1981 CONCACAF Championship qualification

Football results April 2026 1981 CONCACAF Championship qualification 30 March – 21 December 1980 15 1 40 92 1977 1985 The 1981 CONCACAF Championship qualification competition was the qualifying contest to decide the finalists for the 1981 CONCACAF Championship – the eighth international association football championship for members of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). Qualifying ran from 30 March – 21 December 1980 and was contested by the national teams of 15 CONCACAF member associations. The competition doubled as the qualification competition for the 1982 FIFA World Cup. As with the previous edition, no teams qualified automatically. The qualifying competition was split into three zones – a Caribbean zone, a Central American zone and a North American zone. Two teams from each zone – Cuba and Haiti from the Caribbean zone, Honduras and El Salvador from the Central American zone and Canada and Mexico from the North American zone – qualified for the final tournament. Background The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) was founded as a merger of the Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF) and North American Football Confederation (NAFC) in 1961.Stokkermans Karel CCCF and Concacaf Championships https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cccf-concacaf.html RSSSF 26 April 2026 7 July 2025 The first CONCACAF Championship, in which all the competing nations qualified automatically, was held in 1963.Gandini Luca Lugo Erik Francisco Reyes Macario I. CONCACAF NATIONS CUP (NORCECA) 1963 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/conca63.html RSSSF 26 April 2026 15 September 2021 A qualifying competition was introduced from the second edition in 1965.Gandini Luca Lugo Erik Francisco Reyes Macario II. CONCACAF NATIONS CUP 1965 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/conca65.html RSSSF 26 April 2026 19 August 2021 From 1973, the competition doubled as the qualifying competition for the FIFA World Cup for teams in North, Central America and the Caribbean. Only the winner of each edition would qualify for the World Cup. Format Qualification for the 1981 CONCACAF Championship was split into a Caribbean zone, a Central American zone and a North American zone.Stokkermans Karel Jarreta Sergio Henrique World Cup 1982 Qualifying https://www.rsssf.org/tables/82q.html RSSSF 26 April 2026 3 January 2000 In both the North and Central American zones, the competing teams would contest a double round-robin where each team would play all of the others twice. The winners and runners-up from both sections would qualify for the final tournament. A preliminary round was contested in the Caribbean zone in which two of the teams would contest a two-legged tie. The team scoring more goals on aggregate would advance. The zone was then split into two groups in which the competing teams would contest a double round-robin. Each team would play all of the others twice. The winners of both groups would qualify for the final tournament. Participants Caribbean zone: CUB DOM GRN GUY HAI ANT 1959 SUR TRI Central American zone: CRC SLV GUA HON 1949 PAN North American zone: CAN MEX USA North American zone The North American zone began on 18 October when Canada drew 1–1 with Mexico. A week later, the United States and Canada played out a goalless draw. On 1 November, Canada defeated the United States 2–1 to qualify for the final tournament. With half the games played, Canada led the group with four points, three ahead of both Mexico and the United States. On 9 November, Mexico defeated the United States 5–1. A week later, Mexico again drew 1–1 with Canada