1981 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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1981 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Dates26 April 1981 – 2 February 1982
Final positions
Champions Flag of Suriname.svg Transvaal
Runners-up Flag of El Salvador.svg Atlético Marte
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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 1980 to 2 February 1981.

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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. [1]

North/Central American Zone

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Atlético Marte Flag of El Salvador.svg 5–3 Flag of Guatemala.svg Juventud Retalteca 2–23–1
Marathón Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 5–1 Flag of El Salvador.svg Santiagueño 4–01–1
Xelajú Flag of Guatemala.svg 2–4 Flag of Mexico.svg Tigres UANL 0–02–4
Real España Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 2–4 Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul 2–10–3
26 April 19811st leg Atletico Marte Flag of El Salvador.svg 2-2 Flag of Guatemala.svg Juventud Retalteca San Salvador, El Salvador
15:00 Norberto Huezo Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgPaulo Damasco Soccerball shade.svg
Dubón Soccerball shade.svg		Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Referee: Rolando Paz Escoto
3 May 19812nd leg Juventud Retalteca Flag of Guatemala.svg 1-3
(5-3 agg.)		 Flag of El Salvador.svg Atletico Marte Retalhuleu, Guatemala
Ramon Fagoga own goal Soccerball shade.svg Carlos Recinos Soccerball shade.svg
José María "Mandingo" Rivas Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg		Stadium: Estadio Dr. Óscar Monterroso Izaguirre
June 24, 19811st leg Real España Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 2-1 Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Junior Costly Soccerball shade.svg
Hernán Juvini Carreño Soccerball shade.svg		Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Tigres UANL Flag of Mexico.svg 1 - 2 Flag of El Salvador.svg Atlético Marte 1 - 10 - 1
Marathón Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 4 - 2 Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul 3 - 11 - 1
July 7, 19811st leg Tigres UANL Flag of Mexico.svg 1–1 Flag of El Salvador.svg Atletico Marte San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
Tomás Boy Soccerball shade.svg22'Jorge Gonzalez pen Soccerball shade.svg62'Stadium: Estadio Universitario (UANL)
22 September 19811st leg Cruz Azul Flag of Mexico.svg 1–3 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marathón Jasso, Mexico
Mario Díaz Pérez Soccerball shade.svg22'Celso Güity Soccerball shade.svg3'Soccerball shade.svg86'
Enrique Mendoza Soccerball shade.svg31'		Stadium: Estadio 10 de Diciembre
30 September 19812nd leg Marathón Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1-1
(4-2 agg.)		 Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Robert Bailey Soccerball shade.svg83' Carlos Jara Saguier Soccerball shade.svg75'Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Third round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Atlético Marte Flag of El Salvador.svg 2-1 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marathón 0-12-0
December 3, 19811st leg Marathón Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1–0 Flag of El Salvador.svg Atletico Marte San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Celso Güity 16pen Soccerball shade.svg16'Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
6 December 19812nd leg Atletico Marte Flag of El Salvador.svg 2-0
(2–1 agg.)		 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marathón San Salvador, El Salvador
Antonio Infantozzi Soccerball shade.svg7'
Herber Machón Soccerball shade.svg8'		Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán

*Marathón withdrew

Caribbean Zone

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Kentucky Memphis Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 0 - 3 Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg SUBT 0 - 10 - 2
Sithoc Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg 1 - 5 Flag of Suriname.svg Robinhood 1 - 00 - 5
Transvaal Flag of Suriname.svg 3 - 2 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Defence Force 1 - 0x
Yama Sun Oil Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Flag of Jamaica.svg Saint Thomas College

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

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
SUBT Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg 7 - 1 Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Yama Sun Oil 5 - 02 - 1
Robinhood Flag of Suriname.svg 0 - 0 (3-4 pen) Flag of Suriname.svg Transvaal 0 - 00 - 0
Transvaal Flag of Suriname.svg 0-0
(0-0 (Pen 4-3) agg.)		 Flag of Suriname.svg Robinhood

Third round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
SUBT Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg 0 - 3 Flag of Suriname.svg Transvaal 0 - 10 - 2
Transvaal Flag of Suriname.svg 2–0
(3-0 agg.)		 Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg SUBT

Final

x both matches in Paramaribo

First leg

1981 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
First leg
Transvaal Flag of Suriname.svg 1–0 Flag of El Salvador.svg Atlético Marte
Leisberger Soccerball shade.svg84' Report
André Kamperveen Stadion , Paramaribo, Suriname

Second leg

Second leg
Atlético Marte Flag of El Salvador.svg 1–1 Flag of Suriname.svg Transvaal
Wilfredo Huezo Soccerball shade.svg Report Wensley Bundel Soccerball shade.svg
André Kamperveen Stadion , Paramaribo, Suriname

Transvaal won 2–1 on aggregate.

Champion

CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1981 Champions
Flag of Suriname.svg
Transvaal
Second title

References

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