1981 CFU Championship

1981 CFU Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPuerto Rico
Dates19–25 October 1981
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Trinidad and Tobago
Runners-up Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Third place Guadeloupe
Fourth place Puerto Rico
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored76 (3.62 per match)
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The 1981 CFU Championship was the third edition of CFU Championship, organized by CFU 4 teams participated in the tourment, Trinidad and Tobago won the title for the first time after defeating the host Puerto Rico.

Qualifying tournament

Preliminary round

Jamaica 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago 4–0 Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
Barbados w/o Saint Lucia

St. Lucia withdrew, so Barbados advanced to the first round

First round

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

Guadeloupe 5–0 Dominica
Dominica 2–3 Guadeloupe

Suriname 3–1France French Guiana
France French Guiana3–1 Suriname
Suriname 1–0
(playoff)
France French Guiana

Second round

Suriname 1–1 Trinidad and Tobago

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


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

Playoff

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
Puerto Rico 1–1 Guadeloupe
Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 Guadeloupe
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3–1 Guadeloupe
Trinidad and Tobago 6–0 Puerto Rico


 1981 Caribbean Championship
winner 

Trinidad and Tobago

First title

References

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