“Ajax wankelend over de drempel” kopt Voetbal International als Ajax op de laatste speeldag dankzij een 2-2 gelijkspel bij Excelsior uiteindelijk de landstitel binnen sleept. Overtuigend was het dit seizoen namelijk zelden, maar in de slotfase van de competitie wordt het steeds moeizamer, met een 6-3 thuisnederlaag tegen MVV als dieptepunt. Dat Ajax toch kampioen wordt komt ook doordat alle concurrenten ook zo hun sores hebben. PSV – waar tussentijds trainer Kees Rijvers opstapt – is al heel vroeg gezien, maar eindigt uiteindelijk toch nog als derde. AZ’67 is nog een topclub in opbouw en Feyenoord is ook te wisselvallig.
Deze vier clubs behalen samen met FC Utrecht (met de teruggekeerde Wim van Hanegem) en FC Twente de Europese tickets. Roda JC doet lange tijd ook goed mee, maar valt door een slechte eindfase buiten de boot.
De degradatiestrijd is enorm spannend. Zeven clubs zijn kort voor het eind van de competitie nog niet veilig. Uiteindelijk valt het doek voor Haarlem (ondanks het debuut van Ruud Gullit) en Vitesse. Opvallend goed komen de debutanten Excelsior en Willem II voor de dag. De Tilburgers staan nog wel lange tijd in het rechterrijtje, maar Excelsior kent een opvallend zorgeloos seizoen met een 4-0 overwinning op bezoek bij Feyenoord als hoogtepunt.
In Europa kent Ajax een sterk seizoen, waarin het de halve finale van de Europa Cup I bereikt. Daarin is de latere winnaar Nottingham Forest over twee duels te sterk.
Uitslagenmatrix
| AJA | AZ | EXC | FEY | GOA | DHA | HAA | MVV | NAC | NEC | PEC | PSV | ROD | SPA | TWE | UTR | VIT | WIL | |
| Ajax | * | 2 - 2 | 6 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 2 - 1 | 3 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 3 - 6 | 2 - 1 | 3 - 0 | 2 - 0 | 4 - 1 | 4 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 3 - 2 | 3 - 2 | 3 - 0 | 7 - 1 |
| AZ '67 | 2 - 3 | * | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 2 - 0 | 5 - 1 | 7 - 0 | 3 - 0 | 5 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 2 - 2 | 2 - 1 | 2 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 3 - 1 |
| Excelsior | 2 - 2 | 1 - 5 | * | 0 - 2 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 4 - 2 | 4 - 0 | 3 - 1 | 1 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 3 - 1 | 2 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 2 - 0 | 1 - 2 |
| Feyenoord | 4 - 0 | 3 - 1 | 0 - 4 | * | 1 - 1 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 3 - 1 | 2 - 1 | 2 - 0 | 0 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 3 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 3 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 5 - 1 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 0 - 1 | 2 - 1 | 0 - 2 | 1 - 1 | * | 1 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 4 - 0 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 5 - 1 | 3 - 0 |
| FC Den Haag | 1 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 2 | 2 - 2 | 2 - 4 | * | 2 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 3 - 0 | 2 - 0 | 2 - 0 | 2 - 3 | 2 - 0 | 2 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 2 - 1 | 2 - 0 | 0 - 0 |
| Haarlem | 1 - 3 | 0 - 3 | 1 - 5 | 0 - 2 | 2 - 3 | 1 - 1 | * | 2 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 4 | 1 - 3 | 5 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 2 | 3 - 1 | 3 - 1 |
| MVV | 0 - 2 | 1 - 2 | 3 - 1 | 2 - 1 | 3 - 3 | 2 - 0 | 4 - 1 | * | 3 - 2 | 0 - 2 | 0 - 1 | 2 - 1 | 4 - 1 | 1 - 3 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 1 |
| NAC | 0 - 1 | 0 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 3 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | * | 1 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 2 - 4 | 3 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 1 |
| NEC | 0 - 3 | 1 - 0 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 2 | 0 - 3 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 1 | * | 4 - 1 | 2 - 0 | 2 - 0 | 3 - 1 | 0 - 3 | 3 - 1 | 1 - 0 | 2 - 3 |
| PEC Zwolle | 3 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 4 - 2 | 0 - 2 | 2 - 1 | 3 - 1 | 3 - 0 | 1 - 2 | 3 - 0 | 1 - 0 | * | 1 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 1 | 2 - 2 | 2 - 1 | 2 - 2 |
| PSV | 1 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 2 - 2 | 3 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 5 - 0 | 2 - 0 | 2 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | * | 0 - 1 | 1 - 0 | 7 - 1 | 3 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 3 - 0 |
| Roda JC | 2 - 1 | 1 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 0 | 3 - 1 | 5 - 1 | 1 - 2 | 4 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 2 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 3 | * | 2 - 2 | 3 - 0 | 1 - 3 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 2 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 3 - 4 | 3 - 3 | 3 - 1 | 0 - 4 | 2 - 1 | 2 - 2 | 3 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 2 | 1 - 0 | * | 1 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 2 | 4 - 0 |
