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.

Venezuelan Primera División

Season	1981
Champions	Deportivo Táchira (2nd title)
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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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Venezuela 1981 season at RSSSF