# 1980–81 La Liga

The 1980–81 La Liga season was the 50th since its establishment. It began on 6 September 1980, and concluded on 26 April 1981.
Real Sociedad won a first-ever title.

## Teams and location

| Team | Home city | Stadium |
| Almería | Almería | Juan Rojas |
| Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés |
| Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Vicente Calderón |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Nou Camp |
| Español | Barcelona | Sarriá |
| Hércules | Alicante | José Rico Pérez |
| Las Palmas | Las Palmas | Insular |
| Murcia | Murcia | La Condomina |
| Osasuna | Pamplona | El Sadar |
| Real Betis | Seville | Benito Villamarín |
| Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu |
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Atocha |
| Salamanca | Salamanca | Helmántico |
| Sevilla | Seville | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
| Sporting Gijón | Gijón | El Molinón |
| Valencia | Valencia | Luis Casanova |
| Valladolid | Valladolid | José Zorrilla |
| Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Real Sociedad (C) | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 45 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 45 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 42 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Valencia | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 42 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Barcelona | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 41 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 6 | Real Betis | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 40 | |
| 7 | Sporting Gijón | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 38 | |
| 8 | Sevilla | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 37 | |
| 9 | Athletic Bilbao | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 35 | |
| 10 | Español | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 34 | |
| 11 | Osasuna | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 32 | |
| 12 | Valladolid | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 31 | |
| 13 | Hércules | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 30 | |
| 14 | Zaragoza | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 29 | |
| 15 | Las Palmas | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 28 | |
| 16 | Murcia (R) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 23 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 17 | Salamanca (R) | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 67 | −35 | 21 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 18 | Almería (R) | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 66 | −36 | 19 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
* 1 2 Real Sociedad finished ahead of Real Madrid Sevilla on head-to-head goal-difference: Real Madrid 1-0 Real Sociedad, Real Sociedad 3-1 Real Madrid.
* 1 2 Atlético Madrid finished ahead of Valencia on head-to-head points: Atlético Madrid 3-1 Valencia, Valencia 0-0 Atlético Madrid.
* ↑ Barcelona qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the Copa del Rey.

## Results table

| Home \ Away | ALM | ATH | ATM | BAR | BET | ESP | HÉR | LPA | MUR | OSA | RMA | RSO | SAL | SEV | SPG | VAL | VLD | ZAR |
| AD Almería | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 5–1 | | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 |
| FC Barcelona | 6–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | | 1–3 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Betis | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| RCD Español | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Hércules CF | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| UD Las Palmas | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–0 |
| Murcia | 2–1 | 5–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Osasuna | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Real Madrid | 4–0 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Real Sociedad | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| UD Salamanca | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Sevilla FC | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Sporting de Gijón | 5–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Valencia CF | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| Valladolid | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | | 1–1 |
| Zaragoza | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–6 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |

## Pichichi Trophy

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Quini | Barcelona | 20 |
| 2 | Juanito | Real Madrid | 19 |
| 3 | Dani | Athletic Bilbao | 17 |
| 4 | Enrique Morán | Real Betis | 16 |
| 4 | Jesús María Satrústegui | Real Sociedad | 16 |
* La Liga 1980–81 Winners
* Real Sociedad 1st Title