Mall:Poängtabell för Fotbollsallsvenskan 1981
| Nr | Lag | S | V | O | F | GM | IM | MS | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Östers IF (RM) | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 57 | 20 | +37 | 40 |
| 2 | IFK Göteborg | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 24 | +36 | 36 |
| 3 | IFK Norrköping | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 32 |
| 4 | IK Brage | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 30 |
| 5 | Malmö FF | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 27 |
| 6 | Örgryte IS (U) | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 27 |
| 7 | Hammarby IF | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 25 |
| 8 | AIK (U) | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 24 |
| 9 | Halmstads BK | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 24 |
| 10 | Åtvidabergs FF | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 22 |
| 11 | IF Elfsborg | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 22 |
| 12 | Kalmar FF | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 21 |
| 13 | IFK Sundsvall | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 18 |
| 14 | Djurgårdens IF | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 16 |
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