Statistics of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in season 1979.
94 teams took part, and Internacional won the championship undefeated.
| Pos | Club | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Internacional | 39 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 13 | 27 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | Coritiba | 24 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 4 |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Operário-MS | 26 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 9 |
| 6 | Cruzeiro | 26 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 22 |
| 7 | Goiás | 25 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 13 |
| 8 | Vitória | 22 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 5 |
| 9 | Uberlândia | 22 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 1 |
| 10 | Atlético Mineiro | 22 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| 11 | Atlético Paranaense | 19 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| 12 | Flamengo | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 15 |
| 13 | XV de Piracicaba | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| 14 | Comercial-SP | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 |
| 15 | São Bento | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 22 | -9 |
| 16 | Guarani | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 17 | Uberaba | 22 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 11 |
| 18 | Desportiva Capixaba | 22 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| 19 | Londrina | 21 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
| 20 | América Mineiro | 21 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 9 |
| 21 | Vila Nova-GO | 21 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 |
| 22 | Grêmio | 19 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 13 | 10 |
| 23 | América-RJ | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 15 |
| 24 | Campinense | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| 25 | CSA | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 5 |
| 26 | Maranhão | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| 27 | Campo Grande | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| 28 | Maringá | 18 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 5 |
| 29 | Joinville | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 3 |
| 30 | Caldense | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 31 | Colorado | 17 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| 32 | Brasil-Pel | 17 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 33 | Villa Nova-MG | 16 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -5 |
| 34 | Santa Cruz | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| 35 | Operário-MT | 16 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 23 | -4 |
| 36 | Leônico | 15 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 4 |
| 37 | Comercial-MS | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 38 | Botafogo-PB | 15 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 25 | -2 |
| 39 | Dom Bosco | 15 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -4 |
| 40 | ASA | 15 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -10 |
| 41 | Central | 15 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 3 |
| 42 | São Paulo-RS | 15 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -6 |
| 43 | Anapolina | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 19 | -1 |
| 44 | Mixto | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -11 |
| 45 | Ceará | 14 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| 46 | Figueirense | 14 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 |
| 47 | Náutico | 13 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -6 |
| 48 | Gama | 13 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | -9 |
| 49 | Itabaiana | 12 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -8 |
| 50 | Bahia | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 24 | -14 |
| 51 | ABC | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 18 | -2 |
| 52 | Fluminense | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 12 |
| 53 | Botafogo | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 54 | Internacional-SP | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 55 | Francana | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 |
| 56 | XV de Jaú | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 |
| 57 | Americano | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 |
| 58 | Goytacaz | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | -5 |
| 59 | Rio Branco | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -8 |
| 60 | Remo | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 |
| 61 | Nacional | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 |
| 62 | Sport | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -13 |
| 63 | Juventude | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 64 | Sergipe | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| 65 | Treze | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 66 | Atlético-GO | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 |
| 67 | Criciúma | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 68 | Itumbiara | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 69 | Caxias | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| 70 | Itabuna | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 71 | CRB | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 72 | Fluminense-BA | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| 73 | Ferroviário | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| 74 | Novo Hamburgo | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
| 75 | Tuna Luso | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -1 |
| 76 | Moto Club | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -4 |
| 77 | Brasília | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -6 |
| 78 | Goiânia | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
| 79 | Potiguar | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 |
| 80 | Paysandu | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 |
| 81 | Fortaleza | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -5 |
| 82 | Confiança | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -8 |
| 83 | Sampaio Corrêa | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -9 |
| 84 | Fast | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -11 |
| 85 | River | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
| 86 | Piauí | 6 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -7 |
| 87 | América-RN | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -7 |
| 88 | Operário-PR | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -10 |
| 89 | Colatina | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -7 |
| 90 | Tiradentes | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -9 |
| 91 | Avaí | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 |
| 92 | Rio Negro | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -10 |
| 93 | Chapecoense | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -10 |
| 94 | Guará | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | -12 |
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