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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Mexico |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 |
| 3 |  United States |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
Source:
| 18 October 1980 | Canada | 1 – 1 | Mexico | Exhibition Stadium, Toronto |
Stojanović  43' |
Luna 89' |
Referee: Siles Calderón (Costa Rica) |
| 25 October 1980 | United States | 0 – 0 | Canada | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale |
| Referee: Herrera García (El Salvador) |
| 1 November 1980 | Canada | 2 – 1 | United States | Empire Stadium, Vancouver |
| Iarusci 21' Šegota 42' (pen.) |
Villa 90' |
Referee: Méndez Molina (Guatemala) |
| 9 November 1980 | Mexico | 5 – 1 | United States | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |
| Sánchez 24' Camacho 31', 55'Mendizabal 37'González 40' |
Davis 76' (pen.) |
Referee: Valverde Salazar (Costa Rica) |
| 16 November 1980 | Mexico | 1 – 1 | Canada | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |
| Sánchez 75' (pen.) |
Gray 87' |
Referee: Midence Torres (Honduras) |
| 23 November 1980 | United States | 2 – 1 | Mexico | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale |
| Moyers 31', 65' |
Sánchez 40' |
Referee: Gracias Regalado (Guatemala) |
Canada and Mexico advanced to the finals.
Central American Zone
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Honduras |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 12 |
| 2 |  El Salvador |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 |
| 3 |  Guatemala |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 |
| 4 |  Costa Rica |
8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 |
| 5 |  Panama |
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 1 |
Source:
| 2 July 1980 | Panama | 0 – 2 | Guatemala | Panama City, Panama |
| Gómez 27' Mitrovich 49' |
Referee: Robert Evans (United States) |
| 30 July 1980 | Panama | 0 – 2 | Honduras | Panama City, Panama |
| Bernárdez 14' Costly 85' |
Referee: Hubert Tromp (Netherlands Antilles) |
| 10 August 1980 | Panama | 1 – 1 | Costa Rica | Panama City, Panama |
| Montillo 37' |
Arroyo 73' |
Referee: Goede (Suriname) |
| 24 August 1980 | Panama | 1 – 3 | El Salvador | Panama City, Panama |
| Paschal 19' |
Rivas 16' Huezo 75'González 82' |
Referee: Frederick Hoyte (Barbados) |
| 1 October 1980 | Costa Rica | 2 – 3 | Honduras | San José, Costa Rica |
| W. Jiménez 78' (pen.) Mills 81' |
Bulnes 29' Bernárdez 42'Bailey 67' |
Referee: Soupliotis (Canada) |
| 5 October 1980 | El Salvador | 4 – 1 | Panama | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| González 29' 61' 77' Rivas 35' |
Montillo 27' |
Referee: Winsemann (Canada) |
| 12 October 1980 | Guatemala | 0 – 0 | Costa Rica | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Referee: Narvaez Escobar (Mexico) |
| 26 October 1980 | Honduras | 0 – 0 | Guatemala | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Referee: Dorantes García (Mexico) |
| 26 October 1980 | El Salvador | 2 – 0 (w/o) | Costa Rica | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Costa Rica refused to travel to El Salvador for security reasons. FIFA awarded 2-0 win to El Salvador. [1] | Referee: Domingo de la Mora (Mexico) |
| 5 November 1980 | Costa Rica | 2 – 0 | Panama | San José, Costa Rica |
| Morera 14' W. Jiménez 48' (pen.) |
Referee: Dante Maglio (Canada) |
| 9 November 1980 | Guatemala | 0 – 0 | El Salvador | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Referee: David Socha (United States) |
| 16 November 1980 | Guatemala | 5 – 0 | Panama | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Mitrovich Gómez Pennant Wellmann |
Referee: Johnson (Canada) |
| 16 November 1980 | Honduras | 1 – 1 | Costa Rica | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Velásquez 77' |
Morera 33' |
Referee: David Socha (United States) |
| 23 November 1980 | El Salvador | 2 – 1 | Honduras | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| González 9' Guerrero 66' |
Figueroa 85' |
Referee: Fusco (Canada) |
| 26 November 1980 | Costa Rica | 0 – 3 | Guatemala | San José, Costa Rica |
| Pennant 27' Sánchez 64' (pen.)Gómez 88' |
Referee: Matos (Canada) |
| 30 November 1980 | Honduras | 2 – 0 | El Salvador | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Bailey 23' 66' |
