The 1979–80

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. The format has been maintained to three series, each of them having 18 teams. At the end of the season the winners of the series promoted to

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and the last four places from each series relegated to

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Team changes

To Divizia B

Promoted from

* CS Botoșani * Energia Gheorghiu-Dej * Unirea Focșani *

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* Mecanică Fină București * Flacăra-Automecanica Moreni *

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* Unirea Alba Iulia * Strungul Arad * Someșul Satu Mare *

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* Viitorul Gheorgheni Relegated from

* Corvinul Hunedoara *

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* Bihor Oradea

From Divizia B

Relegated to

* Relon Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț *

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* Oltul Sfântu Gheorghe *

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* SN Oltenița * Victoria Călan * Constructorul Iași * Chimia Brazi * CFR Timișoara Promoted to

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* Viitorul Scornicești * Universitatea Cluj

Renamed teams

''Dinamo Slatina'' was renamed as Energia Slatina. ''Steagul Roșu Brașov'' was renamed as FCM Brașov.

League tables

Serie I

Serie II

Serie III

References

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