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 till 2 February 1981.

1981 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Dates26 April 1980 – 2 February 1981
Champions Transvaal
Runners-up Atlético Marte
← 1980
1982 →

The teams were split in 2 zones, North/Central American and Caribbean, (as North and Central American sections combined to qualify one team for the final), 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 v Salvadorean Atlético Marte (21 on aggregate), becoming CONCACAF champions for the second time in their history.[1]

North/Central American Zone

First round
Team 1 Agg. 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 x 2 Paulo Damasco
Dubón		 Referee: Rolando Paz Escoto
May 3, 1981 2nd leg Juventud Retalteca 1-3
(5-2 agg.)		 Atletico Marte Guatemala
Ramon Fagoga own goal Carlos Recinos, José María "Mandingo" Rivas x2 Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Retalhuelo
1981 1st leg Marathón 4-0 Santiagueño TBD, TBD
Nil
1981 2nd leg Santiagueño 1-1
(1-5 agg.)		 Marathón TBD, TBD
Eraldo Correira Jose Angel Pena

Second round
Team 1 Agg. 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 62 pen
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. 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 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. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kentucky Memphis 0 - 3 SUBT 0 - 1 0 - 2
Sithoc 1 - 5 Robinhood 1 - 0 0 - 5
Transvaal 1 - 0 Defence Force 1 - 0
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. 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. 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

    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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