| Club: | FC Dinamo București |
| Season: | 1979–80 |
| Manager: | Angelo Niculescu |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| League: | Divizia A |
| League Result: | 5th |
| Cup1: | Romanian Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Last 32 |
| Cup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | 2nd round |
| Prevseason: | 1978–79 |
| Nextseason: | 1980–81 |
The 1979–80 season was FC Dinamo București's 31st season in Divizia A. The change at the manager's level (Angelo Niculescu for Ion Nunweiller) didn't produce the desired results and Dinamo didn't matter in the fight for the title, ending far from the first two teams. Also, in the Romanian Cup Dinamo was eliminated in the first round, by the second division team Rapid București.
In the UEFA Cup, Dinamo eliminated Alki Larnaca from Cyprus, after an incredible 9–0 away win, but is eliminated (partially because of the referee) by Eintracht Frankfurt, team of Pezzey, Grabowsky and Holzenbein (2-0 and 0–3 in prolongation).
| Divizia A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result |
| 1 | 12 August 1979 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | H | 2-0 |
| 2 | 19 August 1979 | SC Bacău | A | 0-1 |
| 3 | 24 August 1979 | Sportul Studențesc | H | 0-0 |
| 4 | 2 September 1979 | Olimpia Satu Mare | H | 2-0 |
| 5 | 5 September 1979 | FC Argeş | A | 1-1 |
| 6 | 9 September 1979 | Steaua București | H | 1-1 |
| 7 | 15 September 1979 | ASA Târgu Mureș | H | 5-1 |
| 8 | 23 September 1979 | U Craiova | A | 0-1 |
| 9 | 29 September 1979 | Poli Timișoara | H | 1-1 |
| 10 | 8 October 1979 | U Cluj | A | 1-0 |
| 11 | 20 October 1979 | Poli Iași | H | 4-1 |
| 12 | 27 October 1979 | CS Târgoviște | A | 1-3 |
| 13 | 3 November 1979 | FCM Galați | H | 1-1 |
| 14 | 11 November 1979 | FC Olt | A | 3-2 |
| 15 | 14 November 1979 | FC Baia Mare | H | 4-0 |
| 16 | 21 November 1979 | Jiul Petroșani | A | 1-3 |
| 17 | 25 November 1979 | Gloria Buzău | H | 2-1 |
| 18 | 2 December 1979 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | A | 1-3 |
| 19 | 5 December 1979 | SC Bacău | H | 1-0 |
| 20 | 2 March 1980 | Sportul Studențesc | A | 1-2 |
| 21 | 8 March 1980 | Olimpia Satu Mare | A | 3-0 |
| 22 | 12 March 1980 | FC Argeş | H | 3-2 |
| 23 | 16 March 1980 | Steaua București | H | 1-1 |
| 24 | 23 March 1980 | ASA Târgu Mureș | A | 0-0 |
| 25 | 26 March 1980 | U Craiova | H | 2-2 |
| 26 | 6 April 1980 | Poli Timișoara | A | 0-1 |
| 27 | 9 April 1980 | U Cluj | H | 1-2 |
| 28 | 13 April 1980 | Poli Iași | A | 0-1 |
| 29 | 20 April 1980 | CS Târgoviște | H | 1-2 |
| 30 | 26 April 1980 | FCM Galați | A | 0-2 |
| 31 | 4 May 1980 | FC Olt | H | 3-0 |
| 32 | 11 May 1980 | FC Baia Mare | A | 1-0 |
| 33 | 21 May 1980 | Jiul Petroșani | H | 2-2 |
| 34 | 25 May 1980 | Gloria Buzău | A | 1-0 |
First round
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Dinamo București won 12-0 on aggregate
Second round
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Eintracht Frankfurt won 3-2 on aggregate
Goalkeepers: Constantin Eftimescu, Constantin Traian Ștefan.
Defenders: Adrian Bădilaș, Florin Cheran, Cornel Dinu, Teodor Lucuță, Alexandru Sătmăreanu, Ioan Mărginean.
Midfielders: Ionel Augustin, Alexandru Custov, Ion Marin, Ion Moldovan, Gheorghe Mulțescu, Nelu Stănescu, Dorel Zamfir.
Forwards: Ion Apostol, Dudu Georgescu, Emilian Tevi, Cornel Țălnar, Cristian Vrînceanu.