| FC Twente'65 | 1 - 0 | 4 - 1 | 2 - 1 | 3 - 0 | 3 - 1 | 2 - 0 | 2 - 2 | 3 - 1 | 1 - 4 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 0 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 2 - 0 | * | 0 - 1 | 4 - 1 | 0 - 0 |
| FC Utrecht | 1 - 2 | 3 - 2 | 3 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 4 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 2 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 3 - 1 | 3 - 1 | 2 - 1 | 0 - 2 | 3 - 1 | 0 - 0 | * | 4 - 0 | 2 - 2 |
| Vitesse | 1 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 3 - 3 | 1 - 3 | 3 - 5 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 2 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 3 | 1 - 0 | * | 3 - 1 |
| Willem II | 1 - 3 | 0 - 6 | 3 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 3 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 3 - 1 | 3 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 4 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 2 | 0 - 0 | * |
Eindstand
| 1 | Ajax * ** | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 77 | 41 | 36 | 14.882 |
| 2 | AZ'67 *** | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 77 | 36 | 41 | 10.059 |
| 3 | PSV *** | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 66 | 37 | 29 | 20.294 |
| 4 | Feyenoord **** | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 58 | 36 | 22 | 26.353 |
| 5 | FC Utrecht *** | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 49 | 35 | 14 | 10.118 |
| 6 | FC Twente'65 *** | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 49 | 41 | 8 | 8.765 |
| 7 | Roda JC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 9.412 |
| 8 | Willem II | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 43 | 63 | -20 | 10.176 |
| 9 | Excelsior | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 56 | 60 | -4 | 5.584 |
| 10 | FC Den Haag | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 38 | 43 | -5 | 6.059 |
| 11 | MVV | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 46 | 53 | -7 | 7.176 |
| 12 | Go Ahead Eagles | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 51 | 52 | -1 | 9.000 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 45 | 55 | -10 | 6.000 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 36 | 47 | -11 | 6.588 |
| 15 | NEC | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 33 | 50 | -17 | 6.176 |
| 16 | NAC | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 35 | 59 | -24 | 6.765 |
| 17 | Vitesse ^ | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 59 | -24 | 7.059 |
| 18 | Haarlem ^ | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 38 | 67 | -29 | 5.294 |
Wedstrijden
| Datum: | Thuis: | Uit: | Sc.: | Ar.: | Ts.: | Details: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/08/1979 | AZ '67 | PSV | 2-1 | Beck | 18000 | 1-0 Schouwenaar, 1-1 Van der Kuylen, 2-1 Nygaard |
| 18/08/1979 | Go Ahead Eagles | Sparta | 1-0 | Corver | 8500 | 1-0 Holverda (e.d.) |
| 18/08/1979 | NAC | Excelsior | 1-1 | Keizer | 5200 | 0-1 Pot, 1-1 Dierckx |
| 19/08/1979 | FC Utrecht | NEC | 3-1 | Bosman | 6500 | 0-1 R. Hendriks, 1-1 De Kruyk, 2-1 Rietveld, 3-1 Vd Vlag |
| 19/08/1979 | Feyenoord | PEC Zwolle | 2-0 | Geurds | 28267 | 1-0 Hendriks (e.d.), 2-0 Petursson |
| 19/08/1979 | Haarlem | MVV | 2-2 | Mulder | 5000 | 0-1 Van Bommel, 1-1 Kramer, 1-2 Adam, 2-2 Kleton |
| 19/08/1979 | Roda JC | FC Twente '65 | 3-0 | Ram | 9000 | 1-0 en 2-0 Nanninga, 3-0 Vermeulen |
| 19/08/1979 | Vitesse | FC Den Haag | 1-0 | Van Dijken | 6000 | 1-0 Gerdsen |
| 19/08/1979 | Willem II | Ajax | 1-3 | V. Ettekoven | 20400 | 0-1 Jensen, 1-1 Swaans, 1-2 Zwamborn, 1-3 Jensen |
| 22/08/1979 | Ajax | NAC | 2-1 | Manuel | 9000 | 0-1 Heeren, 1-1 Jensen, 2-1 Krol |
| 22/08/1979 | Excelsior | Go Ahead Eagles | 2-1 | Oerlemans | 3500 | 0-1 Van Kooten, 1-1 Plasmans, 2-1 Waslander |
| 22/08/1979 | FC Den Haag | Haarlem | 2-1 | Severein | 44000 | 1-0 Wetzel, 2-0 Goodlass, 2-1 Hendriks |
| 22/08/1979 | FC Twente '65 | Willem II | 0-0 | Draaisma | 9000 | |
| 22/08/1979 | MVV | AZ '67 | 1-2 | V. Ettekoven | 10000 | 1-0 Van Bommel, 1-1 Kist, 1-2 De Graaf |
| 22/08/1979 | NEC | Feyenoord | 0-2 | Corver | 10000 | 0-1 en 0-2 Petursson |
| 22/08/1979 | PEC Zwolle | Roda JC | 0-0 | Weerink | 6000 | |
| 22/08/1979 | PSV | FC Utrecht | 3-0 | Keizer | 18000 | 1-0 Van der Vlag (e.d.), 2-0 W. van de Kerkhof,3-0 Koster |
| 22/08/1979 | Sparta | Vitesse | 1-2 | Gans | 5000 | 0-1 en 0-2 Bleijenberg, 1-2 Van Zoest |
| 25/08/1979 | FC Den Haag | AZ '67 | 1-0 | Keizer | 8100 | 1-0 Van Leeuwen |
| 25/08/1979 | MVV | FC Utrecht | 0-0 | V. Swieten | 8000 | |
| 25/08/1979 | NAC | Willem II | 0-1 | Oetelmans | 11700 | 0-1 Havermans |