to qualify for the final tournament. In the final match, the United States defeated Mexico 2–1 on 23 November. Table main WDL Q 2 CAN CAN MEX MEX USA USA 1 3 0 4 3 1 2 1 8 5 1 1 2 4 8 green1 Qualification for 1981 CONCACAF Championship A A complete Results 18 October 1980 CAN 1–1 MEX Stojanović 43 Luna 89 Exhibition Stadium, Toronto 6,371 Siles Calderón (Costa Rica) 25 October 1980 USA 0–0 CAN Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale 7,864 Herrera García (El Salvador) 1 November 1980 CAN 2–1 USA Iarusci 21 Šegota 42 pen. Villa 90 Empire Stadium, Vancouver 13,598 Méndez Molina (Guatemala) 9 November 1980 MEX 5–1 USA Sánchez 24 Camacho 31 55 Mendizabal 37 González 40 Davis 76 pen. Estadio Azteca, Mexico City 90,000 Valverde Salazar (Costa Rica) 16 November 1980 MEX 1–1 CAN Sánchez 75 pen. Gray 87 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City 108,000 Midence Torres (Honduras) 23 November 1980 USA 2–1 MEX Moyers 31 65 Sánchez 40 Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale 2,126 Gracias Regalado (Guatemala) Central American zone The Central American zone began on 2 July when Guatemala defeated Panama 2–0. On 30 July, Honduras defeated Panama by the same score line. On 10 August, Panama drew 1–1 with Costa Rica. A fortnight later, El Salvador defeated Panama 3–1. On 1 October, Honduras defeated Costa Rica 3–2. Four days later, El Salvador defeated Panama 4–1. On 12 October, Guatemala and Costa Rica played out a goalless draw. Two weeks later, Honduras and Guatemala also drew goalless. On the same day, Costa Rica were due to play away against El Salvador but they did not show up for the match. The Federación Costarricense de Fútbol cited security concerns around the Salvadoran Civil War but were heavily criticised for the decision. The match was subsequently awarded as a 2–0 win to El Salvador.Calvo Rodrigo La extraña ausencia de la 'Sele' a juego del Premundial 1982 https://buzonderodrigo.com/la-extrana-ausencia-de-la-sele-a-un-juego-del-premundial-espana-1982/ 29 April 2026 es 1 November 2020 The strange absence of the 'Sele' from the 1982 Pre-World Cup game On 5 November, Costa Rica defeated Panama 2–0. With half the matches played, El Salvador were top of the table with six points from a possible six, one point ahead of Honduras and two clear of Guatemala and Costa Rica. Guatemala and El Salvador drew goalless on 9 November. A week later, Guatemala won 5–0 against Panama and Honduras drew 1–1 with Costa Rica. On 23 November, El Salvador ended Honduras' unbeaten start to the competition by defeating them 2–1. Three days later, Guatemala defeated Costa Rica 3–0. With five matches left overall, Guatemala – who were yet to concede a goal – and El Salvador were tied on nine points, three points ahead of Honduras. On 30 November, Honduras ended El Salvador's unbeaten start to the competition by defeating them 2–0. A week later, Honduras went top of the group with a 1–0 win against Guatemala. On 10 December, Costa Rica and El Salvador played out a goalless draw. Four days later, Honduras qualified for the final tournament by defeating Panama 5–0. In the final match a week later, El Salvador defeated Guatemala 1–0 in a winner-takes-all fixture to qualify for the final tournament. Table main WDL Q 2 HON HON 1949 SLV SLV GUA GUA CRC CRC PAN PAN 5 2 1 15 5 5 2 1 12 5 3 3 2 10 2 1 4 3 6 10 0 1 7 3 24 green1 Qualification for 1981 CONCACAF Championship A A complete Results 2 July 1980 PAN 0–2 GUA Gómez 27 Mitrovich 49 Panama City Estadio de la Revolución 11,000 Robert Evans (United States) 30 July 1980 PAN 0–2 HON 1949 Bernárdez 14 Costly 85 Panama City Estadio de la Revolución 8,975 Hubert Tromp (Netherlands Antilles) 