{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox football league season | competition = [[Vietnamese Super League|Vietnam National A1 League]] | season = 1980 | dates = 3 February – 1 May | winners = '''[[Tong Cuc Duong Sat|Tổng Cục Đường Sắt]]''' (1st title) | relegated = [[Tien Giang FC|Tiền Giang]]<br>[[An Giang FC|An Giang]]<br>[[Dong Thap FC|Đồng Tháp]] | continentalcup1 = | continentalcup1 qualifiers = | continentalcup2 = | continentalcup2 qualifiers = | continentalcup3 = | continentalcup3 qualifiers = | league topscorer = [[Lê Văn Đặng]]<br>(10 goals) | biggest home win = | biggest away win = | highest scoring = | total goals = 188<ref>[https://www.vff.org.vn/uploads/docs/1980.pdf Giải VĐQG 1980 - VFF]</ref> | average goals = 2,26 | longest wins = | longest unbeaten = | longest losses = | highest attendance = | lowest attendance = | average attendance = | prevseason = [[1978–79 Vietnam Football Championship|1978–79]] (Vietnam Football Championship) | nextseason = [[1981–82 V-League|1981–82]] }}
The '''1980 Vietnam National A1 League''' was the inaugural season of the [[V.League 1|National Football Championship]] in [[Vietnam]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vtc.vn/hai-nu-sinh-thoi-hon-vao-logo-cua-vleague-1-d448263.html|title=Hai nữ sinh thổi hồn vào logo của V.League 1 – VTC News|date=26 December 2018|website=Báo VTC|language=vi|access-date=21 August 2019}}</ref>
Seventeen teams took part in the competition that was played in two stages: a [[Group stage]] featuring 3 groups of 6 and 5 teams and a Championship stage featuring the three group winners.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/v-league_secures_naming_rights_sponsor|title=V-League secures naming rights sponsor – SportsPro Media|website=sportspromedia.com|access-date=21 August 2019}}</ref>
Originally there were 18 teams, with 8 from Hồng Hà League in the North, 2 from Trường Sơn League in the Central and 8 from Cửu Long League in the South. However, defending all-Vietnam champions [[Thể Công F.C.|Quân Đội]] withdrew due to internal reasons.
==Group stage== *Group stage winners advanced to the Championship stage. *Bottom placed teams in each group automatically [[Promotion and relegation|relegated]].
===Group A=== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=QR |winpoints=2
|team1=CAH|name_CAH=[[Cong An Hanoi FC|Công An Hà Nội]] |team2=QK3|name_QK3=Quân Khu 3 |team3=CSG|name_CSG=[[Ho Chi Minh City FC|Cảng Sài Gòn]] |team4=CNB|name_CNB=[[Quy Nhon Binh Dinh FC|Công Nhân Nghĩa Bình]] |team5=CTP|name_CTP=Công Nghiệp Thực Phẩm |team6=TGI|name_TGI=[[Tien Giang FC|Tiền Giang]] |win_CAH=7|draw_CAH=2|loss_CAH=1|gf_CAH=24|ga_CAH=7 |win_QK3=6|draw_QK3=3|loss_QK3=1|gf_QK3=15|ga_QK3=7 |win_CSG=3|draw_CSG=4|loss_CSG=3|gf_CSG=13|ga_CSG=12 |win_CNB=2|draw_CNB=5|loss_CNB=3|gf_CNB=11|ga_CNB=16 |win_CTP=3|draw_CTP=2|loss_CTP=5|gf_CTP=16|ga_CTP=14 |win_TGI=0|draw_TGI=2|loss_TGI=8|gf_TGI=8|ga_TGI=31
