 In 1985 CONCACAF Championship qualification , El Salvador and 15 other teams were paired up to play two @-@ leg home @-@ and @-@ away knockout matches . La Selecta was drawn against Puerto Rico , won 8 – 0 on aggregate ( 5 – 0 , 3 – 0 ) to qualify for the final tournament . They were placed in a three – person group with Honduras and Suriname with the top team advancing They finished second in the group with 5 points ( 2 won , 1 tied , 1 lost . ) Honduras won the group with 6 points ( 2 won , 2 tied . ) In 1989 CONCACAF Championship qualification they eliminated the Netherlands Antilles 6 – 0 on aggregate ( 1 – 0 , 5 – 0 ) . The final tournament was held in a different format than before , now functioning as one large five – team round – robin group . El Salvador finished last , with just 2 points . 