10 August 1980 PAN 1–1 CRC Montillo 37 Arroyo 73 Panama City Estadio de la Revolución 5,678 Goede (Suriname) 24 August 1980 PAN 1–3 SLV Paschal 19 Rivas 16 Huezo 75 González 82 Panama City Estadio de la Revolución 3,547 Frederick Hoyte (Barbados) 1 October 1980 CRC 2–3 HON 1949 Javier Jiménez 78 pen. Mills 81 Bulnes 29 Bernárdez 42 Bailey 67 San José Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá 18,263 Soupliotis (Canada) 5 October 1980 SLV 4–1 PAN González 2 61 77 Rivas 35 Montillo 27 San Salvador Estadio Cuscatlán 33,005 Winsemann (Canada) 12 October 1980 GUA 0–0 CRC Guatemala City Estadio Mateo Flores 40,000 Narvaez Escobar (Mexico) 26 October 1980 HON 1949 0–0 GUA Tegucigalpa Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés 44,220 Dorantes García (Mexico) 26 October 1980 SLV 2–0(awarded)note Costa Rica refused to travel to El Salvador for security reasons. FIFA awarded 2–0 win to El Salvador. CRC San Salvador Estadio Cuscatlán Domingo de la Mora (Mexico) 5 November 1980 CRC 2–0 PAN Morera 14 W. Jiménez 48 pen. San José Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica 7,873 Dante Maglio (Canada) 9 November 1980 GUA 0–0 SLV Guatemala City Estadio Mateo Flores 42,453 David Socha (United States) 16 November 1980 GUA 5–0 PAN Sánchez 11 Gómez 26 69 Mitrovich 55 Wellmann 85 Guatemala City Estadio Mateo Flores 32,216 Johnson (Canada) 16 November 1980 HON 1949 1–1 CRC Velásquez 77 Morera 33 Tegucigalpa Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés 28,159 David Socha (United States) 23 November 1980 SLV 2–1 HON 1949 González 9 Guerrero 66 Figueroa 85 San Salvador Estadio Cuscatlán 40,851 Fusco (Canada) 26 November 1980 CRC 0–3 GUA Pennant 27 Sánchez 64 pen. Gómez 88 San José Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá 17,042 Matos (Canada) 30 November 1980 HON 1949 2–0 SLV Bailey 23 66 Tegucigalpa Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés 38,979 Tony Evangelista (Canada) 7 December 1980 GUA 0–1 HON 1949 Bailey 71 Guatemala City Estadio Mateo Flores 42,381 Kibritjian (United States) 10 December 1980 CRC 0–0 SLV San José Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá 3,284 Rubio Vasquez (Mexico) 14 December 1980 HON 1949 5–0 PAN Bernárdez 6 21 69 Figueroa 32 77 Tegucigalpa, Honduras Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés 25,000 Mendoza Guillen (Mexico) 21 December 1980 SLV 1–0 GUA Huezo 49 San Salvador Estadio Cuscatlán 22,813 D'Ippolito (United States) Caribbean zone Preliminary round In the preliminary round first leg on 30 March, Guyana defeated Grenada 5–2. In the second leg a fortnight later, Guyana won 3–2 against Grenada to advance 8–4 on aggregate. main n Preliminary round GUY 8–4 GRN 5–2 3–2 30 March 1980 GUY 5–2 GRN Braithwaite 33 pen. Watson 50 87 Canterbury 56 Forde 57 Julien 15 Belfon 17 Bourda Georgetown 5,000 José Leonidas Rogel (El Salvador) 13 April 1980 GRN 2–3 GUY Cherubin 56 Mitchell 87 pen. Watson 13 38 Canterbury 16 National Cricket Stadium Saint George's 1,298 Juan Ramón Mollinero (Guatemala) Guyana won 8–4 on aggregate. Group A Group A began on 17 August when Cuba defeated Suriname 3–0. On 7 September, Suriname and Cuba played out a goalless draw. On 28 September, Suriname defeated Guyana 1–0. With half the matches played, Cuba and Suriname were tied on three points at the top of the table. On 12 October, Suriname defeated Guyana 4–0 in what was their final game to go clear at the top of the table. On 9 November, Cuba defeated Guyana 1–0 to pull level on points with Suriname. Three weeks later, Cuba won 3–0 against Guyana to qualify for the final tournament. Table main WDL Q 2 CUB CUB SUR SUR GUY GUY 3 1 0 7 0 2 1 1 5 3 0 0 4 0 9 green1 Qualification