The1981 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 17th edition of the annual international club football competition held in theCONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), theCONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion ofassociation football in the CONCACAF region and was played from 26 April 1981 to 2 February 1982.
The teams were split in two zones, North/Central American and Caribbean, each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament. All the matches in the tournament were played under the home/away match system.
Surinamean teamTransvaal won thetwo-legged series against SalvadoreanAtlético Marte (2–1 on aggregate), becoming CONCACAF champions for the second time in their history.[1]
2nd leg not played, U.A.N.L. refused to travel to El Salvador due to political unrest; CONCACAF list the result as 1-0, probably having awarded the return to Atlético Marte