1979–80 Serie A

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Torino
Matches played	240
Goals scored	452 (1.88 per match)
Top goalscorer	Roberto Bettega (16 goals)
← 1978–79 1980–81 →

Pescara

Udinese

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Serie A 1979–80 team distribution

The 1979–80 Serie A season was the 78th edition of

match fixing scandal

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

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 to European Cup
2	Juventus	30	16	6	8	42	25	+17	38	Qualification to UEFA Cup
3	Torino^[a]	30	11	13	6	26	15	+11	35	Qualification to UEFA Cup
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 to Cup 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 to Serie 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

Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[1]
Goal difference is used in case of equal points.
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^
Totonero 1980 scandal. Torino
qualified to UEFA Cup instead of Milan.

Results

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	—

Source: ^[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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

References

^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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

External links

Results, goalscorers, goal times and standings by round - RSSSF

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Wartime tournaments: 1916 Coppa Federale 1944 Alta Italia

1979–80 in Italian football

Domestic leagues	Serie A Serie B Serie C1 Serie C2
Domestic cups	Coppa Italia Final
European competitions	European Cup Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup

Club seasons
Serie A	Ascoli Avellino Bologna Cagliari Catanzaro Fiorentina Internazionale Juventus Lazio Milan Napoli Perugia Pescara Roma Torino Udinese

v t e 1979–80 in European football (UEFA)
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Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '79 '80 England Faroe Islands '79 '80 Finland '79 '80 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '79 '80 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '79 '80 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '79 '80 Spain Sweden '79 '80 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '79 '80 Finland '79 '80 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '79 '80 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '79 '80 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	England Republic of Ireland Scotland Switzerland
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Super Cup
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup

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