# 1980–81 Belgian First Division

Statistics of Belgian First Division in the 1980–81 season.

## Overview

It was contested by 18 teams, and Anderlecht won the championship.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Anderlecht | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 83 | 24 | +59 | 57 | Qualified for 1981–82 European Cup |
| 2 | Lokeren | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 74 | 36 | +38 | 46 | Qualified for 1981–82 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Standard Liège | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 65 | 45 | +20 | 42 | Qualified for 1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 4 | Beveren | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 41 | Qualified for 1981–82 UEFA Cup |
| 5 | FC Winterslag | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 38 | Qualified for 1981–82 UEFA Cup |
| 6 | Club Brugge | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 74 | 56 | +18 | 37 | Qualified for 1981–82 UEFA Cup |
| 7 | R.W.D. Molenbeek | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 35 | |
| 8 | Lierse | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 35 | |
| 9 | Royal Antwerp | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 33 | |
| 10 | Gent | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 32 | |
| 11 | Waregem | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 32 | |
| 12 | Liège | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 31 | |
| 13 | K.V. Kortrijk | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 30 | |
| 14 | Cercle Brugge | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 29 | |
| 15 | Beerschot | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 26 | |
| 16 | Waterschei Thor | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 54 | 77 | −23 | 25 | |
| 17 | Beringen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 24 | Relegated to Division II |
| 18 | K. Berchem Sport | 34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 90 | −61 | 19 | Relegated to Division II |

## Results

| Home \ Away | AND | ANT | BEE | BRC | BER | BEV | CER | CLU | GNT | KOR | FCL | LIE | LOK | MOL | STA | WAR | WTG | WIN |
| Anderlecht | | 5–1 | 8–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| Antwerp | 0–3 | | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Beerschot | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Berchem | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–6 | | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Beringen | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 |
| Beveren | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Cercle Brugge | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 |
| Club Brugge | 1–5 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 8–1 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–7 | 2–0 | 7–3 | 1–2 |
| Gent | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 6–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–3 | 3–0 |
| Kortrijk | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 4–2 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Liège | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 1–3 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 |
| Lierse | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 6–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Lokeren | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 10–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 5–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 |
| Molenbeek | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Standard Liège | 0–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 7–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Waregem | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Waterschei Thor | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | | 1–1 |
| Winterslag | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |