1979–80 Liga Leumit
| Season | 1979-80 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Maccabi Netanya 4th title |
| Relegated | Hakoah Ramat Gan Beitar Tel Aviv Beitar Jerusalem |
| Top goalscorer | David Lavi (18) |
← 1978–79 1980–81 → | |
The 1979–80 Liga Leumit season saw Maccabi Netanya, with the club's David Lavi finishing as the league's top scorer with 18 goals. Hakoah Ramat Gan, Beitar Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem were all relegated to Liga Artzit.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Netanya | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 53 | 23 | 30 | 46 | Qualified for Intertoto Cup |
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 30 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 36 | |
| 3 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 32 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Yehud | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 32 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 32 | Qualified for Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | Bnei Yehuda | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 31 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 31 | |
| 8 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 30 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 28 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 27 | |
| 11 | Maccabi Ramat Amidar | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 27 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Haifa | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 27 | |
| 13 | Maccabi Jaffa | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 26 | |
| 14 | Hakoah Ramat Gan | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 26 | Relegated to Liga Artzit |
| 15 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 26 | |
| 16 | Beitar Jerusalem | 30 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 23 |