional
  • Sánchez 5', 85'
  • Ferretti 60'
 Report
Attendance: 30,000

Second leg
Nacional 3–1 UNAM
 Report
Attendance: 40,000

Play-off
UNAM 2–1 Nacional
 Report
  • J. Cabrera 62'
Attendance: 15,000
UNAM
Nacional

References
  1. 1980 Copa Interamericana by Erik Lugo on the RSSSF
  2. Gustavo Vargas: "El título más importante que ha ganado Pumas" by Karla Uzeta on Record, 13 May 2020
  3. Los Pumas ante el gran objetivo on Fifa.com, 5 Apr 2005
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