| Season: | 1979–80 |
| Nextseason: | 1980–81 |
Statistics of Nemzeti Bajnokság I in the 1979–80 season.
It was contested by 18 teams, and Budapest Honvéd FC won the championship.
| 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 | |