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1979–80 Divizia A

62nd season of top-tier football league in Romania

62nd season of top-tier football league in Romania

FieldValue
competitionDivizia A
season1979–80
winnersUniversitatea Craiova
relegatedCS Târgoviște
Olimpia Satu Mare
Gloria Buzău
league topscorerSeptimiu Câmpeanu (24 goals)
prevseason1978–79
nextseason1980–81

Olimpia Satu Mare Gloria Buzău The 1979–80 Divizia A season was the 62nd edition of the Romanian 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.

Teams

A total of eighteen teams contested the championship, including fifteen from the previous season and three newly promoted sides.

Team changes

Promoted to Divizia A

  • FCM Galați – returned after a two-year absence.
  • Viitorul Scornicești – debut.
  • Universitatea Cluj-Napoca – returned after a three-year absence.

Relegated from Divizia A

  • Corvinul Hunedoara – ended a three-year stay.
  • UTA Arad – ended a thirty-two-year stay.
  • Bihor Oradea – ended a four-year stay. ;Other changes
  • Viitorul Scornicești was renamed FC Scornicești during the first half of the season and subsequently became FC Olt Scornicești during the winter break.

Managers and locations

ClubCityStadiumCapacityHead coach
ASA Târgu MureșTârgu Mureș23 August12.500Tiberiu Bone
Chimia Râmnicu VâlceaRâmnicu Vâlcea1 Mai15.000Marcel Pigulea
CS TârgovișteTârgovișteMunicipal15.000Ștefan Coidum
Dinamo BucureștiBucureștiDinamo18.000Angelo Niculescu
FC Argeș PiteștiPitești1 Mai15.000Florin Halagian
FC Baia MareBaia Mare23 August12.000Viorel Mateianu
FC Olt ScorniceștiScorniceștiViitorul8.000Ion Cîrciumărescu
FCM GalațiGalațiDunărea18.000Constantin Teașcă
Gloria BuzăuBuzăuGloria15.000Virgil Blujdea
Jiul PetroșaniPetroșaniJiul5.000Viorel Tîlmaciu
Olimpia Satu MareBucureștiOlimpia14.000Ștefan Czako
Politehnica IașiIași23 August12.500Leonid Antohi
Politehnica TimișoaraTimișoara1 Mai40.000Ion V. Ionescu
SC BacăuBacău23 August17.000Traian Ionescu
Sportul StudențescBucureștiRepublicii40.000Mircea Rădulescu
Steaua BucureștiBucureștiSteaua30.000Gheorghe Constantin
Universitatea CraiovaCraiovaCentral30.000Valentin Stănescu
Universitatea Cluj-NapocaCluj-NapocaMunicipal28.000Gheorghe Staicu

Managerial changes

Pre-season

TeamOutgoing managerReplaced by
CS TârgovișteNicolae ProcaPaul Popescu
Dinamo BucureștiIon NunweillerAngelo Niculescu
FCM GalațiMircea NedelcuConstantin Teașcă
Jiul PetroșaniNicolae OaidăViorel Tîlmaciu
Politehnica TimișoaraAngelo NiculescuConstantin Rădulescu

During the season

TeamOutgoing managerPosition in tableReplaced byRoundPosition
Olimpia Satu MareGheorghe Staicu10th17thȘtefan Czako
Gloria BuzăuIon Ionescu10th17thValeriu Neagu
CS TârgoviștePaul Popescu15th12thȘtefan Coidum
Politehnica TimișoaraConstantin Rădulescu15th14thIon V. Ionescu
Universitatea Cluj-NapocaTeodor Pop17th12thGheorghe Staicu
Gloria BuzăuValeriu Neagu19th18thVirgil Blujdea
Olt ScorniceștiDumitru Anescu19th12thIon Cîrciumărescu

League table

Results

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Septimiu CâmpeanuUniversitatea Cluj24
2Marcel RăducanuSteaua București23
3Rodion CămătaruUniversitatea Craiova17
Mihai CosteaPolitehnica Iaşi
5Sorin GânguChimia Râmnicu Vâlcea15
Alexandru TerheșFC Baia Mare

Champion squad

Universitatea Craiova

Attendances

#ClubAverageHighest
1Craiova21,88240,000
2U Cluj21,00030,000
3Dunărea Galați19,23530,000
4Timișoara13,88230,000
5Steaua13,88235,000
6Târgoviște13,17620,000
7Râmnicu Vâlcea12,88216,000
8Baia Mare12,29417,000
9Bacău11,47122,000
10Buzău10,94120,000
11Iași10,70620,000
12Dinamo 194810,41218,000
13Argeș10,41218,000
14Târgu Mureș9,94118,000
15Satu Mare8,11817,000
16Olt Scornicești7,91215,000
17Jiul6,17612,000
18Sportul Studențesc5,14120,000

Source:

References

References

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  2. "Divizia A - Tables - Season 1979-80". romaniansoccer.ro.
  3. (27 December 1979). "Cărțile de vizită ale celor 18 echipe participante la campionatul Diviziei A de fotbal ediția 1979-1980". Sportul.
  4. (11 August 1979). "Nou-promovata și-a justificat aspirațiile". Sportul.
  5. (2 February 1980). "FC Olt pregătește startul de primăvară cu aspirații la rezultate superioare". Sportul.
  6. (19 October 1979). "Olimpia Satu Mare la răscruce de drumuri...". Sportul.
  7. (10 October 1979). "Drumul... Gloriei: Din rău în mai rău". Sportul.
  8. (25 January 1980). "Va veni, cu adevărat, primăvara și pentru CS Tîrgoviște?". Sportul.
  9. (16 January 1980). "Vize de flotant". Sportul.
  10. "Top Scorers". romaniansoccer.ro.
  11. "Romania National Champions". romaniansoccer.ro.
  12. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/rom/averom80.htm
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