|col_QC=#ccffcc|text_QC=Qualify for Championship stage |result1=QC |col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated |result6=R |update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesv/viet80.html RSSSF] }} '''Result''' {|class=wikitable !'''Home / Away''' !CÔN !QK3 !CSG !CNB !CTP !TGI |- !CAH | {{center|—}}|| 0–0 || 4–0 || 3–0 || 1–0 || 4–2 |- !QK3 | 1–0 || {{center|—}} || 1–1 || 3–2 || 3–1 || 1–0 |- !CSG | 1–1 || 0–0 || {{center|—}} || 2–2 || 2–0 || 2–0 |- !CNB | 0–3 || 2–1 || 1–0 || {{center|—}} || 2–2 || 0–0 |- !CTP | 0–1 || 0–1 || 2–1 || 2–0 || {{center|—}} || 4–0 |- !TGI | 3–7 || 1–4 || 1–4 || 0–0 || 1–5 || {{center|—}} |}
===Group B=== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=QR |winpoints=2
|team1=TÔN|name_TÔN=[[Tong Cuc Duong Sat FC|Tổng Cục Đường Sắt]] |team2=PKH|name_PKH=Phòng Không |team3=SCT|name_SCT=Sở CN TP.HCM |team4=CHP|name_CHP=Cảng Hải Phòng |team5=TNI|name_TNI=[[Tay Ninh FC|Tây Ninh]] |team6=AGI|name_AGI=[[An Giang FC|An Giang]] |win_TÔN=5|draw_TÔN=5|loss_TÔN=0|gf_TÔN=12|ga_TÔN=5 |win_PKH=3|draw_PKH=5|loss_PKH=2|gf_PKH=8|ga_PKH=8 |win_SCT=2|draw_SCT=5|loss_SCT=3|gf_SCT=12|ga_SCT=11 |win_CHP=0|draw_CHP=9|loss_CHP=1|gf_CHP=10|ga_CHP=11 |win_TNI=2|draw_TNI=4|loss_TNI=4|gf_TNI=7|ga_TNI=9 |win_AGI=2|draw_AGI=4|loss_AGI=4|gf_AGI=7|ga_AGI=12
|col_QC=#ccffcc|text_QC=Qualify for Championship stage |result1=QC |col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated |result6=R |update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesv/viet80.html RSSSF] }}
===Group C=== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=QR |winpoints=2
|team1=HQU|name_HQU=[[Customs FC|Hải Quan]] |team2=QUA|name_QUA=Quân Khu Thủ Đô |team3=CHP|name_CHP=CNXD Hải Phòng |team4=PKH|name_PKH=[[Khanh Hoa FC (1976)|Phú Khánh]] |team5=DTH|name_DTH=[[Dong Thap FC|Đồng Tháp]] |win_HQU=5|draw_HQU=2|loss_HQU=1|gf_HQU=12|ga_HQU=3 |win_QUA=3|draw_QUA=3|loss_QUA=2|gf_QUA=9|ga_QUA=5 |win_CHP=3|draw_CHP=2|loss_CHP=3|gf_CHP=5|ga_CHP=5 |win_PKH=2|draw_PKH=3|loss_PKH=3|gf_PKH=8|ga_PKH=11 |win_DTH=1|draw_DTH=2|loss_DTH=5|gf_DTH=4|ga_DTH=14
|col_QC=#ccffcc|text_QC=Qualify for Championship stage |result1=QC |col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated |result5=R |update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesv/viet80.html RSSSF] }}
==Championship stage== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |winpoints=2
|team1=TCĐ|name_TCĐ=[[Tong Cuc Duong Sat|Tổng Cục Đường Sắt]] |team2=CÔN|name_CÔN=[[Cong An Hanoi FC|Công An Hà Nội]] |team3=HQU|name_HQU=[[Customs FC|Hải Quan]] |win_TCĐ=2|draw_TCĐ=0|loss_TCĐ=0|gf_TCĐ=3|ga_TCĐ=1 |win_CÔN=1|draw_CÔN=0|loss_CÔN=1|gf_CÔN=3|ga_CÔN=3 |win_HQU=0|draw_HQU=0|loss_HQU=2|gf_HQU=1|ga_HQU=3
|col_C=green1|text_C=Champions |result1=C |update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesv/viet80.html RSSSF] }} {{winners||Vietnam National A1 League <br />champions|[[Tong Cuc Duong Sat|Tổng Cục Đường Sắt]]|1st}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{V-League}}
[[Category:V.League 1 seasons]] [[Category:1980 in Vietnamese football|1]] [[Category:1979–80 in Asian association football leagues|Viet]] [[Category:1980–81 in Asian association football leagues|Viet]]