UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying
The qualifying round for the 1980 European Football Championship consisted of 31 teams divided into seven groups; three of five teams and four of four teams. Italy qualified automatically as hosts of the competition. Each group winner progressed to the finals.
Group 1
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England
|
15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
.svg?lang=en){kind=small} Northern Ireland
|
9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
 Republic of Ireland
|
7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
| File:Flag of Bulgaria 1971-1990.gif Bulgaria | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
 Denmark
|
4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 |
Group matches
|
May 24, 1978, Denmark 3 - 3 Republic of Ireland September 20, 1978, Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 Northern Ireland September 20, 1978, Denmark 3 - 4 England October 11, 1978, Denmark 2 - 2 Bulgaria October 25, 1978, Republic of Ireland 1 - 1 England October 25, 1978, Northern Ireland 2 - 1 Denmark November 29, 1978, Bulgaria 0 - 2 Northern Ireland February 7, 1979, England 4 - 0 Northern Ireland May 2, 1979, Republic of Ireland 2 - 0 Denmark May 2, 1979, Northern Ireland 2 - 0 Bulgaria |
May 19, 1979, Bulgaria 1 - 0 Republic of Ireland June 6, 1979, Bulgaria 0 - 3 England June 6, 1979, Denmark 4 - 0 Northern Ireland September 12, 1979, England 1 - 0 Denmark October 17, 1979, Republic of Ireland 3 - 0 Bulgaria October 17, 1979, Northern Ireland 1 - 5 England October 31, 1979, Bulgaria 3 - 0 Denmark November 21, 1979, Northern Ireland 1 - 0 Republic of Ireland November 22, 1979, England 2 - 0 Bulgaria February 6, 1980, England 2 - 0 Republic of Ireland |
Group 2
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium
|
12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
 Austria
|
11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 |
 Portugal
|
9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 |
 Scotland
|
7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 |
 Norway
|
1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
Group matches
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August 30, 1978, Norway 0 - 2 Austria September 20, 1978, Belgium 1 - 1 Norway September 20, 1978, Austria 3 - 2 Scotland October 11, 1978, Portugal 1 - 1 Belgium October 25, 1978, Scotland 3 - 2 Norway November 15, 1978, Austria 1 - 2 Portugal November 29, 1978, Portugal 1 - 0 Scotland March 28, 1979, Belgium 1 - 1 Austria |
June 7, 1979, Norway 0 - 4 Scotland August 29, 1979, Austria 4 - 0 Norway September 12, 1979, Norway 1 - 2 Belgium October 17, 1979, Belgium 2 - 0 Portugal October 17, 1979, Scotland 1 - 1 Austria November 1, 1979, Portugal 3 - 1 Norway November 21, 1979, Belgium 2 - 0 Scotland November 21, 1979, Portugal 1 - 2 Austria December 19, 1979, Scotland 1 - 3 Belgium |
Group 3
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg?lang=en){kind=small} Spain
|
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 |
.svg?lang=en){kind=small} Yugoslavia
|
8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 |
| File:Romania flag 1947-1989.png Romania | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
 Cyprus
|
1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
Group matches
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October 4, 1978, Yugoslavia 1 - 2 Spain October 25, 1978, Romania 3 - 2 Yugoslavia November 15, 1978, Spain 1 - 0 Romania December 13, 1978, Spain 5 - 0 Cyprus April 1, 1979, Cyprus 0 - 3 Yugoslavia |
May 13, 1979, Cyprus 1 - 1 Romania October 10, 1978, Spain 0 - 1 Yugoslavia October 31, 1979, Yugoslavia 2 - 1 Romania November 14, 1979, Yugoslavia 5 - 0 Cyprus November 18, 1979, Romania 2 - 0 Cyprus December 9, 1979, Cyprus 1 - 3 Spain |
Group 4
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands
|
13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 |
 Poland
|
12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 |
 East Germany
|
11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 |
 Switzerland
|
4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
 Iceland
|
0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
Group matches
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Netherlands 3 - 0 Iceland East Germany 3 - 1 Iceland Switzerland 1 - 3 Netherlands Netherlands 3 - 0 East Germany Poland 2 - 0 Switzerland Netherlands 3 - 0 Switzerland East Germany 2 - 1 Poland Poland 2 - 0 Netherlands Switzerland 0 - 2 East Germany |
Switzerland 2 - 0 Iceland Iceland 1 - 2 Switzerland Iceland 0 - 4 Netherlands Iceland 0 - 3 East Germany Switzerland 0 - 2 Poland Poland 1 - 1 East Germany East Germany 5 - 2 Switzerland Netherlands 1 - 1 Poland East Germany 3 - 2 Netherlands |
Group 5
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czechoslovakia
|
10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
 France
|
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
 Sweden
|
4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
 Luxembourg
|
1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
Group matches
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Sweden 1 - 3 Czechoslovakia Luxembourg 1 - 3 France France 3 - 0 Luxembourg Czechoslovakia 2 - 0 France Luxembourg 0 - 3 Czechoslovakia |
Sweden 3 - 0 Luxembourg Czechoslovakia 4 - 1 Sweden Luxembourg 1 - 1 Sweden France 2 - 1 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 4 - 0 Luxembourg |
Group 6
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greece
|
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 |
.png?lang=en){kind=small} Hungary
|
6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
.svg?lang=en){kind=small} Finland
|
6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 |
 USSR
|
5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
Group matches
Group 7
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 West Germany
|
10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
 Turkey
|
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
 Wales
|
6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 |
 Malta
|
1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
Group matches
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Malta 0 - 0 West Germany Turkey 0 - 0 West Germany Wales 0 - 2 West Germany |
West Germany 5 - 1 Wales West Germany 2 - 0 Turkey West Germany 8 - 0 Malta |
External links
- Euro 80 Qualifying matches at thefa.com
- tables and results at RSSSF.com
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