1980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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1980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Estadio Carias.jpg
Estadio Nacional in Tegucigalpa hosted the final round
Tournament details
Dates20 May 1980 – 12 February 1981
Teams18
Final positions
Champions Flag of Mexico.svg UNAM (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg UNAH
Tournament statistics
Matches played33
Goals scored92 (2.79 per match)
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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.

Contents

UNAM won the final round, becoming CONCACAF club champions for the first time in their history. [1] [2]

Teams

The following 18 teams (from ten associations) qualified for the tournament.

Qualified teams for 1980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Teams
Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul (1st) Flag of Mexico.svg UNAM (2nd)
Flag of the United States.svg Sacramento Gold (1st) Flag of the United States.svg Brooklyn Dodgers (1st)
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano (1st) Flag of Costa Rica.svg Cartaginés (2nd)
Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila (1st) Flag of El Salvador.svg Santiagueño (2nd)
Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones (1st) Flag of Guatemala.svg Cobán Imperial (2nd)
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marathón (1st) Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg UNAH (2nd)
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg Jong Colombia (1st) Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg SUBT (2nd)
Flag of Suriname.svg Robinhood (1st) Flag of Suriname.svg Transvaal (2nd)
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Police (1st) Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Defence Force (2nd)
Flag of Bermuda.svg 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 leg
QualifyingFirst qualifying round20 May – 22 June 198029 May – 2 June 1980
Second qualifying round22 June – 2 November 198029 June – 16 November 1980
Third qualifying round6 November 198013 November 1980
Final roundMatch 18 February 1981
Match 210 February 1981
Match 312 February 1981

First round

North America Zone

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
UNAM Flag of Mexico.svg w/o [note 1] Flag of the United States.svg Sacramento Gold Cancelled Cancelled
Brooklyn Dodgers Flag of the United States.svg 3–2 Flag of Bermuda.svg Hotels International FC 2–2 1–0

North America Zone

Central America Zone

Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1980

Cobán Imperial Flag of Guatemala.svg 2–1 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg UNAH
own goal
Luis Condomi Soccerball shade.svg
Estadio José Ángel Rossi, Cobán

UNAH advanced to the third round after protesting the drawing of lots; which originally saw Cobán Imperial advance.

Caribbean Zone

SUBT Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg 2–1 Flag of Suriname.svg Robinhood
Robinhood Flag of Suriname.svg 4–0 Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg SUBT

Robinhood won 5–2 on aggregate.

Transvaal Flag of Suriname.svg 3–1 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Police
Police Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 1–1 Flag of Suriname.svg Transvaal

Transvaal won 4–2 on aggregate.

Second round

North America Zone

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Cruz Azul Flag of Mexico.svg 12–3 Flag of the United States.svg Brooklyn Dodgers 9–1 3–2

North America Zone

Cruz Azul Flag of Mexico.svg 9–1 Flag of the United States.svg Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers Flag of the United States.svg 2–3 Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul

Cruz Azul won 12–3 on aggregate; advanced to the third round.

Central America Zone

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Comunicaciones Flag of Guatemala.svg 1–5 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marathón 1–1 0–4
UNAH Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 5–3 Flag of El Salvador.svg Santiagueño 2–2 3–1 (a.e.t.)

Central America Zone

Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1980

Comunicaciones Flag of Guatemala.svg 1–1 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marathón
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula

Marathón won 5–1 on aggregate.

Santiagueño Flag of El Salvador.svg 2–2 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg UNAH
Ever Hernandez Soccerball shade.svg
Jorge Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg		David Bueso Soccerball shade.svg
Daniel Sambula Soccerball shade.svg
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
UNAH Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 3–1 Flag of El Salvador.svg Santiagueño
David Bueso Soccerball shade.svg
Mario Lopez Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg		Jorge Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg
Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa

UNAH won 5–3 on aggregate.

Caribbean Zone

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Jong Colombia Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg 0–5 Flag of Suriname.svg Transvaal 0–1 0–4
Robinhood Flag of Suriname.svg 4–3 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Defence Force 2–1 2–2

Caribbean Zone

Jong Colombia Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg 0–1 Flag of Suriname.svg Transvaal
Transvaal Flag of Suriname.svg 4–0 Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg Jong Colombia

Transvaal won 5–0 on aggregate.

Robinhood Flag of Suriname.svg 2–1 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Defence Force
Defence Force Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2–2 Flag of Suriname.svg Robinhood

Robinhood won 4–3 on aggregate.

Third round

North America Zone

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
UNAM Flag of Mexico.svg 4–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul 1–0 3–1

North America Zone

UNAM Flag of Mexico.svg 1–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul Flag of Mexico.svg 1–3 Flag of Mexico.svg UNAM

UNAM won 4–1 on aggregate; advanced to the final round.

Central America Zone

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
UNAH Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1–0 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marathón 1–0 0–0

Central America Zone

Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1980

UNAH Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1–0 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marathón
Soccerball shade.svg
Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa
Marathón Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 0–0 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg UNAH
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula

UNAH won 1–0 on aggregate.

Caribbean Zone

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Robinhood Flag of Suriname.svg 1–0 Flag of Suriname.svg Transvaal 0–0 1–0

Caribbean Zone

Robinhood Flag of Suriname.svg 0–0 Flag of Suriname.svg Transvaal
Transvaal Flag of Suriname.svg 0–1 Flag of Suriname.svg Robinhood

Robinhood won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final round

All matches were played in Tegucigalpa.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1 Flag of Mexico.svg UNAM (C)220050+54Champions
2 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg UNAH 201113−21
3 Flag of Suriname.svg Robinhood 201114−31
Source: CONCACAF
(C) Champions
UNAM Flag of Mexico.svg 3–0 Flag of Suriname.svg Robinhood
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa
UNAH Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1–1 Flag of Suriname.svg Robinhood
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa
UNAH Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 0–2 Flag of Mexico.svg UNAM
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.

References

  1. ↑ Copa de Campeones 1980 on the RSSSF
  2. ↑ La generación Puma by Carlos Calderón on Medio Tiempo, 8 Feb 2009
  3. ↑ Wolfson, Isaac (November 1996). Historia Estadística del Fútbol Profesional en México[Statistical History of Professional Football in Mexico] (in Spanish). Mexico. ISBN   970-91132-0-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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