1980_UEFA_European_Football_Championship_qualifying
UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying
International football competition
The qualifying round for UEFA Euro 1980 consisted of 31 teams divided into seven groups; three of five teams and four of four teams. The qualifying round (drawn in Rome on 30 November 1977) was played at various times between May 1978 and February 1980, with some groups concluding earlier than others.[1]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Dates ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 May 1978 – 26 March 1980 |
| Teams | 31 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 108 |
| Goals scored | 327 (3.03 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Kevin Keegan (7 goals) |
← 1976 1984 → | |
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Qualified
Did not qualify
Did not enter
Not a UEFA member
More information Team, Qualified as ...
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[upper-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | Host | 12 November 1977 | 1 (1968) |
 Greece | Group 6 winner | 31 October 1979 | 0 (debut) |
| England | Group 1 winner | 21 November 1979 | 1 (1968) |
 Netherlands | Group 4 winner | 21 November 1979 | 1 (1976) |
 Czechoslovakia | Group 5 winner | 24 November 1979 | 2 (1960, 1976) |
 Spain | Group 3 winner | 9 December 1979 | 1 (1964) |
 Belgium | Group 2 winner | 19 December 1979 | 1 (1972) |
 West Germany | Group 7 winner | 22 December 1979 | 2 (1972, 1976) |
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Other teams were eliminated
More information Group 1, Group 2 ...
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If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:
- Greater number of points in all group matches
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- Drawing of lots
Four groups of four teams and three groups of five teams competed for qualification for UEFA Euro 1980. The teams played home and away matches against the other teams in their group. The seven teams that acquired the most points to win their respective group qualified for the main tournament, joining the host nation Italy.
Group 1
Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 1
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | England |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 15 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Northern Ireland |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 9 | 1–5 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Republic of Ireland |
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Bulgaria |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 5 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Denmark |
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 4 | 3–4 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | — |
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Source: UEFA
Group 2
Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 2
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Belgium |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| 2 | Austria |
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 11 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | Portugal |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 9 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Scotland |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 7 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 3–2 | ||
| 5 | Norway |
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | — |
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Source: UEFA
Group 3
Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 3
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Spain |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Yugoslavia |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 8 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 5–0 | ||
| 3 | Romania |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | 2–2 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Cyprus |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — |
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Source: UEFA
Group 4
Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 4
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Netherlands |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 13 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Poland |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 12 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | East Germany |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 11 | 2–3 | 2–1 | — | 5–2 | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Switzerland |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | Iceland |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — |
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Source: UEFA
Group 5
Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 5
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Czechoslovakia |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 10 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | France |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Sweden |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Luxembourg |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — |
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Source: UEFA
Group 6
Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 6
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Greece |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 7 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 4–1 | 8–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Hungary |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Finland |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 6 | 3–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Soviet Union |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — |
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Source: UEFA
Group 7
Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 7
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | West Germany |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 10 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–0 | 5–1 | 8–0 | |
| 2 | Turkey |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Wales |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 6 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 7–0 | ||
| 4 | Malta |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |
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Source: UEFA
There were 327 goals scored in 108 matches, for an average of 3.03 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Wilhelm Kreuz- Bruno Pezzey
Ján Kozák- Zdeněk Nehoda
- Antonín Panenka
- František Štambachr
Henning Jensen- Søren Lerby
- Benny Nielsen
- Allan Simonsen
Lutz Lindemann- Rüdiger Schnuphase
Trevor Francis- Tony Woodcock
Didier Six
Georgios Delikaris
László Fekete- György Tatár
- Béla Várady
Ernie Brandts- Kees Kist
- John Metgod
- Dick Nanninga
- Willy van de Kerkhof
Arne Larsen Økland
Stanisław Terlecki
Alberto Fonseca
Tony Grealish- Frank Stapleton
Dudu Georgescu- Marcel Răducanu
- Ștefan Sameș
Andy Gray- Gordon McQueen
- John Robertson
Yuri Chesnokov
Juan Manuel Asensi- Dani
Hasse Borg
Sedat Özden
Brian Flynn
Klaus Allofs- Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
- Herbert Zimmermann
Zlatko Kranjčar- Vladimir Petrović
- Ivica Šurjak
1 goal
- Kurt Jara
- Herbert Prohaska
- Kurt Welzl
Julien Cools- Jean Janssens
- Erwin Vandenbergh
- René Vandereycken
- Wilfried Van Moer
- Franky Vercauteren
- Eddy Voordeckers
Ivan Iliev- Pavel Panov
- Andrey Zhelyazkov
Sotiris Kaiafas- Fivos Vrahimis
- Miroslav Gajdůšek
- Frank Arnesen
- Per Røntved
- Reinhard Häfner
- Werner Peter
- Hans-Jürgen Riediger
- Peter Barnes
- Glenn Hoddle
- Phil Neal
Kai Haaskivi- Tuomo Hakala
- Aki Heiskanen
- Jyrki Nieminen
- Seppo Pyykkö
- Miikka Toivola
- Patrick Battiston
- Marc Berdoll
- Albert Emon
- Albert Gemmrich
- Bernard Lacombe
- Jean-François Larios
- Éric Pécout
- Jean Petit
- Michel Platini
- Gilles Rampillon
- Marius Trésor
- Christos Ardizoglou
- László Pusztai
- László Szokolai
- László Tieber
Janus Guðlaugsson- Pétur Pétursson
Nico Braun- Romain Michaux
Emanuel Farrugia- Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi
- Ruud Krol
- Jan Peters
- Rob Rensenbrink
- Huub Stevens
- Frans Thijssen
- Piet Wildschut
Trevor Anderson- Billy Caskey
- Victor Moreland
- Chris Nicholl
- Derek Spence
- Einar Jan Aas
- Georg Hammer
- Pål Jacobsen
- Marek Kusto
- Grzegorz Lato
- Włodzimierz Mazur
- Wojciech Rudy
- Henryk Wieczorek
- João Resende Alves
- Artur Correia
- Eurico Gomes
- Fernando Gomes
- Reinaldo Gomes
- Don Givens
- Mick Martin
- Ionel Augustin
- Anghel Iordănescu
- Gheorghe Mulțescu
- Steve Archibald
- Joe Jordan
- Sergey Andreyev
- Volodymyr Bezsonov
- Yuri Gavrilov
- Aleksandr Khapsalis
- Ramaz Shengelia
- Rubén Cano
- Vicente del Bosque
- Juanito
- Enrique Saura
- Ángel María Villar
- Rutger Backe
- Tore Cervin
- Mats Nordgren
- Jan Svensson
Umberto Barberis- Heinz Hermann
- Herbert Hermann
- Hans-Jörg Pfister
- Raimondo Ponte
- Markus Tanner
- Gian-Pietro Zappa
- Mustafa Denizli
- Erhan Önal
- Fatih Terim
- Alan Curtis
- Nick Deacy
- Peter Nicholas
- Peter O'Sullivan
- Mickey Thomas
- Rainer Bonhof
- Karlheinz Förster
- Manfred Kaltz
- Walter Kelsch
- Damir Desnica
- Vahid Halilhodžić
- Dušan Savić
- Blaž Slišković
1 own goal
- Gerd Kische (against Netherlands)
- John Holland (against West Germany)
- Jimmy Nicholl (against England)
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- UEFA Euro 1980 at UEFA.com