1981 Soviet Second League, Zone 5

Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR
Season1981
ChampionsKryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Promotednone (after playoffs)
Relegatednone (some teams withdrawn)
Top goalscorer22 - Serhiy Shevchenko (Nyva)
1980
1982

1981 Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR was the 51st season of association football competition of the Ukrainian SSR, which was part of the Soviet Second League in Zone 5. The season started on 4 April 1981.

The 1981 Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR was won by Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. Qualified for the interzonal playoffs, the team from Dnipropetrovsk Oblast did not manage to gain promotion by placing second in its group.

The "Ruby Cup" of Molod Ukrayiny newspaper (for the most scored goals) was received by Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.