1981 Venezuelan Primera División season
# 1981 Venezuelan Primera División season

The 1981 season of the Venezuelan Primera División, the top category of Venezuelan football, was played by 12 teams. The national champions were Deportivo Táchira.

## Results

### First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Deportivo Lara FC | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 32 |
| 2 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 32 |
| 3 | Valencia | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 29 |
| 4 | Universidad de Los Andes | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 28 |
| 5 | Deportivo Táchira | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 25 |
| 6 | Deportivo Galicia | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 25 |
| 7 | Atlético Zamora | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 24 |
| 8 | Portuguesa | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 24 |
| 9 | Deportivo Italia | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 15 |
| 10 | Deportivo Portugués | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 12 |
| 11 | Atlético Falcón | 22 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 11 |
| 12 | Falcón FC | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 48 | −36 | 7 |

### Semifinals

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 |
| 2 | Portuguesa | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 | Deportivo Lara FC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 |
| 4 | Atlético Zamora | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 |

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Deportivo Táchira | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 |
| 2 | Valencia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | Universidad de Los Andes | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 |
| 4 | Deportivo Galicia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |

### Final Stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Deportivo Táchira | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Valencia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 |
| 4 | Portuguesa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 |
