The 1980 Campeonato Paulista da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional was the 79th season of

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's top professional football league.

won the championship by the 12th time.

XV de Piracicaba Esporte Clube XV de Novembro, commonly referred to as XV de Piracicaba, is a professional association football club based in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil. The team competes in Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo st ...

was relegated.

Championship

The championship would be divided into two rounds - in each round, the teams played against each other once, and the four best teams qualified to the Semifinals, with their winners qualifying to the Finals. The winners of each round qualified to the Championship Finals.

First round

First round Semifinals

First round Finals

Second round

Second round Semifinals

Second round Finals

Finals

Aggregate table

Like in the previous year, the team with the fewest points would be relegated and the team with the second-fewest points would go to a playoff against the runner-up of the Second Level. as such, XV de Piracicaba was relegated and Francana had to dispute a playoff in neutral ground against Catanduvense.

Relegation Playoffs

References

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