1981 CONCACAF ChampionshipTournament details |
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Host country | Honduras |
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Dates | 1–22 November |
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Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
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Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
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Final positions |
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Champions | Honduras (1st title) |
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Runners-up | El Salvador |
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Third place | Mexico |
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Fourth place | Canada |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 15 |
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Goals scored | 28 (1.87 per match) |
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Attendance | 470,484 (31,366 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Hugo Sánchez (3 goals) |
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International football competition
CONCACAF Qualifiers |
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CCCF–NAFC era
CONCACAF era
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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 CarĂas 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 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."
Venues※
Qualification※
Teams※
Final round※
Honduras and El Salvador qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
Attendance: 31,570
Referee: Pagano Trucios (
Peru)
Attendance: 22,774
Referee: Pagano Trucios (
Peru)
Attendance: 16,458
Referee: Pagano Trucios (
Peru)
1981 CONCACAF Championship winners
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg.png) Honduras First title
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Goalscorers※
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
Team of the Tournament※
Source:
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.)
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