| 25/08/1979 | NEC | Roda JC | 2-0 | Beukman | 3000 | 1-0 Ophof, 2-0 P. Hendriks |
| 25/08/1979 | PEC Zwolle | FC Twente '65 | 0-1 | Beck | 8500 | 0-1 Thoresen |
| 25/08/1979 | PSV | Feyenoord | 2-2 | Mulder | 27000 | 0-1 Petursson, 1-1 Van der Kuylen (pen), 2-1 Poortvliet, 2-2 Nielsen |
| 25/08/1979 | Sparta | Haarlem | 3-0 | V. Ettekoven | 5000 | 1-0 Hendriks (e.d.), 2-0 Jansen, 3-0 Stevens |
| 26/08/1979 | Ajax | Go Ahead Eagles | 2-1 | Bosman | 8000 | 0-1 Groeneweg, 1-1 Jensen, 2-1 La Ling |
| 26/08/1979 | Excelsior | Vitesse | 2-0 | Bakker | 5500 | 1-0 Waslander, 2-0 Nijssen |
| 29/08/1979 | AZ '67 | Sparta | 2-1 | Ram | 9500 | 1-0 Tol, 2-0 Kist, 2-1 Holverda |
| 29/08/1979 | FC Twente '65 | NEC | 2-1 | V. Dijken | 8000 | 1-0 Bos, 1-1 Marijnissen, 2-1 Overweg (pen) |
| 29/08/1979 | FC Utrecht | FC Den Haag | 0-0 | Gans | 6500 | |
| 29/08/1979 | Feyenoord | MVV | 1-1 | Draaisma | 23884 | 0-1 Schapendonk, 1-1 Petursson |
| 29/08/1979 | Go Ahead Eagles | NAC | 4-0 | V. Swieten | 4000 | 1-0 Woudsma, 2-0 Van Kooten, 3-0 Groeneweg, 4-0 Koopman |
| 29/08/1979 | Haarlem | Excelsior | 1-5 | Vd Laar | 3000 | 0-1 Plasmans, 0-2 Pattinama, 1-2 Van den Ban, 1-3 Tijl, 1-4 Van Tour, 1-5 Pattinama |
| 29/08/1979 | Roda JC | PSV | 1-3 | Corver | 15000 | 0-1 Koster, 0-2 Lubse, 1-2 Nielsen, 1-3 Lubse |
| 29/08/1979 | Vitesse | Ajax | 1-1 | Keizer | 18000 | 1-0 Bleijenberg, 1-1 Arnesen |
| 29/08/1979 | Willem II | PEC Zwolle | 1-1 | Severein | 11500 | 0-1 Rasmussen, 1-1 Van Rooy |
| 08/09/1979 | FC Den Haag | Feyenoord | 2-2 | Ram | 21300 | 1-0 Schoenmaker, 1-1 Petursson, 2-1 Schoenmaker, 2-2 Petursson (pen) |
| 08/09/1979 | Go Ahead Eagles | Willem II | 3-0 | Manuel | 9000 | 1-0 Van Kooten, 2-0 en 3-0 Kristiansen |
| 08/09/1979 | MVV | Roda JC | 4-1 | Mulder | 13000 | 1-0 Quaden, 1-1 Nanninga, 2-1 Adam, 3-1 Schapendonk, 4-1 Van Marwijk (pen) |
| 08/09/1979 | NAC | Vitesse | 2-2 | Bosman | 4400 | 0-1 Gerdsen, 1-1 Sprangers, 1-2 Bleijenberg, 2-2 Van Gils |
| 08/09/1979 | NEC | PEC Zwolle | 4-1 | Oetelmans | 3000 | 1-0, 2-0 en 3-0 Janssen, 3-1 Steinvoort, 4-1 Ophof |
| 08/09/1979 | PSV | FC Twente '65 | 7-1 | Weerink | 24000 | 1-0 Lubse, 2-0 Poortvliet, 2-1 Jol, 3-1 Lubse, 4-1 Koster, 5-1 Van der Kuylen, 6-1 Lubse, 7-1 Koster |
| 08/09/1979 | Sparta | FC Utrecht | 1-1 | Beck | 5000 | 0-1 Rietveld, 1-1 Stevens |
| 09/09/1979 | Ajax | Haarlem | 1-1 | Gans | 7500 | 1-0 Jensen, 1-1 Balm |
| 09/09/1979 | Excelsior | AZ '67 | 1-5 | Thomas | 10000 | 0-1 Schouwenaar, 0-2 Tol, 0-3 Schouwenaar, 1-3 Plasmans, 1-4 Schouwenaar, 1-5 Peters |
| 15/09/1979 | AZ '67 | Ajax | 2-3 | Corver | 20000 | 0-1 Schoenaker, 0-2 Ling, 0-3 Krol (pen), 1-3 Schouwenaar, -3 Kist |
| 15/09/1979 | FC Twente '65 | MVV | 3-1 | Oetelmans | 7000 | 1-0 Gritter, 2-0 Jol, 3-0 Kila, 3-1 Van Marwijk |
| 15/09/1979 | Feyenoord | Sparta | 3-1 | Keizer | 30298 | 1-0 Van Deinsen, 2-0 Petursson, 2-1 Van Zoest, 3-1 Peters |
| 15/09/1979 | PEC Zwolle | PSV | 1-2 | Ram | 9500 | 1-0 Hendriks, 1-1 Poortvliet, 1-2 Valke |
| 16/09/1979 | FC Utrecht | Excelsior | 3-0 | Beukman | 15000 | 1-0 Flight, 2-0 Van Veen, 3-0 Gozems |
| 16/09/1979 | Haarlem | NAC | 1-0 | Beck | 4000 | 1-0 Hendriks (pen) |
| 16/09/1979 | Roda JC | FC Den Haag | 5-1 | Bosman | 7000 | 1-0 Nanninga, 1-1 Van Vliet, 2-1 Nanninga, 3-1 Vermeulen, 4-1 Nanninga, 5-1 Vermeulen (pen) |
| 16/09/1979 | Vitesse | Go Ahead Eagles | 3-5 | Mulder | 7500 | 0-1 Schneider (pen), 0-2 Kristiansen, 1-2 Husers, 2-2 Bleijenberg, 2-3 en 2-4 Van Kooten, 3-4 Mellard, 3-5 Heezen (e.d.) |
| 16/09/1979 | Willem II | NEC | 3-2 | Bakker | 8500 | 0-1 Janssen, 1-1 Havermans, 2-1 Van Mierlo, 3-1 Van Rooy |
| 22/09/1979 | FC Den Haag | FC Twente '65 | 2-1 | Geurds | 7200 | 0-1 Dilling, 1-1 Van Vliet, 2-1 Schoenmaker (pen) |
| 22/09/1979 | Go Ahead Eagles | Haarlem | 2-1 | Thomas | 11000 | 1-0 Schneider, 1-1 Kramer, 2-1 Van Kooten |
| 22/09/1979 | MVV | PEC Zwolle | 0-1 | Corver | 9000 | 0-1 Hoekstra |
| 22/09/1979 | NAC | AZ '67 | 0-3 | Gans | 6357 | 0-1 Nygaard, 0-2 Peters, 0-3 Kist |
| 22/09/1979 | PSV | NEC | 1-0 | Mulder | 21500 | 1-0 Van der Kuylen |
| 22/09/1979 | Sparta | Roda JC | 1-0 | Draaisma | 4000 | 1-0 Holverda |
| 23/09/1979 | Ajax | FC Utrecht | 3-2 | Severein | 20000 | 1-0 Lerby, 2-0 Arnesen, 2-1 Gozems, 3-1 Lerby, 3-2 Rietveld |
| 23/09/1979 | Excelsior | Feyenoord | 0-2 | V. Ettekoven | 9500 | 0-1 Petursson, 0-2 Budding |
| 23/09/1979 | Vitesse | Willem II | 3-1 | V. Swieten | 6200 | 1-0 Husers, 2-1 Havermans (p), 2-1 (p) en 3-1 Gerdsen |
| 29/09/1979 | AZ '67 | Go Ahead Eagles | 2-0 | Ram | 12000 | 1-0 Kist, 2-0 Peters |
| 29/09/1979 | FC Twente '65 | Sparta | 2-0 | Thomas | 8000 | 1-0 Thoresen, 2-0 Gritter |
| 29/09/1979 | Feyenoord | Ajax | 4-0 | Weerink | 65000 | 1-0 Van der Lem, 2-0 Peters, 3-0 Petursson, 4-0 Peters |
| 29/09/1979 | NEC | MVV | 2-1 | V. Swieten | 3000 | 0-1 Van Marwijk (pen), 1-1 Marijnissen, 2-1 Janssen |
