| 1980–81 Elitserien season | |
| League: | Elitserien |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Duration: | 5 October 1980 – 1 March 1981 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | League champion |
| Season Champs: | Skellefteå AIK |
| Mvp Link: | Guldpucken |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
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| Finals Champ: | Färjestads BK |
| Finals Runner-Up: | AIK |
| Nextseason Year: | 1981–82 |
| Prevseason Year: | 1979–80 |
| Seasonslistnames: | SHL |
The 1980–81 Elitserien season was the sixth season of the Elitserien, the top level of ice hockey in Sweden. 10 teams participated in the league, and Farjestads BK won the championship.
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 166 | 128 | 49 | |||
| 2. | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 156 | 119 | 49 | |||
| 3. | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 155 | 120 | 40 | |||
| 4. | 36 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 149 | 146 | 40 | |||
| 5. | 36 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 139 | 123 | 39 | |||
| 6. | 36 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 141 | 142 | 32 | |||
| 7 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 130 | 146 | 32 | |||
| 8. | 36 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 137 | 163 | 27 | |||
| 9. | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 124 | 160 | 27 | |||
| 10. | 36 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 132 | 189 | 25 |