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 stage
Tournament details
DatesPreliminary:
20 May – 13 November 1980
Competition proper:
8–12 February 1981
TeamsCompetition proper: 3
Total: 16 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions UNAM (1st title)
Runners-up UNAH

UNAM from Mexico won the final round, becoming CONCACAF champion 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 champions 1st Debut
 Mexico UNAM 1978–79 runners-up 1st Debut
Entering second round
 Mexico Cruz Azul 1978–79 champions 1st Debut

Central America Zone
Association Club Qualifying method App. (last) Previous best (last)
Entering first round
 Guatemala
 Honduras
 Costa Rica
 El Salvador
Entering second round
 El Salvador

Caribbean Zone
Association Club Qualifying method App. (last) Previous best (last)
Entering first round
 Suriname Robinhood 1979 champions
S.V. 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
Preliminary 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 stage Matchday 1 8 February 1981
Matchday 2 10 February 1981
Matchday 3 12 February 1981

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was played from May to November 1980.

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UNAM 3–0[note 1] Sacramento Gold 2–0 1–0
Brooklyn Dodgers 3–2 Hotels International FC 2–2 1–0
UNAM 2–0 Sacramento Gold
Sacramento Gold 0–1 UNAM

UNAM won 3–0 on aggregate; received bye to third round.

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

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

Second round
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 third round.

Third round
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 final stage.

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cobán Imperial 2–2 (d.) UNAH 2–1 0–1
Comunicaciones 5–2 Águila 2–0 3–2
Marathón 4–3 Herediano 3–0 1–3

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santiagueño (w/o)[note 2] Cobán Imperial
Comunicaciones 1–5[note 3] Marathón 1–1 0–4

Third round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UNAH 5–3 Santiagueño 2–2 3–1

UNAH won 5–3 on aggregate; advanced to final stage.

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SUBT 2 - 5 Robinhood 2 - 1 0 - 4
Transvaal 4 - 2 Police 3 - 1 1 - 1
  • Jong Colombia and Defence Force reportedly entered the tournament; it is unknown whether they played any matches.
  • Robinhood and Transvaal advance to the second round.

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jong Colombia 0 - 5 Transvaal 0 - 1 0 - 4
Robinhood
  • ***
 Defence Force
  • Results unknown, Robin Hood apparently eliminated Defence Force on this round.***
  • Transvaal and Robinhood advance to the third round.

Third round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Robinhood
  • ***
 Transvaal

Final stage

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
UNAH 1–1 Robinhood
  • George  90'
UNAH 0–2 UNAM

Notes
  1. The results are those listed by CONCACAF; It is stated in the RSSSF that there is no evidence that these games were played and that Sacramento Gold was probably withdrawn before the first game and UNAM won the match by forfeit. According to the results, UNAM won with a total score of 3–0.
  2. Cobán Imperial withdrew for financial reasons, UNAH advances to the third round due to the draw in the first round vs. Cobán Imperial.
  3. Marathón wins series, but withdrew.

References
  1. Copa de Campeones 1980 on the RSSSF
  2. La generación Puma by Carlos Calderón on Medio Tiempo, 8 Feb 2009
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