Season | 1979–80 |
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Dates | 8 September 1979 – 18 May 1980 |
Champions | Real Madrid (20th title) |
Relegated | Rayo Vallecano Burgos Málaga |
European Cup | Real Madrid |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Valencia Castilla CF |
UEFA Cup | Real Sociedad Sporting Gijón Barcelona |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 766 (2.5 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Quini (24 goals) |
Biggest home win | Real Madrid 7–0 Rayo Vallecano |
← 1978–79 1980–81 → |
The 1979–80 La Liga season was the 49th since its establishment. It began on 8 September 1979, and concluded on 18 May 1980.
Real Madrid achieved their 20th title. They also won the Copa del Rey against their reserve team, Castilla CF; thus Castilla qualified for next season's Cup Winners Cup.
Once finished the championship on June 20, 1980, the Competition Committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation quashed the game of the 31st round between Málaga and Salamanca (0–3), considering that it had been rigged, and sanctioned the salmantino club with the deduction of two points. Thus, Salamanca ended in the 14th position with 30 points and with a record of 12 wins, 8 draws and 13 defeats in 33 games, totaling 34 goals for and 37 against. However, a year later, on May 8, 1981, the Higher Committee of Sports Justice of the Superior Sports Council overturned the sanctions due to lack of evidence.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Real Madrid (C) | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 70 | 33 | +37 | 53 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Real Sociedad | 34 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 54 | 20 | +34 | 52 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Sporting Gijón | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 39 | |
4 | Barcelona | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 38 | |
5 | Real Betis | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 36 | |
6 | Valencia | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 36 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
7 | Athletic Bilbao | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 35 | |
8 | Sevilla | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 34 | |
9 | Salamanca | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 34 | |
10 | Almería | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 33 | |
11 | Zaragoza | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 33 | |
12 | Las Palmas | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 32 | |
13 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 31 | |
14 | Español | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 30 | |
15 | Hércules | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 28 | |
16 | Rayo Vallecano (R) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 26 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
17 | Burgos (R) | 34 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 20 | |
18 | Málaga[b] (R) | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 58 | −30 | 19 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Quini | Sporting Gijón | 24 |
2 | Santillana | Real Madrid | 23 |
3 | Mario Kempes | Valencia | 22 |
4 | Dani | Athletic Bilbao | 21 |
Fernando Morena | Rayo Vallecano | 21 | |
6 | Pichi Alonso | Zaragoza | 20 |
7 | Marañón | Espanyol | 17 |
Jesús María Satrústegui | Real Sociedad | 17 | |
9 | Daniel Bertoni | Sevilla | 16 |
Héctor Scotta | Sevilla | 16 |
La Liga 1979–80 Winners |
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Real Madrid 20th Title |