The 1979 Estonian SSR Football Championship was won by Norma.
| Season | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Norma 4th title |
← 1978 1980 → | |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norma (C) | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 30 |
| 2 | Tallinna Dünamo | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 13 | +27 | 29 |
| 3 | Sillamäe Kalev | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 26 |
| 4 | Tempo | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 22 |
| 5 | Narva Baltika | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 21 |
| 6 | Kohtla-Järve Keemik | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 20 |
| 7 | Jõhvi Estonia Kaevandus | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 19 |
| 8 | Pärnu Kalakombinaat | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 17 |
| 9 | Tartu Katseremonditehas | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 16 |
| 10 | Dvigatel | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 16 |
| 11 | TPI Tallinn (R) | 20 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 71 | −50 | 4 |
| 12 | Aseri SK (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] |
- ^ withdrew after first round