1981 CONCACAF Championship qualification explained

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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.

North American Zone

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Canada and Mexico advanced to the finals.

Central American Zone

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Honduras and El Salvador advanced to the finals.

Caribbean Zone

Group A Preliminary Round

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

Group A

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Cuba advanced to the finals.

Group B

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Haiti advanced to the finals.

Qualified Teams

(CONCACAF North American Zone Winners)
(CONCACAF North American Zone Runners-up)
(CONCACAF Central American Zone Winners)
(CONCACAF Central American Zone Runners-up)
(CONCACAF Caribbean Zone Group 1 Winners)
(CONCACAF Caribbean Zone Group 2 Winners)

Goalscorers

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

Omar Morera Barrantes
Luis Hernández
Roberto Pereira
Norberto Huezo
José María Rivas
Selvin Pennant
Ashton Canterbury Taylor
Serge Crispin
Adrián Camacho
Daniel Montillo Ruíz
Johan Leisbergen
Steve Moyers

1 goal