# 1979–80 Divizia A

The 1979–80 Divizia A was the sixty-second season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Universitatea Craiova (C) | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 44 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | Steaua București | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 74 | 44 | +30 | 44 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Argeș Pitești | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 39 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | FC Baia Mare | 34 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 39 | |
| 5 | Dinamo București | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 37 | |
| 6 | Sportul Studenţesc București | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 37 | Invitation to Balkans Cup |
| 7 | SC Bacău | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 35 | |
| 8 | Politehnica Iași | 34 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 34 | |
| 9 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 34 | |
| 10 | Politehnica Timișoara | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 33 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 11 | Jiul Petroșani | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 33 | |
| 12 | Universitatea Cluj | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 32 | |
| 13 | FC Scornicești | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 32 | |
| 14 | FCM Galați | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 61 | −11 | 32 | |
| 15 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 31 | |
| 16 | CS Târgoviște (R) | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 31 | Relegation to Divizia B |
| 17 | Olimpia Satu Mare (R) | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 30 | Relegation to Divizia B |
| 18 | Gloria Buzău (R) | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 61 | −39 | 15 | Relegation to Divizia B |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ASA | ARG | BAC | BAI | UCR | DIN | GAL | GBU | JIU | OLI | OLT | PIA | RAM | SPO | STE | POL | TAR | UCL |
| ASA Târgu Mureș | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Argeș Pitești | 2–1 | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Bacău | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Baia Mare | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 3–3 | 0–1 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 5–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 |
| Dinamo București | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Galați | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Gloria Buzău | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Jiul Petroșani | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Olimpia Satu Mare | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Olt Scornicești | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| Politehnica Iași | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 1–0 |
| Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Sportul Studențesc București | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Steaua București | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 0–3 | — | 7–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 |
| Politehnica Timișoara | 1–0 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Târgoviște | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | — | 2–0 |
| Universitatea Cluj | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | — |

## Top goalscorers

| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Septimiu Câmpeanu | Universitatea Cluj | 24 |
| 2 | Marcel Răducanu | Steaua București | 23 |
| 3 | Rodion Cămătaru | Universitatea Craiova | 17 |
| 3 | Mihai Costea | Politehnica Iaşi | 17 |
| 5 | Sorin Gângu | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 15 |
| 5 | Alexandru Terheș | FC Baia Mare | 15 |

## Champion squad

* Universitatea Craiova
* Goalkeepers: Gabriel Boldici (33 / 0); Silviu Lung (3 / 0).
* Defenders: Nicolae Negrilă (22 / 4); Petre Purima (17 / 1); Adrian Bumbescu (14 / 0); Nicolae Tilihoi (23 / 0); Costică Ștefănescu (30 / 1); Nicolae Ungureanu (34 / 1).
* Midfielders: Aurel Țicleanu (31 / 1); Aurel Beldeanu (30 / 4); Ion Geolgău (24 / 2); Costică Donose (27 / 5).
* Forwards: Zoltan Crișan (29 / 3); Rodion Cămătaru (26 / 17); Sorin Cârțu (27 / 13); Ilie Balaci (29 / 6); Mircea Irimescu (26 / 7); Marius Gârleșteanu (4 / 0); Dumitru Marcu (1 / 0).
* (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)
* Manager: Valentin Stănescu.