1981 CONCACAF Championship qualification

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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  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:[citation needed]
18 October 1980 Canada  1 – 1  Mexico Exhibition Stadium, Toronto
Stojanović Goal 43' Luna Goal 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 Goal 21'
Šegota Goal 42' (pen.)		 Villa Goal 90' Referee: Méndez Molina (Guatemala)
9 November 1980 Mexico  5 – 1  United States Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Sánchez Goal 24'
Goal 31', 55'
Mendizabal Goal 37'
González Goal 40'		 Davis Goal 76' (pen.) Referee: Valverde Salazar (Costa Rica)
16 November 1980 Mexico  1 – 1  Canada Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Sánchez Goal 75' (pen.) Gray Goal 87' Referee: Midence Torres (Honduras)
23 November 1980 United States  2 – 1  Mexico Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
Moyers Goal 31', 65' Sánchez Goal 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:[citation needed]
2 July 1980 Panama  0 – 2  Guatemala Panama City, Panama
Gómez Goal 27'
Goal 49'		 Referee: Robert Evans (United States)
30 July 1980 Panama  0 – 2  Honduras Panama City, Panama
Bernárdez Goal 14'
Costly Goal 85'		 Referee: Hubert Tromp (Netherlands Antilles)
10 August 1980 Panama  1 – 1  Costa Rica Panama City, Panama
Goal 37' Arroyo Goal 73' Referee: Goede (Suriname)
24 August 1980 Panama  1 – 3  El Salvador Panama City, Panama
Goal 19' Rivas Goal 16'
Huezo Goal 75'
González Goal 82'		 Referee: Frederick Hoyte (Barbados)
1 October 1980 Costa Rica  2 – 3  Honduras San José, Costa Rica
Goal 78' (pen.)
Mills Goal 81'		 Bulnes Goal 29'
Bernárdez Goal 42'
Bailey Goal 67'		 Referee: Soupliotis (Canada)
5 October 1980 El Salvador  4 – 1  Panama San Salvador, El Salvador
González Goal 29' Goal 61' Goal 77'
Rivas Goal 35'		 Goal 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
Goal 14'
Goal 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
GoalGoal
Gómez Goal
Pennant Goal
Wellmann Goal		 Referee: Johnson (Canada)
16 November 1980 Honduras  1 – 1  Costa Rica Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Goal 77' Goal 33' Referee: David Socha (United States)
23 November 1980 El Salvador  2 – 1  Honduras San Salvador, El Salvador
González Goal 9'
Goal 66'		 Figueroa Goal 85' Referee: Fusco (Canada)
26 November 1980 Costa Rica  0 – 3  Guatemala San José, Costa Rica
Pennant Goal 27'
Sánchez Goal 64' (pen.)
Gómez Goal 88'		 Referee: Matos (Canada)
30 November 1980 Honduras  2 – 0  El Salvador Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Bailey Goal 23' Goal 66' Referee: Tony Evangelista (Canada)
7 December 1980 Guatemala  0 – 1  Honduras Guatemala City, Guatemala
Bailey Goal 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 Goal 6' Goal 21' Goal 69'
Figueroa Goal 32' Goal 77'		 Referee: Mendoza Guillen (Mexico)
21 December 1980 El Salvador  1 – 0  Guatemala San Salvador, El Salvador
Huezo Goal 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
Goal 33' (pen.)
Watson Goal 50' Goal 87'
Goal 56'
Goal 57'		 Goal 15'
Goal 17'		 Referee: José Leonidas Rogel (El Salvador)
13 April 1980 Grenada  2 – 3  Guyana Saint George's, Grenada
Goal 56'
Goal 87' (pen.)		 Watson Goal 13' Goal 38'
Goal 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:[citation needed]
17 August 1980 Cuba  3 – 0  Suriname Havana, Cuba
Delgado Goal 69'
Pereira Goal 71' Goal 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
Goal 22' Referee: Reginald Wooding (Trinidad and Tobago)
12 October 1980 Suriname  4 – 0  Guyana Paramaribo, Suriname
Goal 20' Goal 40'
Goal 22'
Goal 80'		 Referee: L. De Boer (Netherlands Antilles)
9 November 1980 Cuba  1 – 0  Guyana Havana, Cuba
Hernández Goal 14' Referee: Whilston Taylor (Jamaica)
30 November 1980 Guyana  0 – 3  Cuba Linden, Guyana
Hernández Goal 8'
Espinosa Goal 17'
Roldán Goal 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:[citation needed]
1 August 1980 Haiti  2 – 0  Trinidad and Tobago Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Goal
Goal		 Referee: Marcel Pérez (Mexico)
17 August 1980 Trinidad and Tobago  1 – 0  Haiti San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Goal 55' (pen.) Referee: Carlos Monge (Costa Rica)
12 September 1980 Haiti  1 – 0  Netherlands Antilles Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Goal 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 Goal 73' Goal 3' Referee: Domingo De la Mora (Mexico)

Haiti advanced to the finals.

Goalscorers[]

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References[]

  1. ^ Buzón de Rodrigo
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