| Season | 1979 (1979)–80 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 240 |
| Goals | 452 (1.88 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Roberto Bettega (16 goals) |
1980–81 → | |
The1979–80 Serie A season was the 78th edition ofSerie A, the top-levelfootball competition inItaly. The championship was won byInternazionale.Milan were relegated for the first time in their history following amatch fixing scandal.
Udinese,Cagliari andPescara had been promoted fromSerie B.
Following the creation of theUEFA ranking, Italy lost two out of its four places in the UEFA Cup inherited from the Fairs Cup.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter(C) | 30 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 41 | Qualification toEuropean Cup |
| 2 | Juventus | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 38 | Qualification toUEFA 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 toCup 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 toSerie 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 |
| Home \ Away | ASC | AVE | BOL | CAG | CAT | FIO | INT | JUV | LAZ | MIL | NAP | PER | PES | ROM | TOR | UDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascoli | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Avellino | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Bologna | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Cagliari | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Catanzaro | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Fiorentina | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Internazionale | 2–4 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Juventus | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Lazio | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Milan | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Napoli | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Perugia | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Pescara | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Roma | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Torino | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Udinese | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 55,535 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 49,656 |
| 3 | Roma | 44,589 |
| 4 | Milan | 40,660 |
| 5 | Fiorentina | 39,154 |
| 6 | Lazio | 31,560 |
| 7 | Juventus | 31,144 |
| 8 | Cagliari | 31,057 |
| 9 | Torino | 27,607 |
| 10 | Bologna | 27,039 |
| 11 | Avellino | 23,880 |
| 12 | Udinese | 21,757 |
| 13 | Pescara | 20,466 |
| 14 | Perugia | 20,338 |
| 15 | Ascoli | 19,141 |
| 16 | Catanzaro | 12,137 |
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