for 1981 CONCACAF Championship A complete Results 17 August 1980 CUB 3–0 SUR Havana Estadio Pedro Marrero 6,000 Delgado 69 Pereira 71 78 Antonio Márquez (Mexico) 7 September 1980 SUR 0–0 CUB Paramaribo André Kamperveen Stadion 4,000 Hubert Tromp (Netherlands Antilles) 28 September 1980 GUY 0–1 SUR Stjeward 22 Georgetown Bourda 6,000 Reginald Wooding (Trinidad and Tobago) 12 October 1980 SUR 4–0 GUY Leisbergen 20 40 George 22 Calor 80 Paramaribo André Kamperveen Stadion 10,000 L. De Boer (Netherlands Antilles) 9 November 1980 CUB 1–0 GUY Hernández 14 Havana Estadio Pedro Marrero 8,000 Whilston Taylor (Jamaica) 30 November 1980 GUY 0–3 CUB Hernández 8 Espinosa 17 Roldán 18 Linden McKenzie Sports Club Ground 7,664 R. Goede (Suriname) Group B Group B began on 1 August when Haiti defeated Trinidad and Tobago 2–0. On 17 August, Trinidad and Tobago won 1–0 against Haiti. On 12 September, Haiti won 1–0 against the Netherlands Antilles. With half the matches played, Haiti were top of the group with four points, two ahead of Trinidad and Tobago. On 9 November, Trinidad and Tobago drew goalless with the Netherlands Antilles. They again played out a goalless draw on 29 November which eliminated Trinidad and Tobago in their last match of the competition. In the final match on 12 December, Haiti drew 1–1 with the Netherlands Antilles to qualify for the final tournament. Table main WDL Q 2 HAI HAI 1964 TRI TRI ANT ANT 1959 2 1 1 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 0 3 1 1 2 green1 Qualification for 1981 CONCACAF Championship A complete Results 1 August 1980 HAI 1964 2–0 TRI Crispin 84 Bobo 89 Port-au-Prince Stade Sylvio Cator 15,000 Marcel Pérez (Mexico) 17 August 1980 TRI 1–0 HAI 1964 Spann 55 pen. San Fernando Skinner Park 5,535 Carlos Monge (Costa Rica) 12 September 1980 HAI 1964 1–0 ANT 1959 Brevil 74 Port-au-Prince Stade Sylvio Cator 8,606 Whilston Taylor (Jamaica) 9 November 1980 TRI 0–0 ANT 1959 Port of Spain Queen's Park Oval 5,000 Frederick Hoyte (Barbados) 29 November 1980 ANT 1959 0–0 TRI Willemstad Ergilio Hato Stadium 7,991 Glenn Kranenburg (Suriname) 12 December 1980 ANT 1959 1–1 HAI 1964 Kwidama 73 Crispin 3 Willemstad Ergilio Hato Stadium 6,467 Domingo De la Mora (Mexico) Goalscorers 40 92 SLV Jorge González HON 1949 Salvador Bernárdez GUA Julio Roberto Gómez Rendón GUY Clyde Watson HON 1949 Roberto Bailey MEX Hugo Sánchez HON 1949 José Roberto Figueroa CRC Omar Morera Barrantes CUB Luis Hernández CUB Roberto Pereira SLV Norberto Huezo SLV José María Rivas GUA José Emilio Mitrovich GUA Óscar Enrique Sánchez GUY Ashton Canterbury Taylor HAI 1964 Serge Crispin MEX Adrián Camacho PAN Daniel Montillo Ruíz SUR Johan Leisbergen USA Steve Moyers CAN Gerry Gray CAN Robert Iarusci CAN Branko Šegota CAN Mike Stojanović CRC Omar Arroyo CRC Javier Jiménez CRC William Jiménez Mora CRC Rodolfo Mills CUB Regino Delgado CUB Roberto Espinosa CUB Andrés Roldán SLV Óscar Gustavo Guerrero GRN Carlton Belfon GRN Douglas Cherubin GRN Jude Julien GRN Jude Mitchell GUA Allan Wellmann GUA Selvin Pennant GUY Gordon Braithwaite GUY Clyde Ford HAI 1964 Fritz Bobo HAI 1964 Carlo Brevin HON 1949 Fernando Bulnes HON 1949 Allan Anthony Costly HON 1949 Moisés Tomás Velásquez Torres MEX José Luis González China MEX Guillermo Mendizabal ANT 1959 Glenn Kwidama PAN Ricardo Paschal Chambers SUR Ricardo Calor SUR Roy George SUR Kenneth Stjeward TRI Leroy Spann USA Rick Davis USA Greg Villa Notes note References Category:CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification qualification qualification Category:1980 in North American men's international football Category:El Salvador at the 1982 FIFA World Cup Category:Honduras at the 1982 FIFA World Cup