| Season | 1979–80 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Universitatea Craiova |
| Relegated | CS Târgoviște Olimpia Satu Mare Gloria Buzău |
| Top goalscorer | Septimiu Câmpeanu (24 goals) |
1980–81 → | |
The1979–80Divizia A season was the 62nd edition of theRomanian football championship and the 42nd since the introduction of the divisional system. The season began on 12 August 1979 and concluded on 25 May 1980. Universitatea Craiova won the championship for the second time in its history.[1][2]
A total of eighteen teams contested the championship, including fifteen from the previous season and three newly promoted sides.[3]
Promoted toDivizia A
| Relegated from Divizia A
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| Team | Outgoing manager | Replaced by |
|---|---|---|
| CS Târgoviște | ||
| Dinamo București | ||
| FCM Galați | ||
| Jiul Petroșani | ||
| Politehnica Timișoara |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Position in table | Replaced by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Position | |||
| Olimpia Satu Mare | 10th | 17th | ||
| Gloria Buzău | 10th | 17th | ||
| CS Târgoviște | 15th | 12th | ||
| Politehnica Timișoara | 15th | 14th | ||
| Universitatea Cluj-Napoca | 17th | 12th | ||
| Gloria Buzău | 19th | 18th | ||
| Olt Scornicești | 19th | 12th | ||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universitatea Craiova(C) | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 44 | Qualification toEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Steaua București | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 74 | 44 | +30 | 44 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Argeș Pitești | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 39 | |
| 4 | FC Baia Mare | 34 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 39 | |
| 5 | Dinamo București | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 37 | |
| 6 | Sportul Studențesc București | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 37 | Invitation toBalkans Cup |
| 7 | SC Bacău | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 35 | |
| 8 | Politehnica Iași | 34 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 34 | |
| 9 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 34 | |
| 10 | Politehnica Timișoara | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 33 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 11 | Jiul Petroșani | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 33 | |
| 12 | Universitatea Cluj-Napoca | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 32 | |
| 13 | Olt Scornicești | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 32 | |
| 14 | FCM Galați | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 61 | −11 | 32 | |
| 15 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 31 | |
| 16 | CS Târgoviște(R) | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 31 | Relegation toDivizia B |
| 17 | Olimpia Satu Mare(R) | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 30 | |
| 18 | Gloria Buzău(R) | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 61 | −39 | 15 |
| Home \ Away | UCV | STE | ARG | BMA | DIN | SPO | BAC | PIA | CRV | PTM | JIU | UCJ | OLT | GAL | ASA | TÂR | OLI | GBZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universitatea Craiova | 1–2 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | |
| Steaua București | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Argeș Pitești | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–2 | |
| FC Baia Mare | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Dinamo București | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Sportul Studențesc București | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
| SC Bacău | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Politehnica Iași | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 5–1 | 2–1 | |
| Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Politehnica Timișoara | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| Jiul Petroșani | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Universitatea Cluj-Napoca | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Olt Scornicești | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 2–1 | |
| FCM Galați | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| ASA Târgu Mureș | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 7–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| CS Târgoviște | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
| Olimpia Satu Mare | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Gloria Buzău | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Universitatea Craiova[11] |
|---|
Goalkeepers: Gabriel Boldici (33 / 0);Silviu Lung (3 / 0). Manager:Valentin Stănescu. |
| # | Club | Average | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craiova | 21,882 | 40,000 |
| 2 | U Cluj | 21,000 | 30,000 |
| 3 | Dunărea Galați | 19,235 | 30,000 |
| 4 | Timișoara | 13,882 | 30,000 |
| 5 | Steaua | 13,882 | 35,000 |
| 6 | Târgoviște | 13,176 | 20,000 |
| 7 | Râmnicu Vâlcea | 12,882 | 16,000 |
| 8 | Baia Mare | 12,294 | 17,000 |
| 9 | Bacău | 11,471 | 22,000 |
| 10 | Buzău | 10,941 | 20,000 |
| 11 | Iași | 10,706 | 20,000 |
| 12 | Dinamo 1948 | 10,412 | 18,000 |
| 13 | Argeș | 10,412 | 18,000 |
| 14 | Târgu Mureș | 9,941 | 18,000 |
| 15 | Satu Mare | 8,118 | 17,000 |
| 16 | Olt Scornicești | 7,912 | 15,000 |
| 17 | Jiul | 6,176 | 12,000 |
| 18 | Sportul Studențesc | 5,141 | 20,000 |
Source:[12]