1980–81 La Liga

The 1980/1981 La Liga season saw 18 teams participate in the top flight Spanish league. It was won by Real Sociedad with Real Madrid finishing runners up. Real Murcia, UD Salamanca and AD Almería were relegated.

Final table

Position	Club	Played	W	D	L	GF	GA	Points	GD	Comments
1	Real Sociedad	34	19	7	8	52	29	45	+23	Champion of La Liga European Cup
2	Real Madrid	34	20	5	9	66	37	45	+29	UEFA Cup
3	Atlético Madrid	34	16	10	8	46	39	42	+7	UEFA Cup
4	Valencia CF	34	17	8	9	59	41	42	+18	UEFA Cup
5	FC Barcelona	34	18	5	11	66	41	41	+25	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (winner of Copa del Rey)
6	Betis	34	17	6	11	55	38	40	+17
7	Sporting de Gijón	34	14	10	10	58	40	38	+18
8	Sevilla FC	34	14	9	11	34	42	37	-8
9	Athletic Bilbao	34	14	7	13	64	53	35	+11
10	RCD Español	34	14	6	14	37	42	34	-5
11	Osasuna	34	12	8	14	35	46	32	-11
12	Valladolid	34	9	13	12	40	46	31	-6
13	Hércules CF	34	10	10	14	42	48	30	-6
14	Zaragoza	34	9	11	14	31	44	29	-13
15	UD Las Palmas	34	12	4	18	47	61	28	-14
16	Murcia	34	8	7	19	35	49	23	-14	Relegated to Segunda División
17	UD Salamanca	34	7	7	20	32	67	21	-35	Relegated to Segunda División
18	AD Almería	34	6	7	21	30	66	19	-36	Relegated to Segunda División