39th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico
Football league season
Statistics ofPrimera División de México for the 1980–81 season.
It was contested by 20 teams, andUNAM won the championship.
Atletas Campesinos was promoted from Segunda División.
Unión de Curtidores was relegated to Segunda División.
Stadiums and locations
[edit]Location of the 1980-81 Primera División teams
| Team | City | Venue |
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| América | Mexico City | Azteca |
| Atlante | Mexico City | Azteca |
| Atlas | Guadalajara,Jalisco | Jalisco |
| Atletas Campesinos | Querétaro,Querétaro | Municipal de Querétaro |
| Atlético Español | Mexico City | Azteca |
| Atlético Potosino | San Luis Potosí,S.L.P. | Plan de San Luis |
| Cruz Azul | Mexico City | Azteca |
| Guadalajara | Guadalajara,Jalisco | Jalisco |
| León | León,Guanajuato | León |
| Monterrey | Monterrey,Nuevo León | Tecnológico |
| Neza | Nezahualcóyotl,State of Mexico | Municipal de Texcoco |
| Puebla | Puebla,Puebla | Cuauhtémoc |
| Tampico | Tampico,Tamaulipas | Tamaulipas |
| Tecos | Zapopan,Jalisco | Tres de Marzo |
| Toluca | Toluca,State of Mexico | Toluca 70 |
| Unión de Curtidores | León,Guanajuato | La Martinica |
| UANL | Monterrey,Nuevo León | Universitario |
| UdeG | Guadalajara,Jalisco | Jalisco |
| UNAM | Mexico City | Olímpico Universitario |
| Zacatepec | Zacatepec,Morelos | Agustín Coruco Díaz |
| Home \ Away | AME | ATN | ATL | ACM | ATE | APO | CRA | GDL | LEO | MTY | NEZ | PUE | TAM | TOL | UDC | TEC | UNL | UDG | UNM | ZAC |
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| América | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
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| Atlante | 3–1 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 5–3 |
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| Atlas | 3–1 | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–2 |
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| Atletas Campesinos | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
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| Atlético Español | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
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| Atlético Potosino | 4–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
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| Cruz Azul | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
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| Guadalajara | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 |
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| León | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 |
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| Monterrey | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
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| Deportivo Neza | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 |
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| Puebla | 1–1 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
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| Tampico | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 4–4 | 3–1 |
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| Toluca | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
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| Unión de Curtidores | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
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| Tecos UAG | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
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| UANL | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
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| UDG | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 1–5 | 2–1 |
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| UNAM | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | | 2–0 |
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| Zacatepec | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
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Source:
[citation needed]Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation play-offs
[edit]Estadio La Martinica,León Atlas won 2-3 on aggregate. Unión de Curtidores was relegated to Segunda División.
| UNAM | 4-1 | Cruz Azul |
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- Hugo Sánchez
10' - Ricardo Ferretti
22' - Manuel Manzo
24' - Enrique López Zarza

| Report | Rafael Toribio |
UNAM won 4-2 on aggregate.
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