| 29/09/1979 | PEC Zwolle | FC Den Haag | 3-1 | V. Ettekoven | 6500 | 0-1 Melis, 1-1 Van 't Land, 2-1 Hendriks, 3-1 Van 't Land |
| 29/09/1979 | Willem II | PSV | 1-1 | Beck | 20400 | 1-0 Van Rooy, 1-1 Koster |
| 30/09/1979 | FC Utrecht | NAC | 1-1 | Corver | 13000 | 0-1 Vreijsen, 1-1 Gozems |
| 30/09/1979 | Haarlem | Vitesse | 3-1 | Draaisma | 3000 | 1-0 en 2-0 Böckling, 3-0 Kramer, 3-1 Gerdsen |
| 30/09/1979 | Roda JC | Excelsior | 1-1 | Geurds | 7000 | 0-1 Ernst, 1-1 Hansen |
| 06/10/1979 | FC Den Haag | NEC | 2-0 | Vd Laar | 6000 | 1-0 Mansveld, 2-0 Van Leeuwen |
| 06/10/1979 | Go Ahead Eagles | FC Utrecht | 0-0 | Geurds | 13500 | Rood: Van der Vlag (Utr) |
| 06/10/1979 | MVV | PSV | 2-1 | Weerink | 10000 | 1-0 Schapendonk, 2-0 Van Marwijk (pen), 2-1 Stevens |
| 06/10/1979 | Sparta | PEC Zwolle | 1-0 | Manuel | 3500 | 1-0 Stevens |
| 07/10/1979 | Ajax | Roda JC | 4-0 | Keizer | 11000 | 1-0 Tahamata, 2-0 Ling, 3-0 Lerby, 4-0 Blanker |
| 07/10/1979 | Excelsior | FC Twente '65 | 2-2 | Bosman | 5000 | 0-1 Van Staveren, 1-1 Ernst, 1-2 Lindsted, 2-2 Plasmans |
| 07/10/1979 | Haarlem | Willem II | 3-1 | Mulder | 5000 | 0-1 Bastiaanse, 1-1, 2-1 en 3-1 Böckling |
| 07/10/1979 | Vitesse | AZ '67 | 1-1 | Thomas | 8000 | 0-1 Kist (pen), 1-1 Bleijenberg |
| 20/10/1979 | AZ '67 | Haarlem | 2-0 | Bosman | 10000 | 1-0 Kist, 2-0 Nygaard |
| 20/10/1979 | Feyenoord | Go Ahead Eagles | 1-1 | Corver | 24000 | 1-0 Van Til, 1-1 ten Cate |
| 20/10/1979 | PEC Zwolle | Excelsior | 4-2 | Bakker | 4500 | 1-0 Hendriks, 2-0 en 3-0 Hoekstra, 4-0 Hendriksen, 4-1 Waslander, 4-2 Tijl |
| 20/10/1979 | PSV | FC Den Haag | 1-1 | Keizer | 21000 | 1-0 Postuma, 1-1 Mansveld |
| 21/10/1979 | FC Utrecht | Vitesse | 4-0 | Van Dijken | 8000 | 1-0 Flight, 2-0 Van Oosterom, 3-0 Van Tamelen, 4-0 Rietveld |
| 21/10/1979 | Roda JC | NAC | 2-1 | Oetelmans | 6000 | 1-0 Vermeulen, 1-1 Van Gils, 2-01 Vermeulen |
| 21/10/1979 | Willem II | MVV | 1-1 | Vd Laar | 7300 | 0-1 Schapendonk, 1-1 Hoyer |
| 27/10/1979 | AZ '67 | Willem II | 3-1 | Geurds | 9000 | 1-0 Kist, 1-1 Nelemans, 2-1 Kist, 3-1 Welzl |
| 27/10/1979 | FC Den Haag | MVV | 1-1 | Mulder | 4800 | 1-0 Mansveld, 1-1 Schapendonk |
| 27/10/1979 | Go Ahead Eagles | Roda JC | 1-2 | Draaisma | 12000 | 0-1 Vermeulen, 1-1 Van Kooten, 1-2 Vermeulen |
| 27/10/1979 | NAC | FC Twente '65 | 1-0 | Thomas | 4300 | 1-0 Dierckx |
| 27/10/1979 | Sparta | PSV | 1-2 | V. Ettekoven | 8500 | 0-1 Postuma, 1-1 Stevens, 1-2 Postuma |
| 28/10/1979 | Ajax | PEC Zwolle | 2-0 | Weerink | 8000 | 1-0 Arnesen, 2-0 Krol (pen) |
| 28/10/1979 | Excelsior | NEC | 4-0 | Keizer | 4000 | 1-0 Ernst, 2-0 en 3-0 Waslander, 4-0 Plasmans |
| 28/10/1979 | Haarlem | FC Utrecht | 0-2 | V. Swieten | 5500 | 0-1 Van Veen, 0-2 Flight |
| 28/10/1979 | Vitesse | Feyenoord | 1-3 | Beck | 14000 | 0-1 Jansen, 0-2 Peters, 0-3 Petursson, 1-3 Mulderij |
| 31/10/1979 | NEC | Sparta | 3-1 | Weerink | 4000 | 1-0 Meijers, 1-1 Holverda, 2-1 Marijnissen, 3-1 Janssen |
| 03/11/1979 | Feyenoord | Haarlem | 1-1 | Geurds | 20000 | 0-1 Huyg, 1-1 Notten |
| 03/11/1979 | MVV | Sparta | 1-3 | Thomas | 7000 | 1-0 Schapendonk, 1-1 Lengkeek, 1-2 Van Marwijk (e.d.), 1-3 Stevens |
| 03/11/1979 | NEC | Ajax | 0-3 | Corver | 14000 | 0-1 Schoenaker, 0-2 Arnesen, 0-3 Ling |
| 03/11/1979 | PEC Zwolle | NAC | 3-0 | Bosman | 8000 | 1-0 Hoekstra, 2-0 Rasmussen, 3-0 Van der Hengst |
| 03/11/1979 | PSV | Excelsior | 1-1 | Beck | 21000 | 0-1 Nijssen, 1-1 Postuma |
| 04/11/1979 | FC Twente '65 | Go Ahead Eagles | 3-1 | Weerink | 8500 | 1-0 Van Staveren, 1-1 Overweg (e.d.), 2-1 Kila, 3-1 Gritter |
| 04/11/1979 | FC Utrecht | AZ '67 | 3-2 | V. Ettekoven | 15000 | 1-0 Gozems, 1-1 en 1-2 Kist, 2-2 en 3-2 Van Veen |
| 04/11/1979 | Roda JC | Vitesse | 2-1 | Gans | 7000 | 1-0 en 2-0 Riemens, 2-1 Mulderij |
| 04/11/1979 | Willem II | FC Den Haag | 0-0 | Ram | 6500 | |
| 10/11/1979 | AZ '67 | Feyenoord | 0-0 | Thomas | 20000 | |
| 10/11/1979 | Go Ahead Eagles | PEC Zwolle | 0-0 | V. Ettekoven | 11000 | |
| 10/11/1979 | NAC | NEC | 1-0 | Ram | 3940 | 1-0 Van Gils |
| 10/11/1979 | Sparta | FC Den Haag | 2-2 | Beck | 4000 | 1-0 Van Tiggelen, 1-1 Jonker, 1-2 Van Leeuwen, 2-2 Lengkeek |
| 11/11/1979 | Ajax | PSV | 4-1 | Keizer | 25000 | 1-0 Schoenaker, 2-0 Tahamata, 2-1 Postuma, 3-1 Arnesen, 4-1 Tahamata |
| 11/11/1979 | Excelsior | MVV | 0-0 | Van Dijken | 5000 | |
| 11/11/1979 | FC Utrecht | Willem II | 2-2 | Gans | 10000 | 1-0 Rietveld, 1-1 Bastiaanse, 2-1 Van Hanegem, 2-2 Bastiaanse |
| 11/11/1979 | Haarlem | Roda JC | 1-3 | Bakker | 4500 | 0-1 Nanninga, 0-2 en 0-3 (pen) Vermeulen, 1-3 Kramer |
| 11/11/1979 | Vitesse | FC Twente '65 | 1-3 | Geurds | 6000 | 0-1 Gritter, 0-2 en 0-3 Thoresen, 1-3 Gerdsen |
| 14/11/1979 | FC Twente '65 | Ajax | 1-0 | Mulder | 17000 | 1-0 Gritter; Gestaakt op 22/10 bij 0-0 |
| 24/11/1979 | Feyenoord | FC Utrecht | 3-0 | Keizer | 31000 | 1-0 Wijnstekers, 2-0 en 3-0 Petursson |
