# 1980–81 Albanian National Championship

The 1980–81 Albanian National Championship was the 42nd season of the Albanian National Championship, the top professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1930.

## Overview

It was contested by 14 teams, and Partizani won the championship.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Partizani (C) | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 37 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Dinamo Tirana | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 36 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | 17 Nëntori | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 35 | |
| 4 | Vllaznia | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 27 | |
| 5 | Luftëtari | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 25 | |
| 6 | Naftëtari | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 25 | |
| 7 | Besa | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 24 | |
| 8 | Flamurtari | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 24 | |
| 9 | Labinoti | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 24 | |
| 10 | Besëlidhja | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 23 | |
| 11 | Lokomotiva Durrës | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 23 | |
| 12 | Tomori | 26 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 23 | |
| 13 | Skënderbeu (R) | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 22 | Relegation to the 1981–82 Kategoria e Dytë |
| 14 | Traktori (R) | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 16 | Relegation to the 1981–82 Kategoria e Dytë |
Note: "17 Nëntori" is Tirana, "Labinoti" is Elbasani, "Lokomotiva Durrës" is Teuta and "Traktori" is Lushnja.

## Results

| Home \ Away | 17N | BES | BSL | DIN | FLA | LAB | LOK | LUF | NAF | PAR | SKË | TOM | TRA | VLL |
| 17 Nëntori | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Besa | 0–2 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Besëlidhja | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Dinamo | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Flamurtari | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Labinoti | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Lokomotiva | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Luftëtari | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Naftëtari | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Partizani | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 |
| Skënderbeu | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Tomori | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Traktori | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 |
| Vllaznia | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Dashnor Bajaziti | Besa | 12 |
| 2 | Vasillaq Zëri | Dinamo Tirana | 10 |
| 3 | Roland Luçi | Vllaznia | 8 |
| 3 | Aleko Bregu | Dinamo Tirana | 8 |
| 3 | Musa Fagu | Partizani | 8 |
| 6 | Vladimir Skuro | Naftëtari | 7 |
| 6 | Agim Murati | Partizani | 7 |