1980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

The 1980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 16th edition of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

1980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Estadio Nacional in Tegucigalpa hosted the final round
Tournament details
Dates20 May 1980 – 12 February 1981
Teams18
Final positions
Champions UNAM (1st title)
Runners-up UNAH
Tournament statistics
Matches played33
Goals scored92 (2.79 per match)

UNAM won the final round, becoming CONCACAF club champions for the first time in their history.[1][2]

Teams

The following 18 teams (from ten associations) qualified for the tournament.

North America Zone
Association Club Qualifying method App. (last) Previous best (last)
Entering first round
 United States Sacramento Gold 1979 American Soccer League champions 1st Debut
Brooklyn Dodgers 1979 National Challenge Cup champions 1st Debut
 Bermuda Hotels International 1979–80 Bermudian Premier Division champions 1st Debut
 Mexico UNAM 1978–79 Mexican Primera División runners-up 1st Debut
Entering second round
 Mexico Cruz Azul 1978–79 Mexican Primera División champions 1st Debut

Central America Zone
Association Club Qualifying method App. (last) Previous best (last)
Entering first round
 Guatemala Comunicaciones
Cobán Imperial
 Honduras Marathón
UNAH
 Costa Rica Herediano
 El Salvador Águila
Entering second round
 El Salvador Santiagueño

Caribbean Zone
Association Club Qualifying method App. (last) Previous best (last)
Entering first round
 Suriname Robinhood 1979 champions
Transvaal 1979 runners-up
 Netherlands Antilles SUBT 1979–80 runners-up
 Trinidad and Tobago Police 1979 champions
Entering second round
 Netherlands Antilles Jong Colombia 1979–80 champions
 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 1979 runners-up

Format

The teams were split into 3 zones (North American, Central American and Caribbean), each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament, that was played in Tegucigalpa, Honduras under a group system. All the qualifying matches in the tournament were played under the home/away match system.

Schedule
Phase Round First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 20 May – 22 June 1980 29 May – 2 June 1980
Second qualifying round 22 June – 2 November 1980 29 June – 16 November 1980
Third qualifying round 6 November 1980 13 November 1980
Final round Match 1 8 February 1981
Match 2 10 February 1981
Match 3 12 February 1981

North America Zone

First round

The first leg was played on 22 June, and the second leg was played on 29 June 1980.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UNAM w/o[note 1] Sacramento Gold Cancelled Cancelled
Brooklyn Dodgers 3–2 Hotels International FC 2–2 1–0
UNAM Cancelled
(w/o)		 Sacramento Gold
Sacramento Gold Cancelled
(w/o)		 UNAM

UNAM advanced to the third round after Sacramento Gold withdrew from the competition[3]

Brooklyn Dodgers 2–2 Hotels International
Hotels International 0–1 Brooklyn Dodgers

Brooklyn Dodgers won 3–2 on aggregate; advanced to the second round.

Second round

The first leg was played on 10 September, and the second leg was played on 13 September 1980.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cruz Azul 12–3 Brooklyn Dodgers 9–1 3–2
Cruz Azul 9–1 Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers 2–3 Cruz Azul

Cruz Azul won 12–3 on aggregate; advanced to the third round.

Third round

The first leg was played on 6 November, and the second leg was played on 13 November 1980.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UNAM 4–1 Cruz Azul 1–0 3–1
UNAM 1–0 Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul 1–3 UNAM

UNAM won 4–1 on aggregate; advanced to the final round.

Central America Zone

First round

The first legs were played on 20 and 22 May and 4 June, and the second legs were played on 29 May, and 11 and 15 June 1982.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cobán Imperial 2–2 (d.) UNAH 2–1 0–1
Santiagueño w/o Cartaginés Cancelled Cancelled
Comunicaciones 5–2 Águila 2–0 3–2
Marathón 4–3 Herediano 3–0 1–3
Cobán Imperial 2–1 UNAH
UNAH 1–0 Cobán Imperial

UNAH advanced to the third round after protesting the drawing of lots; which originally saw Cobán Imperial advance.

Cartaginés Cancelled
(w/o)		 Santiagueño
Santiagueño Cancelled
(w/o)		 Cartaginés

Santiagueño advanced to the third round after Cartaginés withdrew from the competition

Comunicaciones 2–0 Águila
Águila 2–3 Comunicaciones

Comunicaciones won 5–2 on aggregate.

Marathón 3–0 Herediano
Herediano 3–1 Marathón

Marathón won 4–3 on aggregate.

Second round

The first legs were played on 21 and 24 September, and the second legs were played on 24 and 28 September 1980.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Comunicaciones 1–5 Marathón 1–1 0–4
UNAH 5–3 Santiagueño 2–2 3–1 (a.e.t.)
Comunicaciones 1–1 Marathón
Marathón 4–0 Comunicaciones

Marathón won 5–1 on aggregate.

Santiagueño 2–2 UNAH
UNAH 3–1 Santiagueño

UNAH won 5–3 on aggregate.

Third round

The first leg was played on 26 December, and the second leg was played on 26 December 1980.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UNAH 1–0 Marathón 1–0 0–0
UNAH 1–0 C.D. Marathón
C.D. Marathón 0–0 UNAH

UNAH won 1–0 on aggregate.

Caribbean Zone

First round

The first legs were played on 8 and 22 June, and the second legs were played on 22 and 29 June 1980.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SUBT 2–5 Robinhood 2–1 4–0
Transvaal 4–2 Police 3–1 1–1
SUBT 2–1 Robinhood
Robinhood 4–0 SUBT

Robinhood won 5–2 on aggregate.

Transvaal 3–1 Police
Police 1–1 Transvaal

Transvaal won 4–2 on aggregate.

Second round

The first legs were played 2 November, and the second legs were played on 16 and 19 November 1980.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jong Colombia 0–5 Transvaal 0–1 4–0
Robinhood 4–3 Defence Force 2–1 2–2
Jong Colombia 0–1 Transvaal
Transvaal 4–0 Jong Colombia

Transvaal won 5–0 on aggregate.

Robinhood 2–1 Defence Force
Defence Force 2–2 Robinhood

Robinhood won 4–3 on aggregate.

Third round

The first leg was played on 14 December, and the second leg was played on 21 December 1980.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Robinhood 1–0 Transvaal 0–0 1–0
Robinhood 0–0 Transvaal
Transvaal 0–1 Robinhood

Robinhood won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final round

All matches were played in Tegucigalpa.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 UNAM (C) 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 4 Champions
2 UNAH 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
3 Robinhood 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source: CONCACAF
(C) Champion
UNAM 3–0 Robinhood
  • Sánchez 38', 85'
  • Ferretti 69'
UNAH 1–1 Robinhood
  • George 90'
UNAH 0–2 UNAM

Notes
  1. Both matches between UNAM and Sacramento Gold were cancelled due to the withdrawal of Sacramento Gold from the competition. UNAM advanced to the third round on a walkover. The results are those listed by CONCACAF; It is stated in the RSSSF that there is no evidence that these games were played.

References
  1. Copa de Campeones 1980 on the RSSSF
  2. La generación Puma by Carlos Calderón on Medio Tiempo, 8 Feb 2009
  3. Wolfson, Isaac (November 1996). Historia Estadística del Fútbol Profesional en México [Statistical History of Professional Football in Mexico] (in Spanish). Mexico. ISBN 970-91132-0-8.
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