1979–80 La Liga


The 1979–80 La Liga season, the 49th since its establishment, started on September 8, 1979, and finished on May 18, 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, 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

TeamHome cityStadium
AlmeríaAlmeríaJuan Rojas
Athletic BilbaoBilbaoSan Mamés
Atlético MadridMadridVicente Calderón
BarcelonaBarcelonaNou Camp
BurgosBurgosEl Plantío
EspañolBarcelonaSarriá
HérculesAlicanteJosé Rico Pérez
Las PalmasLas PalmasInsular
MálagaMálagaLa Rosaleda
Rayo VallecanoMadridVallecas
Real BetisSevilleBenito Villamarín
Real MadridMadridSantiago Bernabéu
Real SociedadSan SebastiánAtocha
SalamancaSalamancaHelmántico
SevillaSevilleRamón Sánchez Pizjuán
Sporting GijónGijónEl Molinón
ValenciaValenciaLuis Casanova
ZaragozaZaragozaLa Romareda

League table

Results table

[Pichichi Trophy]

GoalscorersGoalTeam
Quini
24
Sporting de Gijón
Santillana
23
Real Madrid
Mario Kempes
22
Valencia CF
Dani
21
Athletic Bilbao
Fernando Morena
21
Rayo Vallecano

La Liga 1979–80 Winners
Real Madrid
20th Title