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.
Main article: 1981 CONCACAF Championship

North American Zone
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  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 MexicoExhibition Stadium, Toronto
Stojanović  43' Sánchez  89' Referee: Siles Calderón (Costa Rica)
25 October 1980 United States 0 – 0 CanadaLockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
Referee: Herrera García (El Salvador)
1 November 1980 Canada 2 – 1 United StatesEmpire Stadium, Vancouver
Iarusci  21'
Šegota  42' (pen.)		 Villa  90' Referee: Méndez Molina (Guatemala)
9 November 1980 Mexico 5 – 1 United StatesEstadio 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 CanadaEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
Sánchez  30' (pen.) Gray  59' Referee: Midence Torres (Honduras)
23 November 1980 United States 2 – 1 MexicoLockhart 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  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 GuatemalaPanama City, Panama
Gómez  27'
Mitrovich  49'		 Referee: Robert Evans (United States)
30 July 1980 Panama 0 – 2 HondurasPanama City, Panama
Bernárdez  14'
Costly  85'		 Referee: Hubert Tromp (Netherlands Antilles)
10 August 1980 Panama 1 – 1 Costa RicaPanama City, Panama
Montillo  37' Arroyo Referee: Goede (Suriname)
24 August 1980 Panama 1 – 3 El SalvadorPanama City, Panama
Paschal  19' Rivas  16'
Huezo  75'
González  82'		 Referee: Frederick Hoyte (Barbados)
1 October 1980 Costa Rica 2 – 3 HondurasSan José, Costa Rica
Javier Jiménez
Rodolfo Mills		 Bailey
Bernárdez
Bulnes 		Referee: Soupliotis (Canada)
5 October 1980 El Salvador 4 – 1 PanamaSan Salvador, El Salvador
González
Rivas 		Montillo Referee: Winsemann (Canada)
12 October 1980 Guatemala 0 – 0 Costa RicaGuatemala City, Guatemala
Referee: Narvaez Escobar (Mexico)
26 October 1980 Honduras 0 – 0 GuatemalaTegucigalpa, Honduras
Referee: Dorantes García (Mexico)
26 October 1980 El Salvador 2 – 0
(w/o)		 Costa RicaSan Salvador, El Salvador
Forfeited
5 November 1980 Costa Rica 2 – 0 PanamaSan José, Costa Rica
Morera  7'
W. Jiménez  53'		 Referee: Dante Maglio (Canada)
9 November 1980 Guatemala 0 – 0 El SalvadorGuatemala City, Guatemala
Referee: David Socha (United States)
16 November 1980 Guatemala 5 – 0 PanamaGuatemala City, Guatemala
Mitrovich
Gómez
Pennant
Wellmann 		Referee: Johnson (Canada)
16 November 1980 Honduras 1 – 1 Costa RicaTegucigalpa, Honduras
Velásquez  77' Morera  33' Referee: David Socha (United States)
23 November 1980 El Salvador 2 – 1 HondurasSan Salvador, El Salvador
González
Guerrero 		Figueroa Referee: Fusco (Canada)
26 November 1980 Costa Rica 0 – 3 GuatemalaSan José, Costa Rica
Gómez
Pennant
Sánchez 		Referee: Matos (Canada)
30 November 1980 Honduras 2 – 0 El SalvadorTegucigalpa, Honduras
Bailey  23'  66' Referee: Tony Evangelista (Canada)
7 December 1980 Guatemala 0 – 1 HondurasGuatemala City, Guatemala
Bailey Referee: Kibritjian (United States)
10 December 1980 Costa Rica 0 – 0 El SalvadorSan José, Costa Rica
Referee: Rubio Vasquez (Mexico)
14 December 1980 Honduras 5 – 0 PanamaTegucigalpa, Honduras
Bernárdez
Figueroa 		Referee: Mendoza Guillen (Mexico)
21 December 1980 El Salvador 1 – 0 GuatemalaSan 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 GrenadaGeorgetown, 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 GuyanaSaint 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 SurinameHavana, Cuba
Delgado  69'
Pereira  71'  78'		 Referee: Antonio Márquez (Mexico)
7 September 1980 Suriname 0 – 0 CubaParamaribo, Suriname
Referee: Hubert Tromp (Netherlands Antilles)
28 September 1980 Guyana 0 – 1 SurinameGeorgetown, Guyana
Stjeward  22' Referee: Reginald Wooding (Trinidad and Tobago)
12 October 1980 Suriname 4 – 0 GuyanaParamaribo, Suriname
Leisbergen  20'  40'
George  22'
Calor  80'		 Referee: L. De Boer (Netherlands Antilles)
9 November 1980 Cuba 1 – 0 GuyanaHavana, Cuba
Hernández  14' Referee: Whilston Taylor (Jamaica)
30 November 1980 Guyana 0 – 3 CubaLinden, 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  Haiti 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 5
2  Trinidad and Tobago 4 1 2 1 1 2 −1 4
3  Netherlands Antilles 4 0 3 1 1 2 −1 3
Source:
1 August 1980 Haiti 2 – 0 Trinidad and TobagoPort-au-Prince, Haiti
Crispin
Bobo 		Referee: Marcel Pérez (Mexico)
17 August 1980 Trinidad and Tobago 1 – 0 HaitiSan Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Spann  55' (pen.) Referee: Carlos Monge (Costa Rica)
12 September 1980 Haiti 1 – 0 Netherlands AntillesPort-au-Prince, Haiti
Brevin  74' Referee: Whilston Taylor (Jamaica)
9 November 1980 Trinidad and Tobago 0 – 0 Netherlands AntillesPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Referee: Frederick Hoyte (Barbados)
29 November 1980 Netherlands Antilles 0 – 0 Trinidad and TobagoWillemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Referee: Glenn Kranenburg (Suriname)
12 December 1980 Netherlands Antilles 1 – 1 HaitiWillemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Kwidama  73' Crispin  3' Referee: Domingo De la Mora (Mexico)

Haiti advanced to the finals.

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