| 24/11/1979 | MVV | Ajax | 0-2 | Bosman | 12000 | 0-1 Ling, 0-2 Lerby |
| 24/11/1979 | PEC Zwolle | Vitesse | 2-1 | Severein | 6000 | 0-1 Meijers, 1-1 en 2-1 Hoekstra |
| 24/11/1979 | PSV | NAC | 2-0 | Draaisma | 20000 | 1-0 en 2-0 Van der Kuylen |
| 25/11/1979 | FC Den Haag | Excelsior | 1-2 | V. Ettekoven | 3800 | 0-1 Kraay, 1-1 Mansveld, 1-2 Waslander |
| 25/11/1979 | FC Twente '65 | Haarlem | 2-2 | Oetelmans | 8500 | 0-1 Haar, 1-1 Lindsted, 2-1 Otto, 2-2 Hendriks (pen) |
| 25/11/1979 | NEC | Go Ahead Eagles | 0-3 | Mulder | 3000 | 0-1 Körver, 0-2 Ouder Wesselink, 0-3 Unaola |
| 25/11/1979 | Roda JC | AZ '67 | 1-2 | Ram | 12000 | 0-1 Schouwenaar, 0-2 Reijnders, 1-2 Nanninga |
| 25/11/1979 | Willem II | Sparta | 1-1 | Bakker | 7000 | 0-1 Lengkeek, 1-1 Van Mierlo |
| 01/12/1979 | AZ '67 | FC Twente '65 | 2-0 | Keizer | 10000 | 1-0 en 2-0 De Graaf |
| 01/12/1979 | NAC | MVV | 0-0 | Beck | 4200 | |
| 02/12/1979 | Ajax | FC Den Haag | 3-0 | Geurds | 10000 | 1-0 Bonsink, 2-0 Schoenaker, 3-0 Van Geel |
| 02/12/1979 | Excelsior | Sparta | 3-1 | Corver | 5000 | 0-1 Lengkeek, 1-1 Plasmans, 2-1 Waslander, 3-1 Kraay |
| 02/12/1979 | FC Utrecht | Roda JC | 0-2 | Vd Laar | 7000 | 0-1 Vermeulen, 0-2 Nanninga |
| 02/12/1979 | Feyenoord | Willem II | 5-1 | Oetelmans | 22013 | 1-0 Peters, 2-0 Hoofs (e.d.), 3-0 Albertsen, 4-0 Petursson (pen), 5-0 Peters, 5-1 Van Mierlo |
| 02/12/1979 | Go Ahead Eagles | PSV | 2-1 | Thomas | 12500 | 1-0 Oude Wesselink, 2-0 Van Kooten, 2-1 Brandts |
| 02/12/1979 | Haarlem | PEC Zwolle | 1-1 | V. Dijken | 3000 | 1-0 Kleton, 1-1 Hoekstra |
| 02/12/1979 | Vitesse | NEC | 0-0 | Weerink | 2500 | |
| 08/12/1979 | MVV | Go Ahead Eagles | 3-3 | Gans | 5500 | 1-0 Van Marwijk, 1-1 Van Kooten, 2-1 Colombain, 3-1 Schapendonk, 3-2 en 3-3 Koopman |
| 08/12/1979 | PEC Zwolle | AZ '67 | 1-1 | Corver | 11000 | 0-1 Welzl, 1-1 Van de Wildenberg |
| 08/12/1979 | PSV | Vitesse | 1-1 | Bosman | 18500 | 0-1 Meijers, 1-1 Brandts |
| 09/12/1979 | FC Den Haag | NAC | 3-0 | V. Swieten | 3100 | 1-0 Schoenmaker, 2-0 Melis, 3-0 Schoenmaker |
| 09/12/1979 | FC Twente '65 | FC Utrecht | 0-1 | Ram | 10000 | 0-1 De Kruyk |
| 09/12/1979 | NEC | Haarlem | 0-0 | Draaisma | 3000 | |
| 09/12/1979 | Roda JC | Feyenoord | 1-0 | Geurds | 15000 | 1-0 Nielsen |
| 09/12/1979 | Sparta | Ajax | 3-4 | Weerink | 12000 | 0-1 Schoenaker, 1-1 Geels, 1-2 Ling, 2-2 Geels, 2-3 en 2-4 Bonsink, 3-4 Geels |
| 09/12/1979 | Willem II | Excelsior | 3-1 | Mulder | 6500 | 0-1 Waslander, 1-1 Nelemans, 2-1 Hooyer, 3-1 Van Mierlo |
| 16/12/1979 | Ajax | Excelsior | 6-0 | Vd Laar | 7200 | 1-0 Lerby (pen), 2-0 Pattinama (e.d.), 3-0 Bonsink, 4-0 Tahamata, 5-0 Lerby, 6-0 Ling |
| 16/12/1979 | FC Utrecht | PEC Zwolle | 3-1 | Mulder | 4000 | 1-0 Rietveld, 1-1 Rasmussen, 2-1 De Kruyk, 3-1 Van Veen |
| 16/12/1979 | Feyenoord | FC Twente '65 | 1-1 | Weerink | 22210 | 1-0 Peters, 1-1 Thoresen |
| 16/12/1979 | Haarlem | PSV | 1-4 | Corver | 4500 | 0-1 Brandts, 0-2 R. van de Kerkhof, 0-3 Postuma, 0-4 Christensen, 1-4 Böckling |
| 16/12/1979 | Roda JC | Willem II | 1-2 | V. Dijken | 9000 | 0-1 Van Mierlo, 0-2 Havermans (pen), 1-2 Nanninga |
| 16/12/1979 | Vitesse | MVV | 1-1 | Severein | 3500 | 1-0 Mulderij, 1-1 Adam |
| 12/01/1980 | MVV | Haarlem | 4-1 | Geurds | 4000 | 1-0 en 2-0 Schapendonk, 2-1 Kleton, 3-1 en 4-1 Schapendonk |
| 12/01/1980 | PEC Zwolle | Feyenoord | 0-2 | Ram | 10000 | 0-1 Petursson, 0-2 Van Deinsen |
| 12/01/1980 | PSV | AZ '67 | 1-1 | V. Ettekoven | 20000 | 0-1 Kist, 1-1 Valke |
| 13/01/1980 | Ajax | Willem II | 7-1 | Gans | 8500 | 1-0 Lerby, 1-1 Havermans, 2-1 Schoenaker, 3-1 Ling, 4-1 Tahamata, 5-1 Ling, 6-1 Schoenaker, 7-1 Van Geel |
| 13/01/1980 | Excelsior | NAC | 4-2 | Oetelmans | 3000 | 1-0 Van Tour, 1-1 Van Gils, 2-1 Kraay (pen), 2-2 Sprangers, 3-2 Plasmans, 4-2 Nissen |
| 13/01/1980 | FC Den Haag | Vitesse | 2-0 | Vd Laar | 3000 | 1-0 en 2-0 Melis |
| 13/01/1980 | FC Twente '65 | Roda JC | 1-1 | Mulder | 7500 | 1-0 Bos, 1-1 De Jong |
| 13/01/1980 | NEC | FC Utrecht | 3-1 | Beck | 3000 | 1-0 Raven, 2-0 en 3-0 Helsper, 3-1 Gozems |
| 13/01/1980 | Sparta | Go Ahead Eagles | 2-1 | V. Dijken | 3500 | 1-0 Van der Gijp, 1-1 Kristiansen, 2-1 Jansen |
| 19/01/1980 | AZ '67 | MVV | 5-1 | Bakker | 4000 | 1-0 De Graaf, 1-1 Kerstges, 2-1, 3-1 en 4-1 Kist, 5-1 Tol |
| 19/01/1980 | NAC | Ajax | 0-1 | Keizer | 9500 | 0-1 Van Geel |
| 20/01/1980 | FC Utrecht | PSV | 2-1 | Bosman | 8000 | 1-0 Van Veen, 1-1 Valke, 2-1 De Kruyk |
| 20/01/1980 | Feyenoord | NEC | 2-1 | Geurds | 14340 | 0-1 Helsper, 1-1 Notten, 2-1 Petursson (pen) |
| 20/01/1980 | Go Ahead Eagles | Excelsior | 0-2 | Ram | 4500 | 0-1 Plasmans, 0-2 Pot |
| 20/01/1980 | Haarlem | FC Den Haag | 1-1 | Thomas | 2300 | 0-1 Schoenmaker, 1-1 Gullit |
| 20/01/1980 | Roda JC | PEC Zwolle | 2-1 | Gans | 7000 | 0-1 Van 't Land, 1-1 Nanninga, 2-1 De Jong |
