The 1979–80 Soviet League Season was the 34th year of competition in the Soviet Championship League, the highest level ice hockey league in the Soviet Union. CSKA Moscow won the championship, its 4th in a row and 23rd overall.
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CSKA Moscow | 44 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 306 | 118 | 80 |
| 2. | Dynamo Moscow | 44 | 33 | 1 | 10 | 235 | 127 | 67 |
| 3. | Spartak Moscow | 44 | 28 | 5 | 11 | 195 | 140 | 61 |
| 4. | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 44 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 172 | 149 | 49 |
| 5. | Torpedo Gorky | 44 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 175 | 173 | 44 |
| 6. | Sokol Kiev | 44 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 146 | 161 | 40 |
| 7. | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 44 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 139 | 162 | 40 |
| 8. | Dinamo Riga | 44 | 16 | 4 | 24 | 134 | 162 | 36 |
| 9. | Khimik Voskresensk | 44 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 138 | 174 | 36 |
| 10. | Izhstal Izhevsk | 44 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 143 | 229 | 26 |
| 11. | SKA Leningrad | 44 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 128 | 233 | 26 |
| 12. | Avtomobilist Sverdlovsk | 44 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 139 | 222 | 23 |
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 22 | 7 |
| 2. | SKA Leningrad | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 25 | 7 |
| 3. | Izhstal Izhevsk | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 30 | 6 |
| 4. | Kristall Saratov | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 28 | 4 |