1979–80 Serie A

{{Short description|78th season of top-tier Italian football}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Serie A

| season = {{start date|1979}}–80

| dates = 16 September 1979 – 11 May 1980

| winners = Internazionale
12th title

| relegated = Pescara
Milan
Lazio

| continentalcup1=European Cup

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Internazionale

| continentalcup3=UEFA Cup

| continentalcup3 qualifiers = Juventus
Torino

| continentalcup2=Cup Winners' Cup

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Roma

| matches = 240

| total goals = 452

| league topscorer = Roberto Bettega
(16 goals)

| prevseason = 1978–79

| nextseason = 1980–81

}}

{{Location map+|Italy|float=right|width=275|caption=Serie A 1979–80 team distribution|places=

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=42.85|long=13.583333|label=Ascoli}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=40.916667|long=14.783333|label=Avellino}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=44.5075|long=11.351389|label=Bologna}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=39.246389|long=9.0575|label=Cagliari}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=38.9|long=16.6|label=Catanzaro|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=43.771667|long=11.253611|label=Fiorentina}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.4636|long=9.1884|label=Inter
Milan}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.066667|long=7.7|label=Juventus
Torino|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=41.9|long=12.5|label=Lazio
Roma|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=40.833333|long=14.25|label=Napoli|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=43.112222|long=12.388889|label=Perugia|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=42.466667|long=14.2|label=Pescara}}

{{Location map~|Italy|lat=46.066667|long=13.233333|label=Udinese|position=left}}

}}

The 1979–80 Serie A season was the 78th edition of Serie A, the top-level football competition in Italy. The championship was won by Internazionale. Milan were relegated for the first time in their history following a match fixing scandal.

Teams

Udinese, Cagliari and Pescara had been promoted from Serie B.

Events

Following the creation of the UEFA ranking, Italy lost two out of its four places in the UEFA Cup inherited from the Fairs Cup.

Final classification

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|source= [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ital80.html RSSSF.com]

|winpoints=2

|team1=INT

|team2=JUV

|team3=TOR

|team4=ASC

|team5=FIO

|team6=ROM

|team7=BOL

|team8=CAG

|team9=PER

|team10=NAP

|team11=AVE

|team12=CAT

|team13=UDI

|team14=PES

|team15=MIL

|team16=LAZ

|result1=EC1 |result2=UC |result3=UC |result6=CWC |result14=R |result15=R |result16=R

