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1981 CFU Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Puerto Rico
Dates	19–25 October 1981
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Trinidad and Tobago
← 1979 1983 →

This page provides summaries for the 1981 CFU Championship.

Qualifying tournament

Preliminary round

June 7, 1981

Jamaica	2–0	Trinidad and Tobago

Jamaica

June 19, 1981

Trinidad and Tobago	4–0	Jamaica

Trinidad and Tobago

  Barbados advanced after   Saint Lucia withdrew.

First round

July 5, 1981

Barbados	1–1	Trinidad and Tobago

Barbados

July 17, 1981

Trinidad and Tobago	1–1 (4–2 pen.)	Barbados

Trinidad and Tobago

June 21, 1981

Guadeloupe	5–0	Dominica

Guadeloupe

July 5, 1981

Dominica	2–3	Guadeloupe

Dominica

June 7, 1981

Suriname	3–1	French Guiana

Suriname

June 21, 1981

French Guiana	3–1	Suriname

French Guiana

July 19, 1981

Suriname	1–0 (playoff)	French Guiana

Paramaribo, Suriname

July 5, 1981

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2–1	Martinique

Saint Vincent and Grenadines

July 19, 1981

Martinique	1–2	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Martinique

Second round

August 8, 1981

Suriname	1–1	Trinidad and Tobago

Suriname

August 15, 1981

Trinidad and Tobago	3–2	Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago qualified for the finals; Surinam went to the playoff.

August 2, 1981

Guadeloupe	3–0	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Guadeloupe

August 16, 1981

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3–1	Guadeloupe

Saint Vincent and Grenadines

Guadeloupe qualified for the finals; Saint Vincent and Grenadines went to the playoff.

Playoff

September 13, 1981

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2–1	Suriname

Saint Vincent and Grenadines

September 27, 1981

Suriname	3–3	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and Grenadines won and qualified for the finals.

Final tournament

The final stage was held in Puerto Rico.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Trinidad and Tobago	3	3	0	0	10	0	+10	6
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	4
Guadeloupe	3	0	1	2	2	6	–4	1
Puerto Rico	3	0	1	2	1	9	–8	1

October 19, 1981

Puerto Rico	1–1	Guadeloupe

October 19, 1981

Trinidad and Tobago	2–0	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

October 21, 1981

Puerto Rico	0–2	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

October 21, 1981

Trinidad and Tobago	2–0	Guadeloupe

October 24, 1981

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3–1	Guadeloupe

October 25, 1981

Trinidad and Tobago	6–0	Puerto Rico

1981 Caribbean Championship winner
Trinidad and Tobago First title

References

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