 Bundesliga Süd and also qualified for the German amateur championship, where the club lost 2–1 in the final to VfB Stuttgart Amateure.The bottom four clubs were directly relegated, 1979–80 being the last season before the introduction of the relegation/promotion play-off.Of the four clubs VfR Neuburg would never return to the Bayernliga again while FC Vilshofen made a direct return the following season.