The 1981 Estonian SSR Football Championship was won by Tallinna Dünamo.
| Season | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tallinna Dünamo 9th title |
← 1980 1982 → | |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tallinna Dünamo (C) | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 17 | +34 | 36 |
| 2 | Pärnu Kalakombinaat | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 32 |
| 3 | Narva Baltika | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 30 |
| 4 | Jõhvi Estonia Kaevandus | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 29 |
| 5 | Tempo | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 23 |
| 6 | Dvigatel | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 23 |
| 7 | TPI Tallinn | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 19 |
| 8 | Norma | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 18 |
| 9 | FK Viljandi | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 45 | −24 | 17 |
| 10 | Sillamäe Kalev | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 16 |
| 11 | Narva Energia (R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 50 | −25 | 12 |
| 12 | Tallinna Autobussipark (R) | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 64 | −36 | 9 |