1979–80 SM-liiga season

The 1979–80 SM-liiga season was the fifth season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and HIFK Helsinki won the championship.

Standings

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	TPS Turku	36	26	4	6	209	122	56
2.	HIFK Helsinki	36	24	5	7	238	144	53
3.	Kärpät Oulu	36	18	6	12	193	154	42
4.	Ässät Pori	36	18	5	13	189	167	41
5.	Tappara Tampere	36	15	6	15	170	169	36
6.	Lukko Rauma	36	15	4	17	184	190	34
7	Kiekko-Reipas Lahti	36	14	4	18	151	153	32
8.	Ilves Tampere	36	11	8	17	151	189	30
9.	Jokerit Helsinki	36	11	4	21	151	199	26
10.	KooVee Tampere	36	4	2	30	153	302	10

Playoffs

Semifinal

• TPS - Ässät 1:3 (6:1, 3:6, 3:4 P, 2:9)
• HIFK - Kärpät 3:1 (4:3 P, 1:3, 6:3, 4:2)

3rd place

• TPS - Kärpät 0:2 (2:12, 7:8)

Final

• HIFK - Ässät 3:0 (7:5, 4:2, 6:5)

Relegation

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	SaiPa Lappeenranta	6	4	1	1	45	27	9
2.	Jokerit Helsinki	6	4	1	1	49	34	9
3.	HPK Hämeenlinna	6	1	2	3	30	38	4
4.	KooVee Tampere	6	1	0	5	22	47	2

External links

• SM-liiga official website