These are the squads for the countries that played in the 1981 CONCACAF Championship.

The age listed for each player is on 1 November 1981, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match before the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality than their own national team.

Every nation besides Cuba fields foreign players with Canada (14), El Salvador (2), Haiti (4), Honduras (1) and Mexico (1).

Canada Head coach: Barrie Clarke

Cuba Head coach: Tibor Ivanics

El Salvador Head coach: Pipo Rodríguez

Haiti Head coach: Antoine Tassy

Honduras Head coach: José de la Paz Herrera

Mexico Head coach: Raúl Cárdenas

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