1981 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

The 1981 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 17th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region and was played from 26 April 1980 to 2 February 1981.

1981 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Dates26 April 1981 – 2 February 1982
Final positions
Champions Transvaal
Runner-up Atlético Marte

The teams were split in two zones, North/Central American and Caribbean, each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament. All the matches in the tournament were played under the home/away match system.

Surinamean team Transvaal won the two-legged series against Salvadorean Atlético Marte (2–1 on aggregate), becoming CONCACAF champions for the second time in their history.[1]

North/Central American Zone

First round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Marte 5–3 Juventud Retalteca 2–2 3–1
Marathón 5–1 Santiagueño 4–0 1–1
Xelajú 2–4 Tigres UANL 0–0 2–4
Real España 2–4 Cruz Azul 2–1 0–3
  • Atlético Marte, Marathón, UANL Tigres AND Cruz Azul advance to the second round.
26 April 1981 1st leg Atletico Marte 2-2 Juventud Retalteca Estadio Cuscatlan
15:00 Norberto Huezo Paulo Damasco
Dubón 		Referee: Rolando Paz Escoto
3 May 1981 2nd leg Juventud Retalteca 1-3
(5-3 agg.)		 Atletico Marte Guatemala
Ramon Fagoga own goal Carlos Recinos
José María "Mandingo" Rivas 		Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Retalhuelo
1981 1st leg Marathón 4-0 Santiagueño TBD, TBD
Nil
May 18, 1981 2nd leg Santiagueño 1-1
(1-5 agg.)		 Marathón TBD, TBD
Eraldo Correia Jose Angel Pena
1981 1st leg Xelajú 0-0 Tigres UANL TBD, TBD
Nil Nil
1981 2nd leg Tigres UANL 4-2
(4-2 agg.)		 Xelajú TBD, TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD 		TBD
TBD
June 24, 1981 1st leg Real España 2-1 Cruz Azul San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Junior Costly
Hernán Juvini Carreño 		Stadium: Francisco Morazán Stadium.
1981 2nd leg Cruz Azul 3-0
(4-2 agg.)		 Real España TBD, TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD 		Nil

Second round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tigres UANL 1 - 2 Atlético Marte 1 - 1 0 - 1
Marathón 4 - 2 Cruz Azul 3 - 1 1 - 1
  • Atlético Marte and Marathón advance to the third round.
July 7, 1981 1st leg Tigres UANL 1–1 Atletico Marte
Tomás Boy 22' Jorge Gonzalez pen 62'
30 September 1981 2nd leg Atletico Marte 1-0 (Awarded to Atletico Marte as Tigres UANL failed to travel)
(2–1 agg.)		 Tigres UANL
22 September 1981 1st leg Cruz Azul 1–3 Marathón Mexico
Mario Díaz Pérez 22' Celso Güity 3' 86'
Enrique Mendoza 31'		 Stadium: Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul (Jasso)
30 September 1981 2nd leg Marathón 1-1
(4-2 agg.)		 Cruz Azul TBD, Honduras
Robert Bailey 83' Carlos Jara Saguier 75'

Third round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Marte 2-1 Marathón 0-1 2-0
  • Marathón withdrew
  • Atlético Marte advances to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final.
  • Marathon 1-0 Atletico Marte (Celso Güity)
December 3, 1981 1st leg Marathón 1–0 Atletico Marte
Celso Güity 16pen 16' Nil
6 December 1981 2nd leg Atletico Marte 2-0
(2–1 agg.)		 Marathón
Antonio Infantozzi 7'
Herber Machón 8'		 Nil

Caribbean Zone

First round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kentucky Memphis 0 - 3 SUBT 0 - 1 0 - 2
Sithoc 1 - 5 Robinhood 1 - 0 0 - 5
Transvaal 3 - 2 Defence Force 1 - 0 2 - 2
Yama Sun Oil
    		Saint Thomas College
    • Transvaal vs. Defence Force and Yama Sun Oil vs. Saint Thomas College, Results are unknown.***
    • SUBT, Robinhood, Transvaal and Yama Sun Oil advance to the second round.
    Kentucky Memphis 0-1 SUBT
    Nil
    SUBT 2–0
    (3-0 agg.)    		 Kentucky Memphis
    Nil
    Sithoc 1–0 Robinhood
    Nil
    Robinhood 5-0
    (5-1 agg.)    		 Sithoc
    Nil
    Transvaal 1–0 Defence Force
    Nil
    Defence Force 2–2
    (2-3 agg.)    		 Transvaal

    Second round
    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    SUBT 7 - 1 Yama Sun Oil 5 - 0 2 - 1
    Robinhood 0 - 0 (3-4 pk) Transvaal 0 - 0 0 - 0
    • Robinhood vs. Transvaal, Results are unknown.***
    • SUBT and Transvaal advance to the third round.
    SUBT 5–0 Yama Sun Oil
    Nil
    Yama Sun Oil 1-2
    (2-7 agg.)    		 SUBT
    Robinhood 0–0 Transvaal
    Transvaal 0-0
    (0-0 (Pen 4-3) agg.)    		 Robinhood

    Third round
    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    SUBT 0 - 3 Transvaal 0 - 1 0 - 2
    • Transvaal advances to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final.
    SUBT 0-1 Transvaal
    Nil
    Transvaal 2–0
    (3-0 agg.)    		 SUBT
    Nil

    Final

    First leg
    1981 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
    First leg
    Transvaal 1–0 Atlético Marte
    Leisberger 84' Report Nil

    Second leg
    Second leg
    Atlético Marte 1–1 Transvaal
    Wilfredo Huezo Report Wensley Bundel

    Transvaal won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Champion
    CONCACAF Champions' Cup
    1981 Champions

    Transvaal
    Second title

    References
    1. Copa de Campeones 1981 on the RSSSF
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