1981 CONCACAF Championship qualification
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A total of 15 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. The 15 teams were divided into 3 zones, based on geographical considerations, as follows:
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Canada and Mexico advanced to the tournament.
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Honduras and El Salvador advanced to the tournament.
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Cuba advanced to the tournament.
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Haiti advanced to the tournament.
- North American Zone had 3 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner and runner-up would advance to the Final Round.
- Central American Zone had 5 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner and runner-up would advance to the Final Round.
- Caribbean Zone had 7 teams, which would be divided into 2 groups - Group A had 4 teams and Group B had 3 teams. 2 teams in Group A played in the Preliminary Round, against each other on a home-and-away basis, with the winner advancing to Group A proper. The 3 teams in each group would then play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
CONCACAF North American Zone
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 |
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Canada and Mexico advanced to the tournament.
CONCACAF Central American Zone
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 24 | −21 |
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Honduras and El Salvador advanced to the tournament.
Group A Preliminary Round
Guyana advanced to Group A.Group A
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 |
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Cuba advanced to the tournament.
Group B
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
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Haiti advanced to the tournament.