1980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

16th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF

International football competition

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

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)

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

First round

North America Zone

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

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22 June 1980 (1980-06-22)

29 June 1980 (1980-06-29)

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

Central America Zone

Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1980

20 May 1980 (1980-05-20)

Estadio José Ángel Rossi, Cobán

11 June 1980 (1980-06-11)

Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa

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

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

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22 May 1980 (1980-05-22)

Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City

29 May 1980 (1980-05-29)

Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza, San Miguel

Comunicaciones won 5–2 on aggregate.

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4 June 1980 (1980-06-04)

Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula

15 June 1980 (1980-06-15)

Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia

Marathón won 4–3 on aggregate.

Caribbean Zone

8 June 1980 (1980-06-08)

22 June 1980 (1980-06-22)

Robinhood won 5–2 on aggregate.

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22 June 1980 (1980-06-22)

29 June 1980 (1980-06-29)

Transvaal won 4–2 on aggregate.

Second round

North America Zone

10 September 1980 (1980-09-10)

13 September 1980 (1980-09-13)

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

Central America Zone

Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1980

21 September 1980 (1980-09-21)

Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula

24 September 1980 (1980-09-24)

Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City

Marathón won 5–1 on aggregate.

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24 September 1980 (1980-09-24)

Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador

28 September 1980 (1980-09-28)

Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa

UNAH won 5–3 on aggregate.

Caribbean Zone

2 November 1980 (1980-11-02)

16 November 1980 (1980-11-16)

Transvaal won 5–0 on aggregate.

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2 November 1980 (1980-11-02)

19 November 1980 (1980-11-19)

Robinhood won 4–3 on aggregate.

Third round

North America Zone

6 November 1980 (1980-11-06)

13 November 1980 (1980-11-13)

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

Central America Zone

Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1980

26 December 1980 (1980-12-26)

Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa

29 December 1980 (1980-12-29)

Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula

UNAH won 1–0 on aggregate.

Caribbean Zone

14 December 1980 (1980-12-14)

21 December 1980 (1980-12-21)

Robinhood won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final round

All matches were played in Tegucigalpa.

Source: CONCACAF
(C) Champions

8 February 1981 (1981-02-08)

Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa

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10 February 1981 (1981-02-10)

Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa

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12 February 1981 (1981-02-12)

Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa

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