| Competition: | Copa Perú |
| Season: | 1981 |
| Winners: | UTC |
| League Topscorer: | Walter Minetto (5) |
| Prevseason: | 1980 |
| Nextseason: | 1982 |
The 1981 Copa Perú season (Spanish; Castilian: Copa Perú 1981), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football.
In this tournament, after many qualification rounds, each one of the 24 departments in which Peru is politically divided qualified a team. Those teams, plus the team relegated from First Division on the last year, enter in two more rounds and finally 6 of them qualify for the Final round, staged in Lima (the capital).
The champion was promoted to 1982 Torneo Descentralizado.
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the Final Stage.
| Department | Team | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | Sportivo Huracán | Arequipa |
| Cajamarca | UTC | Cajamarca |
| Cusco | Deportivo Garcilaso | Cusco |
| Ica | Defensor Mayta Cápac | Chincha |
| Lima | Juventud La Palma | Lima |
| Piura | Atlético Grau | Piura |