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1981 CONCACAF Championship

1981 CONCACAF Championship
FieldValue
tourney_nameCONCACAF Championship
year1981
other_titlesCampeonato de Naciones de CONCACAF 1981 (Spanish)
caption1981 CONCACAF Championship official logo
countryHonduras
dates1–22 November
num_teams6
confederations1
venues1
cities1
championHON
champion-flagvar1949
count1
secondSLV
thirdMEX
fourthCAN
matches15
goals28
attendance470484
top_scorerMEX Hugo Sánchez (3 goals)
prevseason[1977](1977-concacaf-championship)
nextseason[1985](1985-concacaf-championship)

| champion-flagvar = 1949 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 Carías 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 a 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.

Venue

{{Location map+Hondurasfloat=centerwidth=300caption=places=Tegucigalpa
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Capacity: **35,000**
[[Image:Estadio Carías.jpg150px]]

Qualified teams

Teams

TeamMethod of
qualificationTotal
times
qualifiedLast
time
qualifiedPrevious best
performance
[North American Zone](1981-concacaf-championship-qualification-north-american-zone) winners2[1977](1977-concacaf-championship)Fourth place ([1977](1977-concacaf-championship))
[Caribbean Zone Group A](1981-concacaf-championship-qualification-group-a) winners2[1971](1971-concacaf-championship)Fourth place ([1971](1971-concacaf-championship))
[Central American Zone](1981-concacaf-championship-qualification-central-american-zone) runners-up4[1977](1977-concacaf-championship)Runners-up ([1963](1963-concacaf-championship))
[Caribbean Zone Group B](1981-concacaf-championship-qualification-group-b) winners6[1977](1977-concacaf-championship)**Winners** ([1973](1973-concacaf-championship))
(host)[Central American Zone](1981-concacaf-championship-qualification-central-american-zone) winners5[1973](1973-concacaf-championship)Runners-up ([1967](1967-concacaf-championship))
(title holders)[North American Zone](1981-concacaf-championship-qualification-north-american-zone) runners-up8[1977](1977-concacaf-championship)**Winners** ([1965](1965-concacaf-championship), [1971](1971-concacaf-championship), [1977](1977-concacaf-championship))

Standings

Matches

H. Sánchez Manzo Urquia Laing Figueroa

Costly

Figueroa

Núñez

Rodríguez Iarusci

Qualified teams to the 1982 FIFA World Cup

The Honduran team shortly before their debut at the [[1982 FIFA World Cup
TeamMethod of
qualificationDate of
qualificationFinals
appearanceLast
appearanceConsecutive
finals
appearancesPrevious best
performance
Winners16 November 19811st—1—
Runners-up22 November 19812nd[1970](1970-fifa-world-cup)1First round ([1970](1970-fifa-world-cup))

Goalscorers

;3 goals

  • MEX Hugo Sánchez

;2 goals

  • CAN Ian Bridge
  • CAN Mike Stojanović
  • CUB Ramón Núñez
  • HON David Buezo
  • HON José Roberto Figueroa
  • MEX Ricardo Castro

;1 goal

  • CAN Bob Iarusci
  • CAN Wes McLeod
  • CUB Jorge Luis Rodríguez
  • SLV Ever Hernández
  • SLV Norberto Huezo
  • HAI Daniel Cadet
  • HAI Gerald Romulas
  • HON Anthony Costly
  • HON Carlos Orlando Caballero
  • HON Eduardo Laing
  • HON Jorge Elvir Urquia
  • MEX Manuel Manzo

;1 own goal

  • HAI Frantz Mathieu (playing against Cuba)

Team of the Tournament

Source:

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
SLV Luis Guevara MoraCAN Ian Bridge
SLV Francisco Osorto
HON Efraín Gutiérrez
HON Jaime VillegasSLV Norberto Huezo
HON Ramón MaradiagaCUB Ramón Núñez
HON Carlos Caballero
HON José Figueroa
MEX Hugo Sánchez

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.)

References

References

  1. "Torneo Premundial Honduras 1981 (VIII Campeonato de Naciones (NORCECA) CONCACAF)".
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