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 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
Team Home city Stadium 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 Villares de la Reina Helmántico Sevilla Seville Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Sporting Gijón Gijón El Molinón Valencia Valencia Luis Casanova Zaragoza Zaragoza La Romareda
League table
Results table
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 QuiniSporting Gijón242 SantillanaReal Madrid233 Mario KempesValencia224 DaniAthletic Bilbao21 Fernando MorenaRayo Vallecano216 Pichi AlonsoZaragoza207 MarañónEspanyol17 Jesús María SatrústeguiReal Sociedad179 Daniel BertoniSevilla16 Héctor ScottaSevilla16
La Liga 1979–80 WinnersReal Madrid20th Title
External links 1979/80 Spanish league at RSSSF