1981 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

17th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1981 26 April 1981 – 2 February 1982 SUR Transvaal SLV Atlético Marte 1980 1982 The 1981 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 17th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region and was played from 26 April 1981 to 2 February 1982. The teams were split in two zones, North/Central American and Caribbean, each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament. All the matches in the tournament were played under the home/away match system. Surinamean team Transvaal won the two-legged series against Salvadorean Atlético Marte (2–1 on aggregate), becoming CONCACAF champions for the second time in their history.Copa de Campeones 1981 on the RSSSF North/Central American Zone First round Atlético Marte SLV 5–3 Juventud Retalteca GUA 2–2 3–1 Marathón HON 1949 5–1 Santiagueño SLV 4–0 1–1 Xelajú GUA 2–4 Tigres UANL MEX 0–0 2–4 Real España HON 1949 2–4 Cruz Azul MEX 2–1 0–3 Atlético Marte, Marathón, UANL Tigres AND Cruz Azul advance to the second round. 26 April 1981 15:00 1st leg Atletico Marte SLV 2-2 GUA Juventud Retalteca Norberto Huezo Paulo Damasco Dubón San Salvador, El Salvador Estadio Cuscatlán Rolando Paz Escoto Y 3 May 1981 2nd leg Juventud Retalteca GUA 1-3 5-3 SLV Atletico Marte Ramon Fagoga own goal Carlos Recinos José María "Mandingo" Rivas Retalhuleu, Guatemala Estadio Dr. Óscar Monterroso Izaguirre Y 1981 1st leg Marathón HON 1949 4-0 SLV Santiagueño San Pedro Sula, Honduras Estadio Francisco Morazán Y May 18, 1981 2nd leg Santiagueño SLV 1-1 1-5 HON 1949 Marathón Eraldo Correia Jose Angel Pena San Pedro Sula, Honduras Estadio Francisco Morazán Y 1981 1st leg Xelajú GUA 0-0 MEX Tigres UANL Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Estadio Mario Camposeco Y 1981 2nd leg Tigres UANL MEX 4-2 4-2 GUA Xelajú San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico Estadio Universitario (UANL) Y June 24, 1981 1st leg Real España HON 1949 2-1 MEX Cruz Azul Junior Costly Hernán Juvini Carreño San Pedro Sula, Honduras Estadio Francisco Morazán Y 1981 2nd leg Cruz Azul MEX 3-0 4-2 HON 1949 Real España Jasso, Mexico Estadio 10 de Diciembre Y Second round Tigres UANL MEX 1 - 2 Atlético Marte SLV 1 - 1 0 - 1 Marathón HON 1949 4 - 2 Cruz Azul MEX 1 - 1 3 - 1 Atlético Marte and Marathón advance to the third round. July 7, 1981 1st leg Tigres UANL MEX 1–1 SLV Atletico Marte Tomás Boy 22 Jorge Gonzalez pen 62 San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico Estadio Universitario (UANL) Y 30 September 1981 2nd leg Atletico Marte SLV 1-0* 2–1 MEX Tigres UANL San Salvador, El Salvador Estadio Cuscatlán Y 2nd leg not played, U.A.N.L. refused to travel to El Salvador due to political unrest; CONCACAF list the result as 1-0, probably having awarded the return to Atlético Marte 22 September 1981 1st leg Cruz Azul MEX 1–3 HON 1949 Marathón Mario Díaz Pérez 22 Celso Güity 3 86 Enrique Mendoza 31 Jasso, Mexico Estadio 10 de Diciembre Y 30 September 1981 2nd leg Marathón HON 1949 1-1 4-2 MEX Cruz Azul Robert Bailey 83 Carlos Jara Saguier 75 San Pedro Sula, Honduras Estadio Francisco Morazán Y Third round Atlético Marte SLV 2-1 Marathón HON 1949 0-1 2-0 Atlético Marte advances to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final. December 3, 1981 1st leg Marathón HON 1949 1–0 SLV Atletico Marte Celso Güity 16pen 16 San Pedro Sula, Honduras Estadio Francisco Morazán Y 6 December 1981 2nd leg Atletico Marte SLV 2-0 2–1 HON 1949 Marathón Antonio Infantozzi 7 Herber Machón 8 San Salvador, El Salvador Estadio Cuscatlán Y*Marathón withdrew Caribbean Zone First round Kentucky Memphis TRI 0 - 2 SUBT ANT 0 - 0 0 - 2 Sithoc ANT 1 - 5 Robinhood SUR 1 - 0 0 - 5 Transvaal SUR 3 - 2 Defence Force TRI 1 - 0 x Yama Sun Oil CAY Saint Thomas College JAM SUBT, Robinhood, Transvaal and Yama Sun Oil advance to the second round. Kentucky Memphis TRI 0-0 ANT SUBT Y SUBT ANT 2–0 2-0 TRI Kentucky Memphis Y Sithoc ANT 1–0 SUR Robinhood Y Robinhood SUR 5-0 5-1 ANT Sithoc Y Transvaal SUR 1–0 TRI Defence Force Y Defence Force TRI SUR Transvaal Y result 2nd leg not known, Transvaal qualified. other fixtures not known but apparently Yama Sun Oil eliminated Saint Thomas College (home country unclear) Second round SUBT ANT 7 - 1 Yama Sun Oil CAY 5 - 0 2 - 1 Robinhood SUR 0 - 0 (3-4 pen) Transvaal SUR 0 - 0 0 - 0 SUBT and Transvaal advance to the third round. SUBT ANT 5–0 CAY Yama Sun Oil Y Yama Sun Oil CAY 1-2 2-7 ANT SUBT Y Robinhood SUR 0–0 SUR Transvaal Y Transvaal SUR 0-0 0-0 (Pen 4-3) SUR Robinhood Y Third round SUBT ANT 0 - 3 Transvaal SUR 0 - 1 0 - 2 Transvaal advances to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final. SUBT ANT 0-1 SUR Transvaal Y Transvaal SUR 2–0 3-0 ANT SUBT Y Final x both matches in Paramaribo First leg January 30, 1982 1981 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final First leg Transvaal SUR 1 SLV Atlético Marte 0 Report Leisberger 84 André Kamperveen Stadion Paramaribo, Suriname Second leg February 2, 1982 Second leg Atlético Marte SLV 1 SUR Transvaal 1 Report Wilfredo Huezo Wensley Bundel André Kamperveen Stadion Paramaribo, Suriname Team details _twowhitestripes ffffff 009900 ffffff ffffff 009900 Transvaal _whiteborder _collarwhite _whiteborder 0000cc 0000cc 0000cc ffffff 0000cc At. Marte GK SUR Barron DF SUR Hagadeau DF SUR Schaul DF SUR Brammerlo DF SUR Oehlers MF SUR Wannenburg MF SUR Leisberger MF SUR Bundel MF SUR Mortan FW SUR Corte FW SUR Theo KleinManager: ? GK SLV Carlos Cañadas DF SLV Milton Campos DF SLV Alfredo Rivera DF SLV José Castillo DF SLV Jorge Peña MF SLV Manuel Ramos MF SLV Danilo Blanco FW SLV Ramón Fagoaga MF SLV Norberto Huezo FW SLV Jorge Salomón FW SLV Miguel GonzálezManager: ? Transvaal won 2–1 on aggregate. Champion CONCACAF Champions' Cup1981 Champions SUR Transvaal Second References 1981 Champions' Cup