1980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

16th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1980 275 Estadio Nacional in Tegucigalpa hosted the final round Estadio Carías.jpg 20 May 1980 – 12 February 1981 18 MEX UNAM 1 HON 1949 UNAH 33 92 1979 1981 The 1980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 16th edition of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. UNAM won the final round, becoming CONCACAF club champions for the first time in their history.Copa de Campeones 1980 on the RSSSFLa generación Puma by Carlos Calderón on Medio Tiempo, 8 Feb 2009 Teams The following 18 teams (from ten associations) qualified for the tournament. North American Zone: 5 teams (from three associations) Central American Zone: 8 teams (from four associations) Caribbean Zone: 6 teams (from six associations) +Qualified teams for 1980 CONCACAF Champions' CupTeamsMEX Cruz Azul (1st)MEX UNAM (2nd)USA Sacramento Gold (1st)USA Brooklyn Dodgers (1st)CRC Herediano (1st)CRC Cartaginés (2nd)SLV Águila (1st)SLV Santiagueño (2nd)GUA Comunicaciones (1st)GUA Cobán Imperial (2nd)HON 1949 Marathón (1st)HON 1949 UNAH (2nd)ANT Jong Colombia (1st)ANT SUBT (2nd)SUR Robinhood (1st)SUR Transvaal (2nd)TRI Police (1st)TRI Defence Force (2nd)BER Hotels International (1st) Format The teams were split into 3 zones (North American, Central American and Caribbean), each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament, that was played in Tegucigalpa, Honduras under a group system. All the qualifying matches in the tournament were played under the home/away match system. Schedule PhaseRoundFirst legSecond legQualifyingFirst qualifying round20 May – 22 June 198029 May – 2 June 1980Second qualifying round22 June – 2 November 198029 June – 16 November 1980Third qualifying round6 November 198013 November 1980Final roundMatch 18 February 1981Match 210 February 1981Match 312 February 1981 First round North America Zone UNAM MEX w/onote UNAM v Sacramento Gold Both matches between UNAM and Sacramento Gold were cancelled due to the withdrawal of Sacramento Gold from the competition. UNAM advanced to the third round on a walkover. The results are those listed by CONCACAF; It is stated in the RSSSF that there is no evidence that these games were played. Sacramento Gold USA Cancelled Cancelled Brooklyn Dodgers USA 3–2 Hotels International FC BER 2–2 1–0 North America Zone UNAM v Sacramento Gold UNAM MEX Cancelled(w/o) USA Sacramento Gold Sacramento Gold v UNAM Sacramento Gold USA Cancelled(w/o) MEX UNAM UNAM advanced to the third round after Sacramento Gold withdrew from the competitionWolfson Isaac November 1996 Historia Estadística del Fútbol Profesional en México Statistical History of Professional Football in Mexico Spanish Mexico 970-91132-0-8 Brooklyn Dodgers v Hotels International 1980 6 22 y Brooklyn Dodgers USA 2–2 BER Hotels International Hotels International v Brooklyn Dodgers 1980 6 29 y Hotels International BER 0–1 USA Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers won 3–2 on aggregate; advanced to the second round. Central America Zone Cobán Imperial GUA 2–2 (d. drawing of lots) UNAH HON 1949 2–1 0–1 Santiagueño SLV w/o Cartaginés CRC Cancelled Cancelled Comunicaciones GUA 5–2 Águila SLV 2–0 3–2 Marathón HON 1949 4–3 Herediano CRC 3–0 1–3 Central America Zone Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1980 Cobán Imperial v UNAH 1980 5 20 y Cobán Imperial GUA 2–1 HON 1949 UNAH own goal Luis Condomi Estadio José Ángel Rossi, Cobán UNAH v Cobán Imperial 1980 6 11 y UNAH HON 1949 1–0 GUA Cobán Imperial Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa UNAH advanced to the third round after protesting the drawing of lots; which originally saw Cobán Imperial advance. Cartaginés v Santiagueño Cartaginés CRC Cancelled(w/o) SLV Santiagueño Santiagueño v Cartaginés Santiagueño SLV Cancelled(w/o) CRC Cartaginés Santiagueño advanced to the third round after Cartaginés withdrew from the competition Comunicaciones v Águila 1980 5 22 y Comunicaciones GUA 2–0 SLV Águila Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City Águila v Comunicaciones 