1979–80 La Liga

49th season of La Liga

Football league season

Primera DivisiónSeason| 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.

## Overview

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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.

## Teams and locations

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Almería

Athletic

Atlético

Barcelona

Betis

Burgos

Español

Hércules

Málaga

Rayo Vallecano

Real Madrid

Real Sociedad

Salamanca

Sevilla

Sporting

Valencia

Zaragoza

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Location of teams in La Liga 1979–80

Las Palmas

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Canary Islands

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Almería | Almería | Juan Rojas
Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés
Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Vicente Calderón
Barcelona | Barcelona | Nou Camp
Burgos | Burgos | El Plantío
Español | Barcelona | Sarriá
Hércules | Alicante | José Rico Pérez
Las Palmas | Las Palmas | Insular
Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda
Rayo Vallecano | Madrid | Vallecas
Real Betis | Seville | Benito Villamarín
Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu
Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Atocha
Salamanca | Salamanca | Helmántico
Sevilla | Seville | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Sporting Gijón | Gijón | El Molinón
Valencia | Valencia | Luis Casanova
Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda

## League table

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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

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ Valencia qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as holders.
2. ^ Málaga did not show up for the match of the 27th round, against Almería, which was played in Algeciras after Málaga's La Rosaleda Stadium had been closed. The Royal Spanish Football Federation awarded a win to Almería, while Málaga were also penalized with a three-point deduction.

## Results table

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Home \ Away  | ALM | ATH | ATM | BAR | BET | BUR | ESP | HÉR | LPA | MLG | RAY | RMA | RSO | SAL | SEV | SPG | VAL | ZAR

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AD Almería |  | 4–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 3–2  | 3–3  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–0
Athletic Bilbao | 3–0  |  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 4–1  | 3–0  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 4–3  | 2–3  | 4–0  | 3–1
Atlético Madrid | 4–1  | 0–1  |  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 3–2  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 3–0
FC Barcelona | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  |  | 5–0  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 2–0
Betis | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  |  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 4–0  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 1–0
Burgos | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  |  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 0–1
RCD Español | 5–2  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  |  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–0
Hércules CF | 4–0  | 2–1  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 0–1  |  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 4–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–1
UD Las Palmas | 3–2  | 1–1  | 4–2  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  |  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 4–2  | 2–1  | 0–0
CD Málaga | 0–1[a] | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 1–0  |  | 1–3  | 1–4  | 0–0  | –[b] | 2–1  | 0–3  | 2–1  | 1–1
Rayo Vallecano | 1–2  | 2–1  | 4–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 5–2  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 5–1  |  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 0–1
Real Madrid | 4–1  | 3–1  | 4–0  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 5–0  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 7–0  |  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 3–2
Real Sociedad | 1–0  | 4–0  | 2–0  | 4–3  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 4–0  | 4–0  |  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 0–0  | 2–1
UD Salamanca | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  |  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–1
Sevilla FC | 3–1  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 6–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  |  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–1
Sporting de Gijón | 1–0  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  |  | 4–2  | 1–4
Valencia CF | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 5–1  | 0–0  | 4–0  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 3–1  |  | 3–0
Zaragoza | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 5–1  | 5–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 4–0  | 3–1  | 3–2  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  |

Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

1. ^ Awarded
2. ^ See overview

## Top goalscorers

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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

Real Madrid
20th Title

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