| Season: | 1980–81 |
| Nextseason: | 1981–82 |
Statistics of Nemzeti Bajnokság I in the 1980–81 season.
It was contested by 18 teams, and Ferencvárosi TC won the championship.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tibor Nyilasi | Ferencvárosi TC | 30 |
| 2 | László Kiss | Vasas SC | 25 |
| 3 | György Kerekes | Debreceni MVSC | 19 |
| 4 | István Gass | Zalaegerszegi TE | 17 |
| 5 | Ignác Izsó | Vasas SC | 15 |
| József Szabó | Videoton SC | 15 | |
| 7 | Márton Esterházy | Budapest Honvéd | 13 |
| István Kovács | Tatabányai Bányász | 13 | |
| Mihály Kozma | Budapest Honvéd | 13 | |
| Ádám Kurucz | Békéscsabai Előre Spartacus | 13 | |
| Pogány László | Ferencvárosi TC | 13 | |