1981 Copa Fraternidad

1981 Copa Fraternidad

Tournament details
Teams	12 (from 3 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Real España (1st title)
Runners-up	Olimpia Marathón
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The 1981 Copa Fraternidad was the 11th edition of the Central American football club championship organized by UNCAF, the regional governing body of Central America.

Real España won their first title by winning the final round, as Olimpia and Marathón quit the tournament.

Teams

Only El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras sent representatives.

Association	Team	Qualifying method	App.	Previous best
El Salvador	Atlético Marte	1980–81 Champions	5th	4th (1971)
	Santiagueño	1980–81 Runners-up	3rd	First Round (1979, 1980)
	Alianza	1980–81 Third place	7th	Runners-up (1980)
	Águila	1980–81 Fourth place	6th	Runners-up (1973)
Guatemala	Xelajú	1980 Champions	1st	—
	Juventud Retalteca	1980 Runners-up	1st	—
	Comunicaciones	1980 Third place	9th	Champions (1971)
	Suchitepéquez	1980 Fourth place	2nd	First Round (1980)
Honduras	Real España	1980–81 Champions	2nd	Runners-up (1979)
	Marathón	1980–81 Runners-up	2nd	First Round (1980)
	Olimpia	1980–81 Third place	2nd	Group stage (1979)
	Vida	1980–81 Fourth place	1st	—

First round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Juventud Retalteca	2–3	Vida	1–0	1–3
Real España	2–0	Alianza	1–0	1–0
Atlético Marte	0–2	Comunicaciones	0–2	0–0
Santiagueño	4–5	Suchitepéquez	2–2	2–3
Olimpia	2–1	Xelajú	1–0	1–1
Marathón	7–1	Águila	2–1	5–0

Second round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Real España	3–1	Suchitepéquez	1–0	2–1
Olimpia	2–1	Comunicaciones	1–1	1–0
Vida	1–2	Marathón	1–1	1–2

Final Round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Real España	4	2	2	0	8	5	+3	6	1981 Copa Fraternidad champions
2	Olimpia	4	0	4	0	5	5	0	4
3	Marathón	4	0	2	2	6	9	−3	2

Real España v Olimpia

21 June 1981	Real España	1–1	Olimpia	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
	Pavón		Norales	Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán

Olimpia v Marathón

25 June 1981	Olimpia	1–1	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
	De Moraes		Bailey	Stadium: Estadio Nacional

Marathón v Real España

28 June 1981	Marathón	1–3	Real España	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
	Güity		Espinoza Bonilla Barahona	Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán

Marathón v Olimpia

15 December 1981	Marathón	2–2	Olimpia	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
	Bailey Villalobos		Fernández	Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán

Olimpia v Real España

20 December 1981	Olimpia	1–1	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
	González		Castro	Stadium: Estadio Nacional

Real España v Marathón

23 December 1981	Real España	3–2	Marathón	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
	Costly Mathews Chavarría		Bailey Güity	Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán

1981 Copa Fraternidad winners
Real España 1st title

See also

• 1981 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

References