|win_INT=14|draw_INT=13|loss_INT=3|gf_INT=44|ga_INT=25

|win_JUV=16|draw_JUV=6|loss_JUV=8|gf_JUV=42|ga_JUV=25

|win_TOR=11|draw_TOR=13|loss_TOR=6|gf_TOR=26|ga_TOR=15

|win_ASC=11|draw_ASC=12|loss_ASC=7|gf_ASC=35|ga_ASC=28

|win_FIO=11|draw_FIO=11|loss_FIO=8|gf_FIO=33|ga_FIO=27

|win_ROM=10|draw_ROM=12|loss_ROM=8|gf_ROM=34|ga_ROM=35

|win_BOL=8|draw_BOL=14|loss_BOL=8|gf_BOL=23|ga_BOL=24

|win_CAG=8|draw_CAG=14|loss_CAG=8|gf_CAG=27|ga_CAG=29

|win_PER=9|draw_PER=12|loss_PER=9|gf_PER=27|ga_PER=32

|win_NAP=7|draw_NAP=14|loss_NAP=9|gf_NAP=20|ga_NAP=20

|win_AVE=7|draw_AVE=13|loss_AVE=10|gf_AVE=24|ga_AVE=32

|win_CAT=5|draw_CAT=14|loss_CAT=11|gf_CAT=20|ga_CAT=34

|win_UDI=3|draw_UDI=15|loss_UDI=12|gf_UDI=24|ga_UDI=38

|win_PES=4|draw_PES=8|loss_PES=18|gf_PES=18|ga_PES=44

|win_MIL=14|draw_MIL=8|loss_MIL=8|gf_MIL=34|ga_MIL=19

|win_LAZ=5|draw_LAZ=15|loss_LAZ=10|gf_LAZ=21|ga_LAZ=25

|name_INT=Inter|status_INT=C

|name_JUV=Juventus

|name_TOR=Torino

|name_ASC=Ascoli

|name_FIO=Fiorentina

|name_ROM=Roma

|name_BOL=Bologna

|name_CAG=Cagliari

|name_PER=Perugia

|name_NAP=Napoli

|name_AVE=Avellino

|name_CAT=Catanzaro

|name_UDI=Udinese

|name_PES=Pescara|status_PES=R

|name_MIL=Milan|status_MIL=DR

|name_LAZ=Lazio|status_LAZ=DR

|update=complete

|note_MIL=A.C. Milan and S.S. Lazio placed in the last position and relegated to Serie B by FIGC because of the Totonero 1980 scandal. Torino qualified to UEFA Cup instead of Milan.

|note_LAZ=MIL

|note_TOR=MIL

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).{{cite web |url=https://www.figc.it/media/55325/tit3_noif_art_da47a70_23-06-2017__________12-09-2018.pdf|title=Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6|publisher=Italian Football Federation|format=PDF|language=italian|date=12 September 2018|access-date=11 November 2018}}


Goal difference is used in case of equal points.

|col_EC1=green1|text_EC1=Qualification to European Cup

|col_UC=blue1|text_UC=Qualification to UEFA Cup

|col_CWC=yellow1|text_CWC=Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Serie B