| 20/01/1980 | Vitesse | Sparta | 2-1 | Weerink | 4500 | 1-0 Deijkers, 1-1 Geels, 2-1 Gerdsen |
| 20/01/1980 | Willem II | FC Twente '65 | 1-0 | Corver | 6000 | 1-0 Van Mierlo |
| 27/01/1980 | AZ '67 | FC Den Haag | 2-1 | Mulder | 5000 | 1-0 en 2-0 Welzl, 2-1 Jonker |
| 27/01/1980 | FC Utrecht | MVV | 2-0 | Keizer | 8000 | 1-0 Van Veen, 2-0 De Kruyk |
| 27/01/1980 | Feyenoord | PSV | 0-3 | Corver | 40000 | 0-1, 0-2 en 0-3 Postuma |
| 27/01/1980 | Haarlem | Sparta | 5-3 | Beck | 5500 | 1-0 Haar, 1-1 Geels (p), 2-1 Kleton (pen), 2-2 en 2-3 (pen) Geels, 3-3 Gullit, 4-3 Masefield, 5-3 Kramer |
| 27/01/1980 | Roda JC | NEC | 2-0 | Weerink | 7500 | 1-0 Vermeulen, 2-0 De Jong |
| 02/02/1980 | NAC | Go Ahead Eagles | 1-0 | Vd Laar | 4000 | 1-0 Siwek |
| 02/02/1980 | PSV | Roda JC | 0-1 | Ram | 21000 | 0-1 Kolding |
| 03/02/1980 | Ajax | Vitesse | 3-0 | Mulder | 9500 | 1-0 Schoenaker, 2-0 Lerby (pen), 3-0 Blanker R: De Leeuw (Vit) |
| 03/02/1980 | Excelsior | Haarlem | 1-2 | Keizer | 3500 | 0-1 (pen) en 0-2 Kleton, 1-2 Verkaik (e.d.) |
| 03/02/1980 | FC Den Haag | FC Utrecht | 2-1 | Bakker | 5200 | 0-1 De Kruyk, 1-1 en 2-1 Van Vliet |
| 03/02/1980 | NEC | FC Twente '65 | 0-3 | Bosman | 3000 | 0-1 Otto, 0-2 Thoresen, 0-3 Jol |
| 03/02/1980 | Sparta | AZ '67 | 3-3 | Geurds | 6500 | 1-0 Geels, 2-0 Stevens, 2-1 Arntz, 2-2 Welzl, 2-3 Kist, 3-3 Geels (pen) |
| 06/02/1980 | Go Ahead Eagles | Ajax | 0-1 | V. Ettekoven | 17500 | 0-1 Ling |
| 09/02/1980 | AZ '67 | Excelsior | 1-0 | Manuel | 8000 | 1-0 De Graaf |
| 09/02/1980 | PEC Zwolle | NEC | 1-0 | Oetelmans | 6000 | 1-0 Hoekstra |
| 10/02/1980 | FC Twente '65 | PSV | 2-1 | Thomas | 11500 | 1-0 Thoresen, 1-1 Lubse, 2-1 Otto |
| 10/02/1980 | FC Utrecht | Sparta | 3-1 | V. Ettekoven | 6500 | 0-1 Tervoort (e.d.), 1-1 Van Staa, 2-1 Van Oosterom, 3-1 Van Staa |
| 10/02/1980 | Feyenoord | FC Den Haag | 2-1 | V. Swieten | 22581 | 1-0 Petursson (pen), 1-1 Melis, 2-1 Budding |
| 10/02/1980 | Haarlem | Ajax | 1-3 | Weerink | 16000 | 0-1 Schoenaker, 0-2 Bonsink, 1-2 Kleton, 1-3 Van Geel |
| 10/02/1980 | Roda JC | MVV | 4-0 | Corver | 16000 | 1-0 Vermeulen, 2-0 Nielsen, 3-0 Nanninga, 4-0 Vermeulen |
| 10/02/1980 | Vitesse | NAC | 2-0 | Geurds | 4500 | 1-0 Bursac, 2-0 Meijers |
| 10/02/1980 | Willem II | Go Ahead Eagles | 3-0 | Draaisma | 8000 | 1-0 Van Mierlo, 2-0 Brocken, 3-0 Havermans |
| 13/02/1980 | Go Ahead Eagles | FC Den Haag | 1-0 | Geurds | 6500 | 1-0 Van Kooten |
| 13/02/1980 | MVV | Feyenoord | 2-1 | Bosman | 8500 | 1-0 Van Marwijk, 1-1 petursson (pen), 2-1 Colombain |
| 13/02/1980 | NAC | Sparta | 2-1 | Oetelmans | 6000 | 1-0 Quaars (pen), 1-1 Geels (pen), 2-1 Dierckx (pen) |
| 13/02/1980 | PEC Zwolle | Willem II | 2-2 | Severein | 4000 | 0-1 Van Rooy, 1-1 Van der Hengst, 1-2 Van Rooy, 2-2 Van der Hengst |
| 16/02/1980 | AZ '67 | NEC | 3-0 | Draaisma | 6000 | 1-0 De Graaf, 2-0 Schouwenaar, 3-0 Kist |
| 17/02/1980 | Vitesse | Excelsior | 3-3 | Thomas | 4500 | 1-0 Deijkers, 2-0 Waslander (e.d.), 2-1 Waslander, 3-1 Deijkers, 3-2 Nijssen, 3-3 Ouwehand |
| 17/02/1980 | Willem II | NAC | 3-1 | Weerink | 11000 | 1-0 en 2-0 Van Rooy, 2-1 Quaars, 3-1 Cosic |
| 20/02/1980 | FC Twente '65 | PEC Zwolle | 1-0 | V. Swieten | 7500 | 1-0 Israel (e.d.) |
| 23/02/1980 | MVV | FC Twente '65 | 1-0 | Oetelmans | 6500 | 1-0 Schapendonk |
| 23/02/1980 | NAC | Haarlem | 1-0 | V. Ettekoven | 4500 | 1-0 Vreijsen |
| 23/02/1980 | PSV | PEC Zwolle | 0-0 | V. Dijken | 18000 | |
| 24/02/1980 | Ajax | AZ '67 | 2-2 | Geurds | 34000 | 1-0 Lerby, 1-1 Hovenkamp, 1-2 Metgod, 2-2 Schoenaker |
| 24/02/1980 | Excelsior | FC Utrecht | 1-1 | V. Swieten | 4500 | 0-1 Van Veen, 1-1 Waslander |
| 24/02/1980 | FC Den Haag | Roda JC | 2-0 | Keizer | 5700 | 1-0 Goodlass, 2-0 Advocaat |
| 24/02/1980 | Go Ahead Eagles | Vitesse | 5-1 | Bosman | 6000 | 1-0 Koopman, 2-0 Van Kooten, 3-0 Woudsma, 3-1 Deijkers, 4-1 Woudsma, 5-1 Schneider pen) |
| 24/02/1980 | NEC | Willem II | 2-3 | Draaisma | 4500 | 0-1 Van Rooy, 0-2 Brocken, 1-2 Lohman, 1-3 Bastiaanse, 2-3 Raeven |
| 24/02/1980 | Sparta | Feyenoord | 0-4 | Mulder | 17500 | 0-1 Wijnstekers, 0-2 Van Tiggelen (e.d), 0-3 Van Gaal (e.d), 0-4 Peters |
| 01/03/1980 | AZ '67 | NAC | 7-0 | V. Dijken | 6500 | 1-0 Metgod, 2-0 Nygaard, 3-0 De Graaf, 4-0, 5-0 en 6-0 (pen) Kist, 7-0 Nygaard |
| 01/03/1980 | PEC Zwolle | MVV | 1-2 | Manuel | 5000 | 1-0 Van der Hengst, 1-1 Schapendonk, 1-2 Van Staveren R: Drost (PEC) |
| 02/03/1980 | FC Twente '65 | FC Den Haag | 2-0 | Mulder | 7000 | 1-0 Bleuming, 2-0 Otto |
| 02/03/1980 | FC Utrecht | Ajax | 1-2 | Weerink | 22000 | 0-1 Bonsink, 1-1 Van Tamelen, 1-2 Schoenaker |
| 02/03/1980 | Feyenoord | Excelsior | 0-4 | V. Ettekoven | 24276 | 0-1 Nijssen, 0-2 Van Tour, 0-3 Struis, 0-4 Plasmans |
| 02/03/1980 | Haarlem | Go Ahead Eagles | 2-3 | Thomas | 3000 | 1-0 Verkaik, 1-1 Schneider (pen), 1-2 Körver, 1-3 Verkaik (e.d.), 2-3 Böckling |
