CONCACAF Gold Cup-1981 (Honduras)
The 1981 CONCACAF Gold Cup was held in Honduras with 6 teams. Honduras won the tournament, beating El Salvador. El Salvador finished second, Mexico third and Canada fourth. Below you will find the final order of the teams, the group tables, the knockout bracket and the rating points every team received.
| # | Final group | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Honduras ★ 2 3 Honduras qualified for the 1982 World Cup | CONCACAF | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2 |  El Salvador 2 1 CONCACAF got 2 World Cup slots this cycle for the first time — El Salvador also qualified for the 1982 World Cup | CONCACAF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Mexico 13 3 5 | CONCACAF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 |  Canada ★★ 2 | CONCACAF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 |  Cuba | CONCACAF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 4 |
| 6 |  Haiti ★ 2 1 | CONCACAF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 2 |