}}

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source =

| update = complete| matches_style = FBR

| team1= ASC | team2= AVE | team3= BOL | team4= CAG

| team5= CAT | team6= FIO | team7= INT | team8= JUV

| team9= LAZ | team10= MIL | team11= NAP | team12= PER

| team13= PES | team14= ROM | team15= TOR | team16= UDI

| name_ASC = Ascoli

| name_AVE = Avellino

| name_BOL = Bologna

| name_CAG = Cagliari

| name_CAT = Catanzaro

| name_FIO = Fiorentina

| name_INT = Internazionale

| name_JUV = Juventus

| name_LAZ = Lazio

| name_MIL = Milan

| name_NAP = Napoli

| name_PER = Perugia

| name_PES = Pescara

| name_ROM = Roma

| name_TOR = Torino

| name_UDI = Udinese

| match_ASC_AVE = 0–0

| match_ASC_BOL = 2–0

| match_ASC_CAG = 1–0

| match_ASC_CAT = 2–2

| match_ASC_FIO = 1–0

| match_ASC_INT = 1–1

| match_ASC_JUV = 2–3

| match_ASC_LAZ = 1–1

| match_ASC_MIL = 0–0

| match_ASC_NAP = 0–0

| match_ASC_PER = 1–0

| match_ASC_PES = 3–1

| match_ASC_ROM = 3–0

| match_ASC_TOR = 1–0

| match_ASC_UDI = 3–0

| match_AVE_ASC = 2–2

| match_AVE_BOL = 1–0

| match_AVE_CAG = 2–2

| match_AVE_CAT = 2–0

| match_AVE_FIO = 0–2

| match_AVE_INT = 0–0

| match_AVE_JUV = 1–0

| match_AVE_LAZ = 0–0

| match_AVE_MIL = 1–0

| match_AVE_NAP = 2–3

| match_AVE_PER = 2–2

| match_AVE_PES = 2–0

| match_AVE_ROM = 0–1

| match_AVE_TOR = 0–2

| match_AVE_UDI = 0–0

| match_BOL_ASC = 0–0

| match_BOL_AVE = 1–0

| match_BOL_CAG = 0–1

| match_BOL_CAT = 4–1

| match_BOL_FIO = 2–1

| match_BOL_INT = 1–2

| match_BOL_JUV = 1–1

| match_BOL_LAZ = 1–0

| match_BOL_MIL = 0–1

| match_BOL_NAP = 0–0

| match_BOL_PER = 1–1

| match_BOL_PES = 0–0

| match_BOL_ROM = 1–1

| match_BOL_TOR = 1–2

| match_BOL_UDI = 2–1

| match_CAG_ASC = 1–1

| match_CAG_AVE = 1–1

| match_CAG_BOL = 1–0

| match_CAG_CAT = 1–0

| match_CAG_FIO = 2–1

| match_CAG_INT = 1–1

| match_CAG_JUV = 2–1

| match_CAG_LAZ = 1–1

| match_CAG_MIL = 0–0

| match_CAG_NAP = 1–0

| match_CAG_PER = 1–2

| match_CAG_PES = 1–0

| match_CAG_ROM = 1–3

| match_CAG_TOR = 0–0

| match_CAG_UDI = 3–1

| match_CAT_ASC = 1–1

| match_CAT_AVE = 0–0

| match_CAT_BOL = 0–0

| match_CAT_CAG = 1–0

| match_CAT_FIO = 0–1

| match_CAT_INT = 0–0

| match_CAT_JUV = 0–1

| match_CAT_LAZ = 2–1

| match_CAT_MIL = 0–3

| match_CAT_NAP = 2–0

| match_CAT_PER = 2–1

| match_CAT_PES = 1–1

| match_CAT_ROM = 2–2

| match_CAT_TOR = 0–0

| match_CAT_UDI = 1–1

| match_FIO_ASC = 3–1

| match_FIO_AVE = 3–0

| match_FIO_BOL = 0–0

| match_FIO_CAG = 1–1

| match_FIO_CAT = 3–0

| match_FIO_INT = 0–2

| match_FIO_JUV = 2–1

| match_FIO_LAZ = 0–0

| match_FIO_MIL = 1–1

| match_FIO_NAP = 0–0

| match_FIO_PER = 0–0

| match_FIO_PES = 2–0

| match_FIO_ROM = 3–1

| match_FIO_TOR = 1–0

| match_FIO_UDI = 1–1

| match_INT_ASC = 2–4

| match_INT_AVE = 3–0

| match_INT_BOL = 0–0

| match_INT_CAG = 3–3

| match_INT_CAT = 3–1

| match_INT_FIO = 0–0

| match_INT_JUV = 4–0

| match_INT_LAZ = 2–1

| match_INT_MIL = 2–0

| match_INT_NAP = 1–0

| match_INT_PER = 3–2

| match_INT_PES = 2–0

| match_INT_ROM = 2–2

| match_INT_TOR = 1–1

| match_INT_UDI = 2–1

| match_JUV_ASC = 2–3

| match_JUV_AVE = 2–0

| match_JUV_BOL = 1–1

| match_JUV_CAG = 1–0

| match_JUV_CAT = 1–0

| match_JUV_FIO = 3–0

| match_JUV_INT = 2–0

| match_JUV_LAZ = 0–0

| match_JUV_MIL = 2–1

| match_JUV_NAP = 1–0

| match_JUV_PER = 3–0

| match_JUV_PES = 3–0

| match_JUV_ROM = 2–0

| match_JUV_TOR = 0–0

| match_JUV_UDI = 1–1

| match_LAZ_ASC = 0–1

| match_LAZ_AVE = 1–1

| match_LAZ_BOL = 0–1

| match_LAZ_CAG = 1–1

| match_LAZ_CAT = 2–0

| match_LAZ_FIO = 2–0

| match_LAZ_INT = 0–0

| match_LAZ_JUV = 1–0

| match_LAZ_MIL = 0–2

| match_LAZ_NAP = 1–1

| match_LAZ_PER = 1–1

| match_LAZ_PES = 2–0

| match_LAZ_ROM = 1–2

| match_LAZ_TOR = 2–1

| match_LAZ_UDI = 0–0

