| Competition: | Soviet Top League |
| Season: | 1980 |
| Winners: | Dinamo Kiev |
| Relegated: | Karpaty Lvov, Lokomotiv Moscow |
| Continentalcup1: | European Cup |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Dinamo Kiev |
| Continentalcup2: | Cup Winners' Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| Continentalcup3: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Spartak Moscow CSKA Moscow Zenit Leningrad |
| League Topscorer: | (20) Sergey Andreyev (SKA) |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 690 |
| Prevseason: | 1979 |
| Nextseason: | 1981 |
Statistics of Soviet Top League for the 1980 season.
It was contested by 18 teams, and Dynamo Kyiv won the championship.