1980 5 29 y Águila SLV 2–3 GUA Comunicaciones Ramón A. Ramírez Enrique Sánchez Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza, San Miguel Comunicaciones won 5–2 on aggregate. Marathón v Herediano 1980 6 4 y Marathón HON 1949 3–0 CRC Herediano Germán Bernárdez Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula Herediano v Marathón 1980 6 15 y Herediano CRC 3–1 HON 1949 Marathón Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia Marathón won 4–3 on aggregate. Caribbean Zone SUBT ANT 2–5 Robinhood SUR 2–1 0–4 Transvaal SUR 4–2 Police TRI 3–1 1–1 Caribbean Zone SUBT v Robinhood 1980 6 8 y SUBT ANT 2–1 SUR Robinhood Robinhood v SUBT 1980 6 22 y Robinhood SUR 4–0 ANT SUBT Robinhood won 5–2 on aggregate. Transvaal v Police 1980 6 22 y Transvaal SUR 3–1 TRI Police Police v Transvaal 1980 6 29 y Police TRI 1–1 SUR Transvaal Transvaal won 4–2 on aggregate. Second round North America Zone Cruz Azul MEX 12–3 Brooklyn Dodgers USA 9–1 3–2 North America Zone Cruz Azul v Brooklyn Dodgers 1980 9 10 y Cruz Azul MEX 9–1 USA Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers v Cruz Azul 1980 9 13 y Brooklyn Dodgers USA 2–3 MEX Cruz Azul Cruz Azul won 12–3 on aggregate; advanced to the third round. Central America Zone Comunicaciones GUA 1–5 Marathón HON 1949 1–1 0–4 UNAH HON 1949 5–3 Santiagueño SLV 2–2 3–1 Central America Zone Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1980 Comunicaciones v Marathón 1980 9 21 y Comunicaciones GUA 1–1 HON 1949 Marathón Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula Marathón v Comunicaciones 1980 9 24 y Marathón HON 1949 4–0 GUA Comunicaciones Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City Marathón won 5–1 on aggregate. Santiagueño v UNAH 1980 9 24 y Santiagueño SLV 2–2 HON 1949 UNAH Ever Hernandez Jorge Gonzalez David Bueso Daniel Sambula Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador UNAH v Santiagueño 1980 9 28 y UNAH HON 1949 3–1 SLV Santiagueño David Bueso Mario Lopez Jorge Gonzalez Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa UNAH won 5–3 on aggregate. Caribbean Zone Jong Colombia ANT 0–5 Transvaal SUR 0–1 0–4 Robinhood SUR 4–3 Defence Force TRI 2–1 2–2 Caribbean Zone Jong Colombia v Transvaal 1980 11 2 y Jong Colombia ANT 0–1 SUR Transvaal Transvaal v Jong Colombia 1980 11 16 y Transvaal SUR 4–0 ANT Jong Colombia Transvaal won 5–0 on aggregate. Robinhood v Defence Force 1980 11 2 y Robinhood SUR 2–1 TRI Defence Force Defence Force v Robinhood 1980 11 19 y Defence Force TRI 2–2 SUR Robinhood Robinhood won 4–3 on aggregate. Third round North America Zone UNAM MEX 4–1 Cruz Azul MEX 1–0 3–1 North America Zone UNAM v Cruz Azul 1980 11 6 y UNAM MEX 1–0 MEX Cruz Azul Cruz Azul v UNAM 1980 11 13 y Cruz Azul MEX 1–3 MEX UNAM UNAM won 4–1 on aggregate; advanced to the final round. Central America Zone UNAH HON 1949 1–0 Marathón HON 1949 1–0 0–0 Central America Zone Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1980 UNAH v Marathón 1980 12 26 y UNAH HON 1949 1–0 HON 1949 Marathón Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa Marathón v UNAH 1980 12 29 y Marathón HON 1949 0–0 HON 1949 UNAH Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula UNAH won 1–0 on aggregate. Caribbean Zone Robinhood SUR 1–0 Transvaal SUR 0–0 1–0 Caribbean Zone Robinhood v Transvaal 1980 12 14 y Robinhood SUR 0–0 SUR Transvaal Transvaal v Robinhood 1980 12 21 y Transvaal SUR 0–1 SUR Robinhood Robinhood won 1–0 on aggregate. Final round All matches were played in Tegucigalpa. main WDL 2 CONCACAF MEX UNAM HON 1949 UNAH SUR Robinhood complete 2 0 0 5 0 C 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 4 UNM UNH ROB Final result 1st #FFD700 Champions UNAM v Robinhood 1981 2 8 y UNAM MEX 3–0 SUR Robinhood Sánchez 38 85 Ferretti 69 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa UNAH v Robinhood 1981 2 10 y UNAH HON 1949 1–1 SUR Robinhood Murillo 35 George 90 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa UNAH v UNAM 1981 2 12 y UNAH HON 1949 0–2 MEX UNAM Ferretti 43 Sánchez 60 pen. Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa Notes note References 1980 Champions' Cup