1980–81 Mexican Primera División season
# 1980–81 Mexican Primera División season

Statistics of Primera División de México for the 1980–81 season.

## Overview

It was contested by 20 teams, and UNAM won the championship.

Atletas Campesinos was promoted from Segunda División.

Unión de Curtidores was relegated to Segunda División.

## Teams

### Stadiums and locations

* Atlas
* Guadalajara
* Tecos
* UdeG
* León
* UdeC
* Monterrey
* UANL

| Team | City | Venue |
| - | - | - |
| 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 |

## Group stage

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Atlético Español | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 42 | Playoff |
| 2 | Toluca | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 40 | Playoff |
| 3 | Monterrey | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 38 | |
| 4 | América | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 36 | |
| 5 | Atlas | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 30 | 51 | −21 | 27 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 42 | Playoff |
| 2 | Deportivo Neza | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 41 | Playoff |
| 3 | Puebla | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 37 | |
| 4 | UDG | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 32 | |
| 5 | León | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 65 | −33 | 31 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tecos | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 51 | Playoff |
| 2 | Zacatepec | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 42 | Playoff |
| 3 | Atlante | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 41 | |
| 4 | Atlético Potosino | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 36 | |
| 5 | Unión de Curtidores | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 30 | Relegated |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | UNAM | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 79 | 53 | +26 | 49 | Playoff |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 43 | Playoff |
| 3 | UANL | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 37 | |
| 4 | Tampico | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 34 | |
| 5 | Atletas Campesinos | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 31 | |

## Results

| Home \ Away | AME | ATN | ATL | ACM | ATE | APO | CRA | GDL | LEO | MTY | NEZ | PUE | TAM | TOL | UDC | TEC | UNL | UDG | UNM | ZAC |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |

## Relegation play-offs

Atlas won 2-3 on aggregate. Unión de Curtidores was relegated to Segunda División.

## Final stage

### Semifinal

**Group 1**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Final |
| 2 | Zacatepec | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Toluca | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Tecos | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | |
| Home \ Away | CRA | TEC | TOL | ZAC |
| Cruz Azul | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Tecos | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 3–4 |
| Toluca | 0–1 | 3–1 | | 1–0 |
| Zacatepec | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | |

**Group 2**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | UNAM | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | Deportivo Neza | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Atlético Español | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | |
| Home \ Away | ATE | GDL | NEZ | UNM |
| Atlético Español | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Guadalajara | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Deportivo Neza | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–2 |
| UNAM | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | |

## Final

UNAM won 4-2 on aggregate.

* 1980-81 winners
* UNAM 2nd
