1980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
16th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF
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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.
Estadio Nacional in Tegucigalpa hosted the final round | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 May 1980 – 12 February 1981 |
| Teams | 18 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  UNAM (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  UNAH |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 33 |
| Goals scored | 92 (2.79 per match) |
← 1979 1981 → | |
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 American Zone: 5 teams (from three associations)
- Central American Zone: 8 teams (from four associations)
- Caribbean Zone: 6 teams (from six associations)
| Teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cruz Azul (1st) |
UNAM (2nd) | ||
 Sacramento Gold (1st) |
Brooklyn Dodgers (1st) | ||
 Herediano (1st) |
Cartaginés (2nd) | ||
 Águila (1st) |
Santiagueño (2nd) | ||
 Comunicaciones (1st) |
Cobán Imperial (2nd) | ||
| Marathón (1st) |
UNAH (2nd) | ||
 Jong Colombia (1st) |
SUBT (2nd) | ||
 Robinhood (1st) |
Transvaal (2nd) | ||
 Police (1st) |
Defence Force (2nd) | ||
 Hotels International (1st) |
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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 | ||
First round
North America Zone
| 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 |
North America Zone
| 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.
Central America Zone
| 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 |
Central America Zone
Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1980
| Cobán Imperial | 2–1 | UNAH |
|---|---|---|
| own goal Luis Condomi  |
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
| Águila | 2–3 | Comunicaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Ramón A. Ramírez Enrique Sánchez |
Comunicaciones won 5–2 on aggregate.
Marathón won 4–3 on aggregate.
Caribbean Zone
Caribbean Zone
Robinhood won 5–2 on aggregate.
Transvaal won 4–2 on aggregate.
Second round
North America Zone
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruz Azul |
12–3 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
9–1 | 3–2 |
North America Zone
Cruz Azul won 12–3 on aggregate; advanced to the third round.
Central America Zone
| 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.) |
Central America Zone
Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1980
Marathón won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Santiagueño | 2–2 | UNAH |
|---|---|---|
| Ever Hernandez Jorge Gonzalez |
David Bueso Daniel Sambula |
| UNAH | 3–1 | Santiagueño |
|---|---|---|
| David Bueso Mario Lopez |
Jorge Gonzalez |
UNAH won 5–3 on aggregate.
Caribbean Zone
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jong Colombia |
0–5 | Transvaal |
0–1 | 0–4 |
| Robinhood |
4–3 | Defence Force |
2–1 | 2–2 |
Caribbean Zone
Transvaal won 5–0 on aggregate.
Robinhood won 4–3 on aggregate.
Third round
North America Zone
North America Zone
UNAM won 4–1 on aggregate; advanced to the final round.
Central America Zone
Central America Zone
Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1980
UNAH won 1–0 on aggregate.
Caribbean Zone
Caribbean Zone
Robinhood won 1–0 on aggregate.