1981 CONCACAF Championship

November 2019 CONCACAF Championship 1981 Campeonato de Naciones de CONCACAF 1981 (Spanish) 1981 CONCACAF Championship official logo Honduras 1–22 November 6 1 1 1 HON 1949 1 SLV MEX CAN 15 28 470484 MEX Hugo Sánchez (3 goals) 1977 1985 FIFA The 1981 CONCACAF Championship, the eighth edition of the CONCACAF Championship, was held in Honduras from 1 to 22 November. All games were played in the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa. This tournament was won by the host, Honduras, who earned their first title and secured for the first time a place in the FIFA World Cup, as the tournament also served as qualification to Spain 1982. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated two places (out of 24) in the final tournament. This edition was marked by an upset as Mexico, traditional CONCACAF heavyweights and needing a win to go through, were eliminated by Honduras. The 0–0 tie between Mexico and Honduras qualified El Salvador to participate in the World Cup as the CONCACAF runners-up. El Salvador also became the first Central American team to qualify for more than one World Cup. This would be the last tournament which would feature a host nation for the final round. Venue Honduras center 300 Honduras 14.098403 -87.203978 Tegucigalpa top Tegucigalpa Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Capacity: 35,000 150px Qualified teams 1981 CONCACAF Championship qualification Teams TeamMethod ofqualificationTotaltimesqualifiedLasttimequalifiedPrevious bestperformanceCanada North American Zone winners 2 1977 Fourth place (1977)Cuba Caribbean Zone Group A winners 2 1971 Fourth place (1971)El Salvador Central American Zone runners-up 4 1977 Runners-up (1963)Haiti 1964 Caribbean Zone Group B winners 6 1977 Winners (1973)Honduras 1949 (host) Central American Zone winners 5 1973 Runners-up (1967)Mexico (title holders) North American Zone runners-up 8 1977 Winners (1965, 1971, 1977) Squads 1981 CONCACAF Championship squads Standings main WDL Q 2 HON HON 1949 SLV SLV MEX MEX CAN CAN CUB CUB HAI HAI 1964 3 2 0 8 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 6 3 1 3 1 6 6 1 2 2 4 8 0 2 3 2 9 green1 1982 FIFA World Cup A A complete RSSSF Matches 1 November 1981 MEX 4–0 CUB Castro 18H. Sánchez 43 50Manzo 53 Tegucigalpa, Honduras Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 40,720 Méndez Molina (Guatemala) 2 November 1981 CAN 1–0 SLV Stojanovic 90 Tegucigalpa, Honduras Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 31,570 Pagano Trucios (Peru) 3 November 1981 HON 1949 4–0 HAI 1964 Buezo 35Urquía 40Laing 64Figueroa 75 Tegucigalpa, Honduras Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 45,386 Aragão (Brazil) 6 November 1981 HAI 1964 1–1 CAN Romulas 34 Stojanovic 50 Tegucigalpa, Honduras Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 33,237 Gracias Regalado (Guatemala) 6 November 1981 MEX 0–1 SLV Hernández 81 Tegucigalpa, Honduras Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 33,237 Aragão (Brazil) 8 November 1981 HON 1949 2–0 CUB Buezo 36Costly 69 Tegucigalpa, Honduras Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 33,876 Siles Calderón (Costa Rica) 11 November 1981 SLV 0–0 CUB Tegucigalpa, Honduras Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 22,774 Socha (United States) 11 November 1981 MEX 1–1 HAI 1964 H. Sánchez 87 Cadet 47 Tegucigalpa, Honduras Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 22,774 Pagano Trucios (Peru) 12 November 1981 HON 1949 2–1 CAN Caballero 12Figueroa 40 Bridge 19 Tegucigalpa, Honduras Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 38,953 Méndez Molina (Guatemala) 15 November 1981 HAI 1964 0–2 CUB Mathieu 55 o.g.Núñez 90 Tegucigalpa, Honduras Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 22,396 Bijlhout (Suriname) 15 November 1981 MEX 1–1 CAN Castro 29 Bridge 57 Tegucigalpa, Honduras Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 22,395 Socha (United States) 16 November 1981 HON 1949 0–0 SLV Tegucigalpa, Honduras Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 39,882 Siles Calderón (Costa Rica) 19 November 1981 HAI 1964 0–1 SLV Huezo 18 pen. Tegucigalpa, Honduras Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 16,826 Downer (Trinidad and Tobago) 21 November 1981 CUB 2–2 CAN Núñez 2Rodríguez 74 McLeod 48Iarusci 84 Tegucigalpa, Honduras Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 16,458 Pagano Trucios (Peru) 22 November 1981 HON 1949 0–0 MEX Tegucigalpa, Honduras Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 50,000 Socha (United States) fb 1981 CONCACAF Championship winners Honduras First Qualified teams to the 1982 FIFA World Cup thumb|right|The Honduran team shortly before their debut at the 1982 FIFA World Cup Team Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Finalsappearance Lastappearance Consecutivefinalsappearances Previous bestperformanceHON 1949 Winners 16 November 1981 1st — 1 —SLV Runners-up 22 November 1981 2nd 1970 1 First round (1970) Goalscorers 3 goals 18em MEX Hugo Sánchez 2 goals 18em CAN Ian Bridge CAN Mike Stojanović CUB Ramón Núñez HON 1949 David Buezo HON 1949 José Roberto Figueroa MEX Ricardo Castro 1 goal 18em CAN Bob Iarusci CAN Wes McLeod CUB Jorge Luis Rodríguez SLV Ever Hernández SLV Norberto Huezo HAI 1964 Daniel Cadet HAI 1964 Gerald Romulas HON 1949 Anthony Costly HON 1949 Carlos Orlando Caballero HON 1949 Eduardo Laing HON 1949 Jorge Urquía MEX Manuel Manzo 1 own goal HAI 1964 Frantz Mathieu (playing against Cuba) Team of the Tournament Source:Torneo Premundial Honduras 1981 (VIII Campeonato de Naciones (NORCECA) CONCACAF) https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/conca81det.html 2024-06-06 www.rsssf.org +Ideal XI by RSSSFGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsSLV Luis Guevara MoraCAN Ian BridgeSLV Francisco OsortoHON 1949 Efraín GutiérrezHON 1949 Jaime VillegasSLV 1964 Norberto HuezoHON 1949 Ramón MaradiagaCUB Ramón NúñezHON 1949 Carlos CaballeroHON 1949 José FigueroaMEX 1964 Hugo Sánchez Notes To date, this is the last time that Mexico failed to qualify for a FIFA World Cup. (Mexico did not appear in the 1990 FIFA World Cup as they were banned in light of a scandal in which they used overage players in a youth tournament.) References External links Championship Category:1982 FIFA World Cup qualification 1981 1981 1981 football Category:1981–82 in Mexican football Category:1981–82 in Salvadoran football Category:1981–82 in Honduran football Category:1981 in Canadian soccer Category:November 1981 sports events in North America Category:Football competitions in Tegucigalpa Category:20th century in Tegucigalpa Category:Honduras at the 1982 FIFA World Cup Category:El Salvador at the 1982 FIFA World Cup Category:1981 in Haitian sport Category:1981 in North American men's international football