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.
Season | 1979 | –80
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Dates | 16 September 1979 – 11 May 1980 |
Champions | Internazionale 12th title |
Relegated | Pescara Milan Lazio |
European Cup | Internazionale |
Cup Winners' Cup | Roma |
UEFA Cup | Juventus Torino |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 452 (1.88 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Roberto Bettega (16 goals) |
← 1978–79 1980–81 → |
Teams
editUdinese, Cagliari and Pescara had been promoted from Serie B.
Events
editFollowing 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
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Inter (C) | 30 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 41 | Qualification to European Cup |
2 | Juventus | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 38 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
3 | Torino[a] | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 35 | |
4 | Ascoli | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 34 | |
5 | Fiorentina | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 33 | |
6 | Roma | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 32 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup |
7 | Bologna | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 30 | |
8 | Cagliari | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 30 | |
9 | Perugia | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 30 | |
10 | Napoli | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 28 | |
11 | Avellino | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 27 | |
12 | Catanzaro | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 24 | |
13 | Udinese | 30 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 21 | |
14 | Pescara (R) | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 44 | −26 | 16 | Relegation to Serie B |
15 | Milan[a] (D, R) | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 36 | |
16 | Lazio[a] (D, R) | 30 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 25 |
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 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).[1]
Goal difference is used in case of equal points.
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 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).[1]
Goal difference is used in case of equal points.
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b c 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.
Results
editTop goalscorers
editRank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Roberto Bettega | Juventus | 18 |
2 | Alessandro Altobelli | Internazionale | 15 |
3 | Paolo Rossi | Perugia | 13 |
4 | Francesco Graziani | Torino | 12 |
Franco Selvaggi | Cagliari | ||
Roberto Pruzzo | Roma | ||
7 | Giuseppe Savoldi | Bologna | 11 |
8 | Massimo Palanca | Catanzaro | 9 |
Bruno Giordano | Lazio | ||
10 | Gianfranco Bellotto | Ascoli | 8 |
Giancarlo Antognoni | Fiorentina |
References
edit- ^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898–2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005