| Competition: | Liga |
| Season: | 1979–80 |
| Winners: | Szombierki Bytom (1st title) |
| Relegated: | GKS Katowice Polonia Bytom |
| League Topscorer: | Kazimierz Kmiecik (24 goals) |
| Matches: | 240 |
| Total Goals: | 587 |
| Average Attendance: | 11,082 2.3%[1] |
| Prevseason: | 1978–79 |
| Nextseason: | 1980–81 |
Statistics for the 1979–80 season of the Ekstraklasa (the top tier of association football in Poland).
It was contested by 16 teams, and Szombierki Bytom won the championship.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kazimierz Kmiecik | Wisła Kraków | 24 |
| 2 | Tadeusz Pawłowski | Śląsk Wrocław | 16 |
| 3 | Zbigniew Mikolajow | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 12 |
| Roman Ogaza | Szombierki Bytom | 12 | |
| 5 | Tomasz Korynt | Arka Gdynia | 11 |
| Albin Mikulski | Ruch Chorzów | 11 | |
| Bogdan Kwapisz | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 11 | |
| 8 | Zbigniew Boniek | Widzew Łódź | 10 |
| Eugeniusz Nagiel | Szombierki Bytom | 10 | |
| Marek Kusto | Legia Warsaw | 10 | |
| Tadeusz Małnowicz | Ruch Chorzów | 10 | |
| Romuald Chojnacki | Lech Poznań | 10 | |
| Andrzej Iwan | Wisła Kraków | 10 | |
| Pawel Janduda | Polonia Bytom | 10 |