1981 CONCACAF Championship
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| 1981 CONCACAF Championship CONCACAF Championship |
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| 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) |
Second place  |
 El Salvador |
| 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 2 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 gave El Salvador in the World Cup as 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 will be the last tournament which will feature a host nation for the final round.
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[edit] Qualification
[edit] Results
November 1, 1981, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Mexico 4 - 0 
Cuba
November 2, 1981, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - 
Canada 1 - 0 El Salvador
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Haiti
November 6, 1981, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Haiti 1 - 1 Canada
November 6, 1981, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Mexico 0 - 1 El Salvador
November 8, 1981, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Honduras 2 - 0 Cuba
November 11, 1981, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - El Salvador 0 - 0 Cuba
November 11, 1981, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Mexico 1 - 1 Haiti
November 12, 1981, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Honduras 2 - 1 Canada
November 15, 1981, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Haiti 0 - 2 Cuba
November 15, 1981, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Mexico 1 - 1 Canada
November 16, 1981, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Honduras 0 - 0 El Salvador
November 19, 1981, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Haiti 0 - 1 El Salvador
November 21, 1981, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Cuba 2 - 2 Canada
November 22, 1981, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Honduras 0 - 0 Mexico
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 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 |
[edit] Result
| 1981 CONCACAF Championship Winners |
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 Honduras First Title |
Honduras and El Salvador qualified for Spain 1982.
[edit] Topscorer
3 Goals
[edit] External links
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International football
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