1981 Argentine Primera División
| Season | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Boca Juniors (Metropolitano) River Plate (Nacional) |
← 1980 1982 → | |
Statistics of Primera División Argentina in season 1981.
Metropolitano championship
| Season | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Boca Juniors (21° title) |
| Promoted | Instituto (C) Sarmiento (J) |
| Relegated | Colón San Lorenzo |
| 1982 Copa Libertadores | Boca Juniors |
| Top goalscorer |  Raúl Chaparro (20 goals) |
← 1980 1982 → | |
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 60 | 27 | 50 |
| 2 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 50 | 20 | 49 |
| 3 | Newell's Old Boys | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 58 | 44 | 39 |
| 3 | River Plate | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 62 | 50 | 39 |
| 5 | Racing Club | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 46 | 30 | 38 |
| 6 | Independiente | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 35 | 37 |
| 7 | Rosario Central | 34 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 36 | 39 | 34 |
| 8 | Huracán | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 50 | 33 |
| 9 | Instituto (C) | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 56 | 54 | 32 |
| 9 | Unión (SF) | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 37 | 32 |
| 11 | Vélez Sársfield | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 39 | 48 | 31 |
| 11 | Platense | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 49 | 31 |
| 13 | Sarmiento (J) | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 52 | 30 |
| 13 | Estudiantes LP | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 43 | 30 |
| 15 | Talleres (C) | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 45 | 29 |
| 15 | Argentinos Juniors | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 57 | 29 |
| 17 | San Lorenzo | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 48 | 28 |
| 18 | Colón | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 59 | 21 |
Nacional championship
| Season | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Champions | River Plate (21° title) |
| 1982 Copa Libertadores | River Plate |
| Top goalscorer | Carlos Bianchi (15 goals) |
← 1980 1982 → | |
Group A
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Rosario Central | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 18 |
| 2 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | Argentinos Juniors | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 4 | Huracán | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 14 |
| 4 | Belgrano (C) | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| 4 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
| 7 | Racing Club | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 10 |
Group B
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 22 |
| 2 | River Plate | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 19 |
| 2 | Loma Negra | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | Talleres (C) | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 10 |
| 4 | Guaraní A. Franco | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 10 |
| 6 | San Martín (T) | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 9 |
| 6 | Sarmiento (J) | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 9 |
Group C
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Independiente | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | Vélez Sársfield | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Racing (C) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 15 |
| 4 | Newell's Old Boys | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 12 |
| 4 | Platense | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 12 |
| 6 | Gimnasia y Tiro (S) | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 7 |
| 6 | Huracán (SR) | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 7 |
Group D
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 19 |
| 2 | Instituto (C) | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 16 |
| 2 | Estudiantes LP | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 16 |
| 4 | San Lorenzo | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| 4 | At. Tucumán | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 14 |
| 6 | Unión (SF) | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 10 |
| 7 | San Lorenzo | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 9 |
Quarterfinals
| Club | - | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Rosario Central | - | River Plate | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | - | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Instituto (C) | - | Independiente | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Boca Juniors | - | Vélez Sársfield | 2–1 | 1–3 |
Semifinals
| Club | - | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Independiente | - | River Plate | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Vélez Sársfield | - | Ferro Carril Oeste | 1–2 | 1–1 |
River Plate advanced on away goals rule
Final
| Club | - | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| River Plate | - | Ferro Carril Oeste | 1–0 | 1–0 |
