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1980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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

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

Teams

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

Qualified teams for 1980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Teams
Mexico Cruz Azul (1st) Mexico UNAM (2nd)
United States Sacramento Gold (1st) United States Brooklyn Dodgers (1st)
Costa Rica Herediano (1st) Costa Rica Cartaginés (2nd)
El Salvador Águila (1st) El Salvador Santiagueño (2nd)
Guatemala Comunicaciones (1st) Guatemala Cobán Imperial (2nd)
Honduras Marathón (1st) Honduras UNAH (2nd)
Netherlands Antilles Jong Colombia (1st) Netherlands Antilles SUBT (2nd)
Suriname Robinhood (1st) Suriname Transvaal (2nd)
Trinidad and Tobago Police (1st) Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (2nd)
Bermuda Hotels International (1st)

Format

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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

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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

First round

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North America Zone

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UNAM Mexico w/o[note 1] United States Sacramento Gold Cancelled Cancelled
Brooklyn Dodgers United States 3–2 Bermuda Hotels International FC 2–2 1–0

North America Zone

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UNAM MexicoCancelled
(w/o)		United States Sacramento Gold
Sacramento Gold United StatesCancelled
(w/o)		Mexico UNAM

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

Brooklyn Dodgers United States2–2Bermuda Hotels International
Hotels International Bermuda0–1United States Brooklyn Dodgers

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

Central America Zone

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cobán Imperial Guatemala 2–2 (d.) Honduras UNAH 2–1 0–1
Santiagueño El Salvador w/o Costa Rica Cartaginés Cancelled Cancelled
Comunicaciones Guatemala 5–2 El Salvador Águila 2–0 3–2
Marathón Honduras 4–3 Costa Rica Herediano 3–0 1–3

Central America Zone

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Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1980

Cobán Imperial Guatemala2–1Honduras UNAH
own goal
Luis Condomi

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

Cartaginés Costa RicaCancelled
(w/o)		El Salvador Santiagueño
Santiagueño El SalvadorCancelled
(w/o)		Costa Rica Cartaginés

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

Águila El Salvador2–3Guatemala Comunicaciones
Ramón A. Ramírez
Enrique Sánchez

Comunicaciones won 5–2 on aggregate.

Marathón Honduras3–0Costa Rica Herediano
Germán Bernárdez
Herediano Costa Rica3–1Honduras Marathón

Marathón won 4–3 on aggregate.

Caribbean Zone

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SUBT Netherlands Antilles 2–5 Suriname Robinhood 2–1 0–4
Transvaal Suriname 4–2 Trinidad and Tobago Police 3–1 1–1

Caribbean Zone

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SUBT Netherlands Antilles2–1Suriname Robinhood
Robinhood Suriname4–0Netherlands Antilles SUBT

Robinhood won 5–2 on aggregate.

Transvaal Suriname3–1Trinidad and Tobago Police
Police Trinidad and Tobago1–1Suriname Transvaal

Transvaal won 4–2 on aggregate.

Second round

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North America Zone

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cruz Azul Mexico 12–3 United States Brooklyn Dodgers 9–1 3–2

North America Zone

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Cruz Azul Mexico9–1United States Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers United States2–3Mexico Cruz Azul

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

Central America Zone

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Comunicaciones Guatemala 1–5 Honduras Marathón 1–1 0–4
UNAH Honduras 5–3 El Salvador Santiagueño 2–2 3–1 (a.e.t.)

Central America Zone

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Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1980

Comunicaciones Guatemala1–1Honduras Marathón
Marathón Honduras4–0Guatemala Comunicaciones

Marathón won 5–1 on aggregate.

Santiagueño El Salvador2–2Honduras UNAH
Ever Hernandez
Jorge Gonzalez 		David Bueso
Daniel Sambula
UNAH Honduras3–1El Salvador Santiagueño
David Bueso
Mario Lopez 		Jorge Gonzalez

UNAH won 5–3 on aggregate.

Caribbean Zone

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jong Colombia Netherlands Antilles 0–5 Suriname Transvaal 0–1 0–4
Robinhood Suriname 4–3 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force 2–1 2–2

Caribbean Zone

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Jong Colombia Netherlands Antilles0–1Suriname Transvaal
Transvaal Suriname4–0Netherlands Antilles Jong Colombia

Transvaal won 5–0 on aggregate.

Robinhood Suriname2–1Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
Defence Force Trinidad and Tobago2–2Suriname Robinhood

Robinhood won 4–3 on aggregate.

Third round

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North America Zone

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UNAM Mexico 4–1 Mexico Cruz Azul 1–0 3–1

North America Zone

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UNAM Mexico1–0Mexico Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul Mexico1–3Mexico UNAM

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

Central America Zone

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UNAH Honduras 1–0 Honduras Marathón 1–0 0–0

Central America Zone

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Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1980

UNAH Honduras1–0Honduras Marathón
Marathón Honduras0–0Honduras UNAH

UNAH won 1–0 on aggregate.

Caribbean Zone

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Robinhood Suriname 1–0 Suriname Transvaal 0–0 1–0

Caribbean Zone

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Robinhood Suriname0–0Suriname Transvaal
Transvaal Suriname0–1Suriname Robinhood

Robinhood won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final round

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All matches were played in Tegucigalpa.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 Mexico UNAM (C) 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 4 Champions
2 Honduras UNAH 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
3 Suriname Robinhood 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source: CONCACAF
(C) Champions
UNAM Mexico3–0Suriname Robinhood
UNAH Honduras1–1Suriname Robinhood
UNAH Honduras0–2Mexico UNAM

Notes

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  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

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  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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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