| match_MIL_ASC = 3–0

| match_MIL_AVE = 1–0

| match_MIL_BOL = 4–0

| match_MIL_CAG = 2–0

| match_MIL_CAT = 0–0

| match_MIL_FIO = 2–0

| match_MIL_INT = 0–1

| match_MIL_JUV = 2–1

| match_MIL_LAZ = 2–1

| match_MIL_NAP = 1–2

| match_MIL_PER = 1–0

| match_MIL_PES = 3–1

| match_MIL_ROM = 0–0

| match_MIL_TOR = 0–2

| match_MIL_UDI = 0–0

| match_NAP_ASC = 1–0

| match_NAP_AVE = 0–1

| match_NAP_BOL = 1–1

| match_NAP_CAG = 0–0

| match_NAP_CAT = 1–1

| match_NAP_FIO = 0–0

| match_NAP_INT = 3–4

| match_NAP_JUV = 0–0

| match_NAP_LAZ = 0–0

| match_NAP_MIL = 0–1

| match_NAP_PER = 1–1

| match_NAP_PES = 2–0

| match_NAP_ROM = 3–0

| match_NAP_TOR = 1–0

| match_NAP_UDI = 1–0

| match_PER_ASC = 0–0

| match_PER_AVE = 2–1

| match_PER_BOL = 1–1

| match_PER_CAG = 1–0

| match_PER_CAT = 0–0

| match_PER_FIO = 1–2

| match_PER_INT = 0–0

| match_PER_JUV = 1–0

| match_PER_LAZ = 0–0

| match_PER_MIL = 1–1

| match_PER_NAP = 1–0

| match_PER_PES = 1–0

| match_PER_ROM = 3–1

| match_PER_TOR = 0–2

| match_PER_UDI = 2–0

| match_PES_ASC = 0–0

| match_PES_AVE = 1–1

| match_PES_BOL = 0–0

| match_PES_CAG = 2–0

| match_PES_CAT = 1–1

| match_PES_FIO = 1–2

| match_PES_INT = 0–2

| match_PES_JUV = 0–2

| match_PES_LAZ = 2–0

| match_PES_MIL = 2–1

| match_PES_NAP = 1–0

| match_PES_PER = 1–1

| match_PES_ROM = 2–3

| match_PES_TOR = 0–2

| match_PES_UDI = 1–1

| match_ROM_ASC = 1–0

| match_ROM_AVE = 1–1

| match_ROM_BOL = 1–2

| match_ROM_CAG = 1–1

| match_ROM_CAT = 1–0

| match_ROM_FIO = 2–1

| match_ROM_INT = 1–0

| match_ROM_JUV = 1–3

| match_ROM_LAZ = 1–1

| match_ROM_MIL = 0–0

| match_ROM_NAP = 0–0

| match_ROM_PER = 4–0

| match_ROM_PES = 2–0

| match_ROM_TOR = 1–1

| match_ROM_UDI = 1–1

| match_TOR_ASC = 1–0

| match_TOR_AVE = 2–2

| match_TOR_BOL = 0–0

| match_TOR_CAG = 0–0

| match_TOR_CAT = 0–0

| match_TOR_FIO = 1–1

| match_TOR_INT = 0–0

| match_TOR_JUV = 1–2

| match_TOR_LAZ = 1–0

| match_TOR_MIL = 0–1

| match_TOR_NAP = 0–0

| match_TOR_PER = 2–0

| match_TOR_PES = 2–0

| match_TOR_ROM = 1–0

| match_TOR_UDI = 1–1

| match_UDI_ASC = 3–1

| match_UDI_AVE = 0–1

| match_UDI_BOL = 0–2

| match_UDI_CAG = 1–1

| match_UDI_CAT = 1–2

| match_UDI_FIO = 2–2

| match_UDI_INT = 1–1

| match_UDI_JUV = 1–3

| match_UDI_LAZ = 1–1

| match_UDI_MIL = 2–1

| match_UDI_NAP = 0–0

| match_UDI_PER = 1–2

| match_UDI_PES = 2–1

| match_UDI_ROM = 0–0

| match_UDI_TOR = 0–1

}}

Top goalscorers

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

1

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Bettega

| align="left" |Juventus

|18

2

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Altobelli

| align="left" |Internazionale

|15

3

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Rossi

| align="left" |Perugia

|13

rowspan="3" |4

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Graziani

| align="left" |Torino

| rowspan="3" |12

align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Selvaggi

| align="left" |Cagliari

align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Pruzzo

| align="left" |Roma

7

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Savoldi

| align="left" |Bologna

|11

rowspan="2" |8

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Massimo Palanca

| align="left" |Catanzaro

| rowspan="2" |9

align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Bruno Giordano

| align="left" |Lazio

rowspan="2" |10

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianfranco Bellotto

| align="left" |Ascoli

| rowspan="2" |8

align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Giancarlo Antognoni

| align="left" |Fiorentina

References

{{Reflist}}

  • Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898–2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005