The 1981 President's Cup Football Tournament (Korean: 제11회 대통령배 국제축구대회) was the 11th competition of Korea Cup. The competition was held from 13 to 26 June 1981. South Korea and Racing de Córdoba played out a 2–2 draw and shared the trophy.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | South Korea |
| Dates | 13–26 June |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Korea (7th title)  Racing (C) (1st title) |
| Third place |  Vitória-ES |
| Fourth place |  Danubio |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 34 |
| Goals scored | 90 (2.65 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  João Francisco (6 goals)[1] |
← 1980 1982 → | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racing (C)
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 |
| South Korea
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 8 |
 Saarbrücken
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 |
 Japan
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Malaysia
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 2 |
 Châteauroux
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 1 |
| South Korea | 1–1 | Châteauroux |
|---|---|---|
Byun Byung-joo  5' |
Report Newscast |
Bellavia 51' |
| Japan | 0–1 | Saarbrücken |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Philippe 51' |
| Racing (C) | 6–0 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Châteauroux | 0–2 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
75' |
| Racing (C) | 1–0 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 4–1 | Saarbrücken |
|---|---|---|
41', 77' 51' |
Report | Malek 56' |
| Racing (C) | 3–0 | Saarbrücken |
|---|---|---|
17' 82' |
| Châteauroux | 0–2 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
80' |
| South Korea | 2–0 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Chung Hae-won 48', 52' |
| Châteauroux | 1–3 | Saarbrücken |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2–0 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Yokoyama 22', 52' |
| South Korea | 1–1 | Racing (C) |
|---|---|---|
| Byun Byung-joo 74' |
Report | Ballejo 40' (pen.) |
| Malaysia | 1–2 | Saarbrücken |
|---|---|---|
| ? ?' |
?' |
| Châteauroux | 3–4 | Racing (C) |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Arce ?', ?' |
| South Korea | 2–0 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
77' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danubio
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 |
| Vitória-ES
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 8 |
 Malta
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
 Thailand
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
 Liechtenstein
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
 Indonesia
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 |
| Indonesia | 0–4 | Vitória-ES |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
?' |
| Liechtenstein | 1–1 | Malta |
|---|---|---|
| Sklarski 29' |
Buttigieg 80' |
Attendance: 2000
| Danubio | 3–2 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
48' 60' |
Report |
77' |
| Danubio | 3–1 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
24' 50' |
Nasril 10' |
| Thailand | 2–0 | Liechtenstein |
|---|---|---|
66' |
| Malta | 0–0 | Vitória-ES |
|---|---|---|
| Malta | 1–0 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Xuereb 26' |
Report |
| Thailand | 0–1 | Vitória-ES |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Francisco 9' |
| Danubio | 1–0 | Liechtenstein |
|---|---|---|
| Pérez 65' |
Report |
| Thailand | 3–1 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Liechtenstein | 0–2 | Vitória-ES |
|---|---|---|
67' (pen.) |
| Danubio | 1–0 | Malta |
|---|---|---|
| Rivero 29' |
| Indonesia | 2–3 | Liechtenstein |
|---|---|---|
| ? ?', ?' |
Report | Marxer 29', 33', 44' |
| Thailand | 0–2 | Malta |
|---|---|---|
?' |
| Danubio | 1–1 | Vitória-ES |
|---|---|---|
| Caraballo 63' (pen.) |
J. da Costa 84' |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||
| ||||||
| 24 June – Seoul | |||||
| ||||||
| Racing (C) | 2 | ||||
| 26 June – Seoul | |||||
| Vitória-ES | 1 | ||||
| Racing (C) | 2 | ||||
| 24 June – Seoul | |||||
| South Korea | 2 | ||||
| Danubio | 0 | ||||
| ||||||
| South Korea | 2 | ||||
| Third place play-off | |||||
| ||||||
| 26 June – Seoul | |||||
| ||||||
| Vitória-ES | 1 | ||||
| ||||||
| Danubio | 0 | ||||
| Danubio | 0–2 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
89' |
| Racing (C) | 2–1 | Vitória-ES |
|---|---|---|
65' |
Report | Francisco 33' |
| Danubio | 0–1 | Vitória-ES |
|---|---|---|
| Report | César ?' |
The final match originally had to play extra time, but the game was finished early by the agreement between both directors due to a violent atmosphere.[2] The players of Racing de Córdoba received one red and five yellow cards in the final.[3]
| South Korea | 2–2 | Racing (C) |
|---|---|---|
74' |
Report Newscast |
54' |