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:
- North American Zone had 3 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner and runner-up would advance to the Final Round.
- Central American Zone had 5 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner and runner-up would advance to the Final Round.
- Caribbean Zone had 7 teams, which would be divided into 2 groups - Group A had 4 teams and Group B had 3 teams. 2 teams in Group A played in the Preliminary Round, against each other on a home-and-away basis, with the winner advancing to Group A proper. The 3 teams in each group would then play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
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[edit] CONCACAF North American Zone
October 18, 1980, Toronto, Canada - 
Canada 1 - 1 
Mexico
October 25, 1980, Fort Lauderdale, USA - 
USA 0 - 0 Canada
November 1, 1980, Vancouver, Canada - Canada 2 - 1 USA
November 9, 1980, Mexico City, Mexico - Mexico 5 - 1 USA
November 16, 1980, Mexico City, Mexico - Mexico 1 - 1 Canada
November 23, 1980, Fort Lauderdale, USA - USA 2 - 1 Mexico
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Mexico |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | USA |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
Canada and Mexico advanced to the tournament.
[edit] CONCACAF Central American Zone
July 2, 1980, Panama City, Panama - 
Panama 0 - 2 
Guatemala
July 30, 1980, Panama City, Panama - Panama 0 - 2 
Honduras
August 10, 1980, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 1 
Costa Rica
August 24, 1980, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 3 
El Salvador
October 1, 1980, San José, Costa Rica - Costa Rica 2 - 3 Honduras
October 5, 1980, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 4 - 1 Panama
October 12, 1980, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemala 0 - 0 Costa Rica
October 26, 1980, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Honduras 0 - 0 Guatemala
October 26, 1980, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 2 - 0 Costa Rica
- FIFA awarded El Salvador a 2-0 win because Costa Rica forfeited.
November 5, 1980, San José, Costa Rica - Costa Rica 2 - 0 Panama
November 9, 1980, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemala 0 - 0 El Salvador
November 16, 1980, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemala 5 - 0 Panama
November 16, 1980, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Honduras 1 - 1 Costa Rica
November 23, 1980, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 2 - 1 Honduras
November 26, 1980, San José, Costa Rica - Costa Rica 0 - 3 Guatemala
November 30, 1980, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Honduras 2 - 0 El Salvador
December 7, 1980, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemala 0 - 1 Honduras
December 10, 1980, San José, Costa Rica - Costa Rica 0 - 0 El Salvador
December 14, 1980, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Honduras 5 - 0 Panama
December 21, 1980, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 1 - 0 Guatemala
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras |
12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | El Salvador |
12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Guatemala |
9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Costa Rica |
6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 |
| 5 | Panama |
1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 24 | -21 |
Honduras and El Salvador advanced to the tournament.
[edit] CONCACAF Caribbean Zone
[edit] Group A Preliminary Round
March 30, 1980, Georgetown, Guyana - 
Guyana 5 - 2 
Grenada
April 13, 1980, Saint George's, Grenada - Grenada 2 - 3 Guyana
Guyana advanced to Group A by the aggregate score of 8-4.
[edit] Group A
August 17, 1980, Havana, Cuba - 
Cuba 3 - 0 
Suriname
September 7, 1980, Paramaribo, Suriname - Suriname 0 - 0 Cuba
September 28, 1980, Georgetown, Guyana - Guyana 0 - 1 Suriname
October 12, 1980, Paramaribo, Suriname - Suriname 4 - 0 Guyana
November 9, 1980, Havana, Cuba - Cuba 1 - 0 Guyana
November 30, 1980, Linden, Guyana - Guyana 0 - 3 Cuba
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Suriname |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Guyana |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | -9 |
Cuba advanced to the tournament.
[edit] Group B
August 1, 1980, Port au Prince, Haiti - .svg/22px-Flag_of_Haiti_(1964-1986).svg.png){kind=small}
Haiti 2 - 0 
Trinidad and Tobago
August 17, 1980, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago 1 - 0 Haiti
September 12, 1980, Port au Prince, Haiti - Haiti 1 - 0 
Netherlands Antilles
November 9, 1980, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago 0 - 0 Netherlands Antilles
November 29, 1980, Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles - Netherlands Antilles 0 - 0 Trinidad and Tobago
December 12, 1980, Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles - Netherlands Antilles 1 - 1 Haiti
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 3 | Netherlands Antilles |
3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
Haiti advanced to the tournament.
