1979–80 Elitserien season

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 1979–80 Elitserien season

| league = Elitserien

| sport = Ice hockey

| duration = 27 September 1979 – 20 March 1980

| season = Regular season

| season_champ_name = League champion

| season_champs = Leksands IF

| MVP =

| MVP_link = Guldpucken

| top_scorer =

| top_scorer_link =

| average_attendance=

| playoffs = Playoffs

| playoffs_link = #Playoffs

| finals =

| finals_link =

| finals_champ = Brynäs IF

| finals_runner-up = Västra Frölunda IF

| playoffs_MVP =

| playoffs_MVP_link=

| nextseason_year = 1980–81

| prevseason_year = 1978–79

| seasonslistnames = SHL

}}

The 1979–80 Elitserien season was the fifth season of the Elitserien, the top level of ice hockey in Sweden. 10 teams participated in the league, and Brynas IF won the championship.

Standings

class="wikitable" ! width="30" \| ! width="200" \| Club ! width="30" \| GP ! width="30" \| W ! width="30" \| T ! width="30" \| L ! width="70" \| GF ! width="70" \| GA ! width="70" \| Pts
bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center" \| 1.	align="left"\| Leksands IF	36	18	\| 7	11	156	124	43
bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center" \| 2.	align="left"\| IF Björklöven	36	17	\| 8	11	156	145	42
bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center" \| 3.	align="left"\| Västra Frölunda IF	36	19	\| 3	14	153	137	41
bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center" \| 4.	align="left"\| Brynäs IF	36	17	\| 5	14	130	120	39
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" \| 5.	align="left"\| AIK	36	16	\| 6	14	137	127	38
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" \| 6.	align="left"\| Djurgårdens IF	36	16	\| 6	14	145	152	38
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" \| 7	align="left"\| Färjestads BK	36	14	\| 8	14	142	145	36
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" \| 8.	align="left"\| MoDo AIK	36	15	\| 5	16	154	139	35
bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" \| 9.	align="left"\| Skellefteå AIK	36	12	\| 4	20	141	168	28
bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="center" \| 10.	align="left"\| HV 71 Jönköping	36	8	\| 4	24	113	170	20