| Season: | 1980–81 |
| Competition: | Iraqi National League |
| Winners: | Al-Talaba (1st title) |
| League Topscorer: | Hussein Saeed (11 goals) |
| Relegated: | Al-Adhamiya |
| Prevseason: | 1979–80 |
| Nextseason: | 1981–82 |
The 1980–81 Iraqi National Clubs League (First Division) was the 7th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. The competition was originally meant to be held in a double round-robin format, but was later changed to a single round-robin tournament due to the Iran–Iraq War. Al-Talaba won the league title for the first time in their history.
Holders Al-Shorta defeated Al-Zawraa 3–0 on the final day of the season on 19 May to move on equal points and equal goal difference with Al-Talaba. Although Al-Shorta had scored two more goals than Al-Talaba, the Iraq Football Association decided that teams who were equal on points and goal difference would be separated by number of wins and therefore Al-Talaba were crowned champions.[1] [2]
| Pos | Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hussein Saeed | 11 | Al-Talaba |
| 2 | Ali Hussein Mahmoud | 9 | Al-Shorta |
| 3 | Faisal Aziz | 5 | Al-Shorta |
| Karim Mousa | Al-Shabab |
See main article: List of Iraq Stars League hat-tricks.
| Player | For ! | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 4 | 6–0 | ||||
| | 3–1 | ||||
| | 3–0 |