1979–80 Ligue Magnus season

The 1979–80 Nationale A season was the 59th season of the Nationale A, the top level of ice hockey in France. 10 teams participated in the league, and ASG Tours won their first league title. Français Volants was relegated to the Nationale B.
==First round==
 	Club 	GP	W 	T	L 	GF 	GA 	Pts
1. 	ASG Tours 	18	14	2	2 	139	88 	30
2. 	Chamonix Hockey Club 	18	13	0	5 	112	86 	26
3. 	Gap Hockey Club 	18	8 	3	7 	89 	80 	19
4. 	CSG Grenoble 	18	9 	1	8 	92 	94 	19
5. 	Sporting Hockey Club Saint Gervais	18	8 	2	8 	102	93 	18
6. 	Hockey Club de Caen 	18	7 	3	8 	113	110	17
7. 	Club des Sports de Megève 	18	6 	3	9 	91 	111	15
8. 	Viry-Châtillon Essonne Hockey 	18	6 	1	11	87 	113	13
9. 	Ours de Villard-de-Lans 	18	5 	2	11	82 	102	12
10.	Français Volants 	18	5 	1	12	94 	124	11
==Final round==
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF 	GA	Pts
1.	ASG Tours 	10	9	1	0	103	49	68
2.	Chamonix Hockey Club 	10	6	1	3	62 	57	52
3.	Sporting Hockey Club Saint Gervais	10	6	0	4	68 	70	42
4.	Gap Hockey Club 	10	4	0	6	36 	48	35
5.	CSG Grenoble 	10	2	1	7	57 	80	29
6.	Hockey Club de Caen 	10	1	1	8	54 	76	23
==Relegation==
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L 	GF	GA	Pts (Bonus)
1.	Club des Sports de Megève 	10	6	0	4 	50	42	16(4)
2.	Viry-Châtillon Essonne Hockey	10	5	2	3 	51	51	14(2)
3.	Club des patineurs lyonnais 	10	6	1	3 	49	37	13(0)
4.	Ours de Villard-de-Lans 	10	6	1	3 	59	35	13(0)
5.	Français Volants 	10	5	0	5 	53	54	10(0)
6.	Diables Rouges de Briançon 	10	0	0	10	35	78	0(0)
==External links==
*Season on hockeyarchives.info
Category:1980 in hockey
Category:Ligue Magnus seasons