1981 Copa Fraternidad

1981 Copa Fraternidad

Tournament details
Teams	12 (from 3 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Olimpia (1st title)
Runners-up	None

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.

Club Deportivo Olimpia won their first title by winning the final round, as Real C.D. España and C.D. 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.	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.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Real España	3–1	Suchitepéquez	1–0	2–1
Olimpia	2–1	Comunicaciones	1–1	1–0
Vida	unk	Marathón	unk	unk

Final Round

Also known as Triangular. Scheduled to be played between the Second Round winners, however, Real C.D. España and C.D. Marathón abandoned the tournament thus crowning Club Deportivo Olimpia.

1981 Copa Fraternidad winners
Olimpia 1st title

See also

• 1981 CONCACAF Champions' Cup