Referee: Tony Evangelista (Canada) |
| 7 December 1980 | Guatemala | 0 – 1 | Honduras | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Bailey 71' |
Referee: Kibritjian (United States) |
| 10 December 1980 | Costa Rica | 0 – 0 | El Salvador | San José, Costa Rica |
| Referee: Rubio Vasquez (Mexico) |
| 14 December 1980 | Honduras | 5 – 0 | Panama | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Bernárdez 6' 21' 69' Figueroa 32' 77' |
Referee: Mendoza Guillen (Mexico) |
| 21 December 1980 | El Salvador | 1 – 0 | Guatemala | 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 |  Grenada | Georgetown, Guyana |
| Braithwaite 33' (pen.) Watson 50' 87'Canterbury 56'Forde 57' |
Julien 15' Belfon 17' |
Referee: José Leonidas Rogel (El Salvador) |
| 13 April 1980 | Grenada | 2 – 3 | Guyana | Saint George's, Grenada |
| Cherubin 56' Mitchell 87' (pen.) |
Watson 13' 38' Canterbury 16' |
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 |  Cuba |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 |
| 2 |  Suriname |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | Guyana |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Source:
| 17 August 1980 | Cuba | 3 – 0 | Suriname | Havana, Cuba |
| Delgado 69' Pereira 71' 78' |
Referee: Antonio Márquez (Mexico) |
| 7 September 1980 | Suriname | 0 – 0 | Cuba | Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Referee: Hubert Tromp (Netherlands Antilles) |
| 28 September 1980 | Guyana | 0 – 1 | Suriname | Georgetown, Guyana |
| Stjeward 22' |
Referee: Reginald Wooding (Trinidad and Tobago) |
| 12 October 1980 | Suriname | 4 – 0 | Guyana | Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Leisbergen 20' 40' George 22'Calor 80' |
Referee: L. De Boer (Netherlands Antilles) |
| 30 November 1980 | Guyana | 0 – 3 | Cuba | Linden, Guyana |
| Hernández 8' Espinosa 17'Roldán 18' |
Referee: R. Goede (Suriname) |
Cuba advanced to the finals.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Haiti |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| 2 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Netherlands Antilles |
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
Source:
| 1 August 1980 | Haiti | 2 – 0 | Trinidad and Tobago | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Crispin Bobo |
Referee: Marcel Pérez (Mexico) |
| 17 August 1980 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 – 0 | Haiti | San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Spann 55' (pen.) |
Referee: Carlos Monge (Costa Rica) |
| 12 September 1980 | Haiti | 1 – 0 | Netherlands Antilles | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Brevin 74' |
Referee: Whilston Taylor (Jamaica) |
| 9 November 1980 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 – 0 | Netherlands Antilles | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Referee: Frederick Hoyte (Barbados) |
| 29 November 1980 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 – 0 | Trinidad and Tobago | Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles |
| Referee: Glenn Kranenburg (Suriname) |
| 12 December 1980 | Netherlands Antilles | 1 – 1 | Haiti | Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles |
| Kwidama 73' |
Crispin 3' |
Referee: Domingo De la Mora (Mexico) |
Haiti advanced to the finals.
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Julio Roberto Gómez Rendón
- José Emilio Mitrovich
- José Roberto Figueroa
- 2 goals
- Omar Morera Barrantes
- Luis Hernández
- Roberto Pereira
- Norberto Huezo
- José María Rivas
- Selvin Pennant
- Ashton Canterbury Taylor
- Serge Crispin
- Adrián Camacho
- Daniel Montillo Ruíz
- Johan Leisbergen
- Steve Moyers
- 1 goal
- Gerry Gray
- Robert Iarusci
- Branko Šegota
- Mike Stojanović
- Omar Arroyo
- Javier Jiménez
- William Jiménez Mora
- Rodolfo Mills
- Regino Delgado
- Roberto Espinosa
- Andrés Roldán
- Óscar Gustavo Guerrero
- Carlton Belfon
- Douglas Cherubin
- Jude Julien
- Jude Mitchell
- Óscar Enrique Sánchez
- Allan Wellmann
- Gordon Braithwaite
- Clyde Ford
- Fritz Bobo
- Carlo Brevin
- Fernando Bulnes
- Allan Anthony Costly
- Moisés Tomás Velásquez Torres
- José Luis González China
- Guillermo Mendizabal
- Glenn Kwidama
- Ricardo Paschal Chambers
- Ricardo Calor
- Roy George
- Kenneth Stjeward
- Leroy Spann
- Rick Davis
- Greg Villa
References
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