1981 CONCACAF Championship

1981 CONCACAF Championship
CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Host country Honduras
Dates 1 November – 22 November
Teams 6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Honduras (1st title)
Runners-up  El Salvador
Third place  Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 28 (1.87 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mexico Hugo Sánchez (3 goals)

The 1981 CONCACAF Championship, the eighth edition of the CONCACAF Championship, was held in Honduras from 1 November to 22 November. All games were played in the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa. This tournament was won by the host, Honduras, who earned their first title and secured for the first time a place in the FIFA World Cup, as the tournament also served as qualification to Spain 1982. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated two 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 qualified El Salvador to participate in the World Cup as the CONCACAF runners-up. El Salvador also became the first Central American team to qualify for more than one World Cup. This would be the last tournament which would feature a host nation for the final round.

Venues

Tegucigalpa
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Capacity: 35,000

Qualification

Final round

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Honduras 8532081+7
2  El Salvador 6522121+1
3  Mexico 5513163+3
4  Canada 55131660
5  Cuba 4512248−4
6  Haiti 2502329−7

Honduras and El Salvador qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

1981 CONCACAF Championship Winners

Honduras
First Title

Goalscorer

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Notes

External links

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