1979–80 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
| Season | 1979–80 | 
|---|---|
| ← 1978–79  1980–81 →  | |
Statistics of Nemzeti Bajnokság I in the 1979–80 season.
Overview
It was contested by 18 teams, and Budapest Honvéd FC won the championship.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budapest Honvéd (C) | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 48 | Qualification for European Cup first round | 
| 2 | Újpesti Dózsa | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 86 | 64 | +22 | 45 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round | 
| 3 | Vasas | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 75 | 52 | +23 | 44 | |
| 4 | Videoton | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 65 | 45 | +20 | 43 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round | 
| 5 | Tatabányai Bányász | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 40 | |
| 6 | Ferencváros | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 39 | |
| 7 | Pécsi MSC | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 36 | |
| 8 | MTK-VM | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 34 | |
| 9 | Zalaegerszeg | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 34 | |
| 10 | Dunaújvárosi Kohász | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 33 | |
| 11 | Volán | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 33 | |
| 12 | Diósgyőr | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 32 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round | 
| 13 | Rába ETO Győr | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 32 | |
| 14 | Békéscsaba | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 32 | |
| 15 | Debreceni MVSC | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 30 | |
| 16 | Székesfehérvári MÁV Előre (R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 22 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 
| 17 | Salgótarján (R) | 34 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 59 | −24 | 20 | |
| 18 | Pécsi VSK (R) | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 78 | −53 | 15 | 
Results
Statistical leaders
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  László Fazekas | Újpesti Dózsa | 36 | 
| 2 |  Győző Burcsa | Videoton SC | 20 | 
|  László Fekete | Újpesti Dózsa | 20 | |
| 4 |  László Pogány | Ferencvárosi TC | 18 | 
|  Béla Várady | Vasas SC | 18 | |
| 6 |  László Kuti | Dunaújvárosi Kohász | 17 | 
| 7 |  László Kiss | Vasas SC | 16 | 
|  Károly Csapó | Tatabányai Bányász | 16 | |
| 9 |  Mihály Kozma | Budapest Honvéd | 14 | 
| 10 |  Péter Hannich | Rába ETO | 13 | 
|  József Szabó | Videoton SC | 13 | |
|  György Tatár | Diósgyőri VTK | 13 | 
