1981 CONCACAF Championship

1981 CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Honduras
Dates	1–22 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
Fourth place	Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	28 (1.87 per match)
Attendance	470,484 (31,366 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Hugo Sánchez (3 goals)
	← 1977 1985 →

The 1981 CONCACAF Championship, the eighth edition of the CONCACAF Championship, was held in Honduras from 1 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.

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Honduras	5	3	2	0	8	1	+7	8
2	El Salvador	5	2	2	1	2	1	+1	6
3	Mexico	5	1	3	1	6	3	+3	5
4	Canada	5	1	3	1	6	6	0	5
5	Cuba	5	1	2	2	4	8	−4	4
6	Haiti	5	0	2	3	2	9	−7	2

1981 CONCACAF Championship

Venues

Qualification

Teams

Final round

Goalscorers

Team of the Tournament

Notes

References

External links

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