1981 CONCACAF Championship qualification

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A total of 15 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. The 15 teams were divided into 3 zones, based on geographical considerations, as follows:

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Entrants

North American Zone

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 413043+15
2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 412185+34
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 41124843
Source: http://allworldcup.narod.ru/1982/CONCACAF.HTM#M1
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Stojanović Soccerball shade.svg43' Luna Soccerball shade.svg89'

United States  Flag of the United States.svg0–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
Attendance: 7,864
Referee: Herrera García (El Salvador)

Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg2–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Iarusci Soccerball shade.svg21'
Šegota Soccerball shade.svg42' (pen.)
Villa Soccerball shade.svg90'
Empire Stadium, Vancouver
Attendance: 13,598
Referee: Méndez Molina (Guatemala)

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg5–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Sánchez Soccerball shade.svg24'
Camacho Soccerball shade.svg31', 55'
Mendizabal Soccerball shade.svg37'
González Soccerball shade.svg40'
Davis Soccerball shade.svg76' (pen.)
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Valverde Salazar (Costa Rica)

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Sánchez Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen.) Gray Soccerball shade.svg87'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 108,000
Referee: Midence Torres (Honduras)

United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Moyers Soccerball shade.svg31', 65' Sánchez Soccerball shade.svg40'
Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
Attendance: 2,126
Referee: Gracias Regalado (Guatemala)

Canada and Mexico advanced to the finals.

Central American Zone

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 8521155+1012
2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 8521125+712
3Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 8332102+89
4Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 814361046
5Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 8017324211
Source: [ citation needed ]
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg0–2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Gómez Soccerball shade.svg27'
Mitrovich Soccerball shade.svg49'
Estadio de la Revolución , Panama City, Panama
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Robert Evans (United States)

Panama  Flag of Panama.svg0–2Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Bernárdez Soccerball shade.svg14'
Costly Soccerball shade.svg85'
Estadio de la Revolución , Panama City, Panama
Attendance: 8,975
Referee: Hubert Tromp (Netherlands Antilles)

Panama  Flag of Panama.svg1–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Montillo Soccerball shade.svg37' Arroyo Soccerball shade.svg73'
Estadio de la Revolución , Panama City, Panama
Attendance: 5,678
Referee: Goede (Suriname)

Panama  Flag of Panama.svg1–3Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Paschal Soccerball shade.svg19' Rivas Soccerball shade.svg16'
Huezo Soccerball shade.svg75'
González Soccerball shade.svg82'
Estadio de la Revolución , Panama City, Panama
Attendance: 3,547
Referee: Frederick Hoyte (Barbados)

Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg2–3Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Javier Jiménez Soccerball shade.svg78' (pen.)
Mills Soccerball shade.svg81'
Bulnes Soccerball shade.svg29'
Bernárdez Soccerball shade.svg42'
Bailey Soccerball shade.svg67'
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá , San José, Costa Rica
Attendance: 18,263
Referee: Soupliotis (Canada)

El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg4–1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
González Soccerball shade.svg2', 61', 77'
Rivas Soccerball shade.svg35'
Montillo Soccerball shade.svg27'

Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg0–0Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Estadio Mateo Flores , Guatemala City, Guatemala
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Narvaez Escobar (Mexico)

Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg0–0Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala

El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg2–0
(w/o)
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Costa Rica refused to travel to El Salvador for security reasons. FIFA awarded 2–0 win to El Salvador. [1]
Estadio Cuscatlán , San Salvador, El Salvador
Referee: Domingo de la Mora (Mexico)

Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg2–0Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Morera Soccerball shade.svg14'
W. Jiménez Soccerball shade.svg48' (pen.)
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica , San José, Costa Rica
Attendance: 7,873
Referee: Dante Maglio (Canada)

Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg0–0Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador

Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg5–0Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Mitrovich Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Gómez Soccerball shade.svg
Pennant Soccerball shade.svg
Wellmann Soccerball shade.svg
Estadio Mateo Flores , Guatemala City, Guatemala
Attendance: 32,216
Referee: Johnson (Canada)

Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg1–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Velásquez Soccerball shade.svg77' Morera Soccerball shade.svg33'

El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg2–1Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
González Soccerball shade.svg9'
Guerrero Soccerball shade.svg66'
Figueroa Soccerball shade.svg85'
Estadio Cuscatlán , San Salvador, El Salvador
Attendance: 40,851
Referee: Fusco (Canada)

Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg0–3Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Pennant Soccerball shade.svg27'
Sánchez Soccerball shade.svg64' (pen.)
Gómez Soccerball shade.svg88'
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá , San José, Costa Rica
Attendance: 17,042
Referee: Matos (Canada)

Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg2–0Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Bailey Soccerball shade.svg23', 66'

Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg0–1Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Bailey Soccerball shade.svg71'
Estadio Mateo Flores , Guatemala City, Guatemala
Attendance: 42,381
Referee: Kibritjian (United States)

Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg0–0Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá , San José, Costa Rica
Attendance: 3,284
Referee: Rubio Vasquez (Mexico)

Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg5–0Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Bernárdez Soccerball shade.svg6', 21', 69'
Figueroa Soccerball shade.svg32', 77'
Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés , Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mendoza Guillen (Mexico)

El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg1–0Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Huezo Soccerball shade.svg
Estadio Cuscatlán , San Salvador, El Salvador
Attendance: 22,813
Referee: D'Ippolito (United States)

Honduras and El Salvador advanced to the finals.

Caribbean Zone

Group A Preliminary Round

Guyana  Flag of Guyana.svg5–2Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
Braithwaite Soccerball shade.svg33' (pen.)
Watson Soccerball shade.svg50', 87'
Canterbury Soccerball shade.svg56'
Forde Soccerball shade.svg57'
Julien Soccerball shade.svg15'
Belfon Soccerball shade.svg17'
Bourda , Georgetown, Guyana
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: José Leonidas Rogel (El Salvador)
Grenada  Flag of Grenada.svg2–3Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
Cherubin Soccerball shade.svg56'
Mitchell Soccerball shade.svg87' (pen.)
Watson Soccerball shade.svg13', 38'
Canterbury Soccerball shade.svg16'
National Cricket Stadium , Saint George's, Grenada
Attendance: 1,298
Referee: Juan Ramón Mollinero (Guatemala)

Guyana won 8-4 on aggregate and advanced to Group A.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 431070+77
2Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 421153+25
3Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 40040990
Source: [ citation needed ]
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–0Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
Delgado Soccerball shade.svg69'
Pereira Soccerball shade.svg71', 78'
Estadio Pedro Marrero , Havana, Cuba
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Antonio Márquez (Mexico)

Suriname  Flag of Suriname.svg0–0Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
André Kamperveen Stadion , Paramaribo, Suriname
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Hubert Tromp (Netherlands Antilles)

Guyana  Flag of Guyana.svg0–1Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
Stjeward Soccerball shade.svg22'
Bourda , Georgetown, Guyana
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Reginald Wooding (Trinidad and Tobago)

Suriname  Flag of Suriname.svg4–0Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
Leisbergen Soccerball shade.svg20', 40'
George Soccerball shade.svg22'
Calor Soccerball shade.svg80'
André Kamperveen Stadion , Paramaribo, Suriname
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: L. De Boer (Netherlands Antilles)

Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg1–0Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg14'
Estadio Pedro Marrero , Havana, Cuba
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Whilston Taylor (Jamaica)

Guyana  Flag of Guyana.svg0–3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg8'
Espinosa Soccerball shade.svg17'
Roldán Soccerball shade.svg18'
McKenzie Sports Club Ground, Linden, Guyana
Attendance: 7,664
Referee: R. Goede (Suriname)

Cuba advanced to the finals.

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti 421142+25
2Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 41211214
3Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles 40311213
Source: [ citation needed ]
Haiti  Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg2–0Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Crispin Soccerball shade.svg84'
Bobo Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report
Stade Sylvio Cator , Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Marcel Pérez (Mexico)

Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg1–0Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti
Spann Soccerball shade.svg55' (pen.)
Skinner Park , San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Attendance: 5,535
Referee: Carlos Monge (Costa Rica)

Haiti  Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg1–0Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles
Brevin Soccerball shade.svg74'
Stade Sylvio Cator , Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Attendance: 8,606
Referee: Whilston Taylor (Jamaica)

Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg0–0Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles
Queen's Park Oval , Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Frederick Hoyte (Barbados)

Netherlands Antilles  Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg0–0Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Ergilio Hato Stadium , Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Attendance: 7,991
Referee: Glenn Kranenburg (Suriname)

Netherlands Antilles  Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg1–1Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti
Kwidama Soccerball shade.svg73' Crispin Soccerball shade.svg3'
Ergilio Hato Stadium , Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Attendance: 6,467
Referee: Domingo De la Mora (Mexico)

Haiti advanced to the finals.

Qualified Teams

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

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