| 02/03/1980 | NEC | PSV | 2-0 | Bakker | 4500 | 1-0 Lohman, 2-0 Marijnissen |
| 02/03/1980 | Roda JC | Sparta | 2-2 | Severein | 7000 | 0-1 Lengkeek, 0-2 Meyer, 1-2 De Jong, 2-2 Vermeulen (pen) |
| 02/03/1980 | Willem II | Vitesse | 0-0 | V. Swieten | 10000 | |
| 08/03/1980 | MVV | NEC | 0-2 | Geurds | 5500 | 0-1 Janssen, 0-2 Ophof |
| 08/03/1980 | NAC | FC Utrecht | 0-0 | Thomas | 4950 | |
| 08/03/1980 | PSV | Willem II | 3-0 | Oetelmans | 25000 | 1-0 Stevens, 2-0 Van der Kuylen, 3-0 Brandts |
| 09/03/1980 | Ajax | Feyenoord | 1-1 | Corver | 50000 | 1-0 Schoenaker, 1-1 Stafleu |
| 09/03/1980 | Excelsior | Roda JC | 1-1 | Vd Laar | 4000 | 1-0 Waslander, 1-1 Vermeulen |
| 09/03/1980 | FC Den Haag | PEC Zwolle | 2-0 | Draaisma | 3500 | 1-0 Mansveld, 2-0 Melis |
| 09/03/1980 | Go Ahead Eagles | AZ '67 | 2-1 | V. Ettekoven | 8000 | 1-0 Ten Cate, 1-1 Kist, 2-1 Ten Cate |
| 09/03/1980 | Sparta | FC Twente '65 | 1-0 | Weerink | 6000 | 1-0 Van der Gijp |
| 09/03/1980 | Vitesse | Haarlem | 1-1 | Ram | 4500 | 0-1 Kleton, 1-1 Bursac |
| 15/03/1980 | AZ '67 | Vitesse | 2-1 | Thomas | 6000 | 1-0 Spelbos, 1-1 Bleijenberg, 2-1 Van Rijnsoever |
| 15/03/1980 | NEC | FC Den Haag | 1-0 | Severein | 3500 | 1-0 Lohman |
| 15/03/1980 | PEC Zwolle | Sparta | 0-1 | Corver | 4500 | 0-1 Van der Gijp |
| 15/03/1980 | PSV | MVV | 2-0 | Vd Laar | 20000 | 1-0 Lubse, 2-0 Koeman (pen) |
| 16/03/1980 | FC Twente '65 | Excelsior | 2-1 | Bakker | 7000 | 1-0 Kila, 2-0 Lindsted, 2-1 Nijssen; R: Kraay (Exc) |
| 16/03/1980 | FC Utrecht | Go Ahead Eagles | 4-0 | Ram | 7000 | 1-0- Van Veen, 2-0 Carbo, 3-0 Van Staa, 4-0 De Kruyk |
| 16/03/1980 | Feyenoord | NAC | 3-1 | Bosman | 15000 | 1-0 Peters, 1-1 Joore, 2-1 Van Deinsen, 3-1 Peters |
| 16/03/1980 | Roda JC | Ajax | 2-1 | Mulder | 15000 | 1-0 Nanninga, 2-0 Marijt, 2-1 Nielsen (e.d.) |
| 16/03/1980 | Willem II | Haarlem | 2-2 | V. Dijken | 7000 | 1-0 Nelemans, 1-1 Verkaik, 1-2 Gullit, 2-2 Van Rooy |
| 22/03/1980 | Go Ahead Eagles | Feyenoord | 1-1 | Geurds | 13000 | 0-1 Brard, 1-1 Oude Wesselink |
| 22/03/1980 | MVV | Willem II | 0-1 | Bakker | 4000 | 0-1 Van der Ven |
| 22/03/1980 | NAC | Roda JC | 3-0 | Gans | 5117 | 1-0 Lokhoff, 2-0 Siwek, 3-0 Sprangers |
| 23/03/1980 | Ajax | FC Twente '65 | 3-2 | Bosman | 11400 | 1-0 Jensen (pen), 1-1 Thoresen, 2-1 Arnesen, 2-2 Lindsted, 3-1 Tahamata |
| 23/03/1980 | Excelsior | PEC Zwolle | 3-1 | Draaisma | 4000 | 1-0 Nijssen, 1-1 Hamming, 2-1 Ernst, 3-1 Plasmans |
| 23/03/1980 | FC Den Haag | PSV | 2-3 | V. Ettekoven | 4900 | 0-1 Postuma, 1-1 Van Vliet, 1-2 W. van de Kerkhof, 2-2 Goodlass, 2-3 Postuma |
| 23/03/1980 | Haarlem | AZ '67 | 0-3 | Mulder | 7000 | 0-1 Tol, 0-2 en 0-3 Welzl |
| 23/03/1980 | Sparta | NEC | 0-0 | Ram | 5000 | |
| 23/03/1980 | Vitesse | FC Utrecht | 1-0 | Keizer | 6500 | 1-0 Bleijenberg |
| 29/03/1980 | MVV | FC Den Haag | 2-0 | Ram | 3500 | 1-0 Van Staveren, 2-0 Van Marwijk |
| 29/03/1980 | NEC | Excelsior | 2-2 | Bosman | 3000 | 1-0 en 2-0 Janssen, 2-1 Plasmans, 2-2 Waslander |
| 29/03/1980 | PEC Zwolle | Ajax | 3-0 | V. Swieten | 11000 | 1-0 en 2-0 (pen) Hendriks, 3-0 Hendriksen |
| 29/03/1980 | PSV | Sparta | 1-0 | Keizer | 18000 | 1-0 Brandts |
| 30/03/1980 | FC Twente '65 | NAC | 1-4 | Draaisma | 7500 | 0-1 Vreijsen, 0-2 Siwek, 0-3 en 0-4 Van Gils, 1-4 Bos (pen) |
| 30/03/1980 | FC Utrecht | Haarlem | 1-0 | Corver | 6000 | 1-0 De Kruyk (pen) |
| 30/03/1980 | Feyenoord | Vitesse | 0-0 | Mulder | 15986 | |
| 30/03/1980 | Roda JC | Go Ahead Eagles | 3-1 | Weerink | 6000 | 1-0 De Jomng, 2-0 Nanninga, 3-0 De Jong, 3-1 Woudsma |
| 30/03/1980 | Willem II | AZ '67 | 0-6 | Geurds | 14000 | 0-1 Kist, 0-2 Welzl, 0-3 Metgod, 0-4, 0-5 en Welzl |
| 05/04/1980 | Ajax | NEC | 3-0 | V. Dijken | 8500 | 1-0 Lerby, 2-0 Krol, 3-0 Hendriks (e.d.) |
| 05/04/1980 | AZ '67 | FC Utrecht | 1-0 | V. Swieten | 13000 | 1-0 Kist (pen) |
| 05/04/1980 | FC Den Haag | Willem II | 0-0 | Weerink | 3000 | |
| 05/04/1980 | Go Ahead Eagles | FC Twente '65 | 1-2 | Thomas | 9000 | 0-1 Thoresen, 1-1 Hullegie, 1-2 Gritter |
| 05/04/1980 | NAC | PEC Zwolle | 2-1 | Vd Laar | 8257 | 1-0 De Schepper, 1-1 Drost, 2-1 Quaars |
| 05/04/1980 | Sparta | MVV | 1-0 | Severein | 5000 | 1-0 Weerdenburg |
| 07/04/1980 | Excelsior | PSV | 1-2 | Mulder | 8000 | 1-0 Nijssen, 1-1 Van der Kuylen, 1-2 Landsbergen |
| 07/04/1980 | Haarlem | Feyenoord | 0-2 | Keizer | 8000 | 0-1 Petursson, 0-2 De Leeuw |
| 07/04/1980 | Vitesse | Roda JC | 1-1 | Geurds | 6500 | 1-0 Bleijenberg, 1-1 De Jong |
| 12/04/1980 | FC Den Haag | Sparta | 2-0 | Thomas | 3400 | 1-0 Wetzel, 2-0 Schoenmaker |
| 12/04/1980 | MVV | Excelsior | 3-1 | Weerink | 5000 | 1-0 Schapendonk, 2-0 Van der Poppe (pen), 2-1 Plasmans, 3-1 Schapendonk |
| 12/04/1980 | PEC Zwolle | Go Ahead Eagles | 2-1 | Mulder | 9000 | 1-0 Hoekstra, 2-0 Jans, 2-1 Ten Cate |
| 13/04/1980 | FC Twente '65 | Vitesse | 4-1 | Plint | 5000 | 1-0 Bleuming, 1-1 Bursac, 2-1 Kila, 3-1 Lindsted, 4-1 Bleuming |
