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1979–80 Serie A

78th season of top-tier Italian football

Field	Value
competition	Serie A
season	–80
dates	16 September 1979 – 11 May 1980
winners	Internazionale
12th title
relegated	Pescara
Milan
Lazio
continentalcup1	[European Cup](1980-81-european-cup)
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Internazionale
continentalcup3	[UEFA Cup](1980-81-uefa-cup)
continentalcup3 qualifiers	Juventus
Torino
continentalcup2	[Cup Winners' Cup](1980-81-european-cup-winners-cup)
continentalcup2 qualifiers	Roma
matches	240
total goals	452
league topscorer	Roberto Bettega
(16 goals)
prevseason	[1978–79](1978-79-serie-a)
nextseason	[1980–81](1980-81-serie-a)

12th title Milan Lazio Torino (16 goals) 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.

Teams

Udinese, Cagliari and Pescara had been promoted from Serie B.

Events

Following 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

Goal difference is used in case of equal points.

Results

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	ITA Roberto Bettega	Juventus	18
2	ITA Alessandro Altobelli	Internazionale	15
3	ITA Paolo Rossi	Perugia	13
4	ITA Francesco Graziani	Torino	12
ITA Franco Selvaggi	Cagliari
ITA Roberto Pruzzo	Roma
7	ITA Giuseppe Savoldi	Bologna	11
8	ITA Massimo Palanca	Catanzaro	9
ITA Bruno Giordano	Lazio
10	ITA Gianfranco Bellotto	Ascoli	8
ITA Giancarlo Antognoni	Fiorentina

Attendances

#	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

Source:

References

Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898–2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005

References

(12 September 2018). "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6". [[Italian Football Federation]].
https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ita/aveita80.htm

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