| Tourney Name: | CFU Championship |
| Year: | 1981 |
| Country: | Puerto Rico |
| Dates: | 19–25 October 1981 |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Champion: | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Prevseason: | 1979 |
| Nextseason: | 1983 |
| Third: | Guadeloupe |
| Goals: | 76 |
| Matches: | 21 |
The 1981 CFU Championship was the third edition of CFU Championship, organized by CFU 4 teams participated in the tournament, Trinidad and Tobago won the title for the first time after defeating the host Puerto Rico.
St. Lucia withdrew, so Barbados advanced to the first round
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Trinidad and Tobago qualified for the finals; Surinam went to the playoff.----Guadeloupe qualified for the finals; Saint Vincent and Grenadines went to the playoff.
PlayoffSaint Vincent and Grenadines won and qualified for the finals.
The final stage was held in Puerto Rico.
| width=230 | Team | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | Width=20 | GD | width=20 | Pts |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 1 |
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