The 1979–80 Soviet League Season was the 34th year of competition in the Soviet Championship League. CSKA Moscow won the championship, its 4th in a row and 23rd overall.
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 44 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 306 | 118 | 80 | ||
| 2. | 44 | 33 | 1 | 10 | 235 | 127 | 67 | ||
| 3. | 44 | 28 | 5 | 11 | 195 | 140 | 61 | ||
| 4. | 44 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 172 | 149 | 49 | ||
| 5. | 44 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 175 | 173 | 44 | ||
| 6. | 44 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 146 | 161 | 40 | ||
| 7. | 44 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 139 | 162 | 40 | ||
| 8. | 44 | 16 | 4 | 24 | 134 | 162 | 36 | ||
| 9. | 44 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 138 | 174 | 36 | ||
| 10. | 44 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 143 | 229 | 26 | ||
| 11. | 44 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 128 | 233 | 26 | ||
| 12. | 44 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 139 | 222 | 23 |
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 22 | 7 | ||
| 2. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 25 | 7 | ||
| 3. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 30 | 6 | ||
| 4. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 28 | 4 |