| 13/04/1980 | Feyenoord | AZ '67 | 3-1 | Corver | 33637 | 1-0 De Leeuw, 2-0 Wijnstekers, 2-1 Kist, 3-1 Petursson |
| 13/04/1980 | NEC | NAC | 1-1 | Keizer | 8500 | 1-0 Ophof, 1-1 Lokhoff |
| 13/04/1980 | PSV | Ajax | 1-1 | V. Ettekoven | 27000 | 1-1 Schoenaker, 1-1 Van der Kuylen (pen) |
| 13/04/1980 | Roda JC | Haarlem | 1-2 | Bosman | 6000 | 0-1 Haar, 1-1 De Jong, 1-2 Haar |
| 13/04/1980 | Willem II | FC Utrecht | 0-2 | Vd Laar | 7500 | 0-1 Van Veen, 0-2 De Kruyk (pen) |
| 19/04/1980 | AZ '67 | Roda JC | 2-2 | Severein | 7000 | 0-1 Kolding, 0-2 Vermeulen (pen), 1-2 Schouwenaar, 2-2 Metgod |
| 19/04/1980 | Go Ahead Eagles | NEC | 0-1 | V. Swieten | 4000 | 0-1 Lohman |
| 19/04/1980 | NAC | PSV | 2-4 | Thomas | 12000 | 1-0 Vreijsen, 1-1 Lubse, 1-2 Van der Kuylen, 1-3 Lubse, 2-3 Vreijsen, 2-3 Poortvliet |
| 19/04/1980 | Sparta | Willem II | 4-0 | Ram | 3500 | 1-0 Geels, 2-0 Van der Lem, 3-0 Meyer, 4-0 Lengkeek |
| 20/04/1980 | Ajax | MVV | 3-6 | Draaisma | 8200 | 1-0 Bonsink, 1-1 Van Staveren, 1-2 Schapendonk, 2-2 Kerstges (e.d.), 3-2 Van Geel, 3-3 Van Staveren, 3-4 Vd Poppe, 3-5 Meutstege (e.d.), 3-6 Schapendonk |
| 20/04/1980 | Excelsior | FC Den Haag | 1-1 | V. Dijken | 2000 | 1-0 Tijl, 1-1 Schoenmaker |
| 20/04/1980 | FC Utrecht | Feyenoord | 1-1 | Bosman | 23000 | 1-0 Van Veen, 1-1 Petursson |
| 20/04/1980 | Haarlem | FC Twente '65 | 0-0 | Geurds | 3500 | |
| 20/04/1980 | Vitesse | PEC Zwolle | 0-0 | Corver | 5500 | |
| 23/04/1980 | NAC | Feyenoord | 3-2 | Severein | 13000 | 0-1 Petursson, 1-1 Van Gils, 1-2 Petursson, 2-2 en 3-2 Vreijssen; Op 6/10/1979 gestaakt bij een stand van 2-2. Uitgespeeld zonder publiek. |
| 26/04/1980 | FC Den Haag | Ajax | 1-0 | Mulder | 13200 | 1-0 Goodlass |
| 26/04/1980 | MVV | NAC | 3-2 | Corver | 6.000 | 1-0 Van de Poppe (pen), 1-1 Vreijsen, 1-2 Siwek, 2-2 Van Staveren, 3-2 Quaden |
| 26/04/1980 | NEC | Vitesse | 1-0 | Thomas | 10500 | 1-0 Hiddink |
| 26/04/1980 | PEC Zwolle | Haarlem | 3-0 | V. Ettekoven | 7500 | 1-0 Van der Hengst, 2-0 Frandsen, 3-0 Van der Hengst R: George (Haa) |
| 26/04/1980 | PSV | Go Ahead Eagles | 3-2 | Bakker | 18000 | 1-0 Lubse, 2-0 en 3-0 R. van de Kerkhof, 3-1 en 3-2 Woudsma |
| 26/04/1980 | Sparta | Excelsior | 3-1 | V. Swieten | 5000 | 1-0 Geels, 1-1 Plasmans, 2-1 Geels, 3-1 Balkestein |
| 27/04/1980 | FC Twente '65 | AZ '67 | 4-1 | Weerink | 12000 | 1-0 Bos, 2-0 Kila, 3-0 en 4-0 Thoresen, 4-1 Kist |
| 27/04/1980 | Roda JC | FC Utrecht | 1-3 | Keizer | 10000 | 0-1 De Kruyk, 0-2 Van Veen, 1-2 Broecks, 1-3 Van Veen |
| 27/04/1980 | Willem II | Feyenoord | 1-1 | Severein | 12000 | 1-0 Bastiaansen, 1-1 Peters |
| 04/05/1980 | Ajax | Sparta | 1-0 | Weerink | 13800 | 1-0 Tahamata |
| 04/05/1980 | AZ '67 | PEC Zwolle | 5-0 | Geurds | 4000 | 1-0 Kist, 2-0 en 3-0 Welzl, 4-0 en 5-0 Kist |
| 04/05/1980 | Excelsior | Willem II | 1-2 | Draaisma | 1600 | 1-0 Ernst (pen), 1-1 Hooyer, 1-2 Roemgens |
| 04/05/1980 | FC Utrecht | FC Twente '65 | 0-0 | Corver | 22000 | |
| 04/05/1980 | Feyenoord | Roda JC | 1-1 | Thomas | 20263 | 0-1 Kolding, 1-1 Bouwens |
| 04/05/1980 | Go Ahead Eagles | MVV | 1-1 | Oetelmans | 2500 | 0-1 Quaden, 1-1 Van Kooten |
| 04/05/1980 | Haarlem | NEC | 2-1 | Ram | 4000 | 1-0 Kleton (pen), 1-1 Helsper, 2-1 Gullit |
| 04/05/1980 | NAC | FC Den Haag | 1-0 | Oetelmans | 7300 | 1-0 Quaars (pen) |
| 04/05/1980 | Vitesse | PSV | 0-2 | Bosman | 10000 | 0-1 Van der Kuylen, 0-2 Postuma |
| 11/05/1980 | Excelsior | Ajax | 2-2 | V. Ettekoven | 17011 | 1-0 Pot, 2-0 Van Dord (e.d.), 2-1 Arnesen, 2-2 Wijnberg |
| 11/05/1980 | FC Den Haag | Go Ahead Eagles | 2-4 | Geurds | 2000 | 0-1 Kristiansen, 0-2 Van Kooten, 1-2 Voskamp (e.d.), 2-2 Schoenmaker, 2-3 Woudsma, 2-4 Schneider |
| 11/05/1980 | FC Twente '65 | Feyenoord | 3-0 | Geurds | 15000 | 1-0 Bos (pen), 2-0 Lindsted, 3-0 Kila |
| 11/05/1980 | MVV | Vitesse | 2-2 | Weerink | 6500 | 1-0 en 2-0 Jans, 2-1 Van Veen, 2-2 Gruters |
| 11/05/1980 | NEC | AZ '67 | 1-0 | Corver | 13000 | 1-0 Lohman |
| 11/05/1980 | PEC Zwolle | FC Utrecht | 2-2 | Keizer | 4000 | 1-0 Schapendonk, 1-1 en 1-2 Bleijenberg, 2-2 Adam |
| 11/05/1980 | PSV | Haarlem | 5-0 | Thomas | 18500 | 1-0 Poortvliet, 2-0 Valke, 3-0 Stevens, 4-0 Lubse, 5-0 Van der Kuylen |
| 11/05/1980 | Sparta | NAC | 1-1 | Bosman | 5000 | 1-0 Geels, 1-1 Clerx |
| 11/05/1980 | Willem II | Roda JC | 4-2 | V. Swieten | 6000 | 1-0 Huijbregts, 1-1 Nanninga, 2-1 Van Mierlo, 2-2 Kolding, 3-2 en 4-2 Van Mierlo |
Topscorers
| 1 | Kees Kist | AZ'67 | 27 |
| 2 | Petur Petursson | Feyenoord | 23 |
| 3 | Cees Schapendonk | MVV | 17 |
| 4 | Pierre Vermeulen | Roda JC | 16 |
| 5 | Dick Nanninga | Roda JC | 15 |
| 6 | Leo van Veen | FC Utrecht | 14 |
| 7 | Dick Schoenaker | Ajax | 13 |
| Rini Plasmans | Excelsior | 13 | |
| Kurt Welzl | AZ'67 | 13 | |
| Ruud Geels | Sparta | 13 | |
| Cees van Kooten | Go Ahead Eagles | 13 |