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. 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]

UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying
Tournament details
Dates24 May 1978 – 26 March 1980
Teams31
Tournament statistics
Matches played108
Goals scored327 (3.03 per match)
Top scorer(s) Kevin Keegan (7 goals)
UEFA European Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup
UEFA European Championship

Qualified teams
  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Did not enter
  Not a UEFA member
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[upper-alpha 1]
 ItalyHost12 November 19771 (1968)
 GreeceGroup 6 winner31 October 19790 (debut)
 EnglandGroup 1 winner21 November 19791 (1968)
 NetherlandsGroup 4 winner21 November 19791 (1976)
 CzechoslovakiaGroup 5 winner24 November 19792 (1960, 1976)
 SpainGroup 3 winner9 December 19791 (1964)
 BelgiumGroup 2 winner19 December 19791 (1972)
 West GermanyGroup 7 winner22 December 19792 (1972, 1976)
  1. Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Summary
  Group winners qualified directly for UEFA Euro 1980
  Other teams were eliminated
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7

England
Belgium
Spain
Netherlands
Czechoslovakia
Greece
West Germany

Northern Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Bulgaria

Denmark
Austria

Portugal

Scotland

Norway
Yugoslavia

Romania

Cyprus
Poland

East Germany

Switzerland

Iceland
France

Sweden

Luxembourg
Hungary

Finland

Soviet Union
Turkey

Wales

Malta

Tiebreakers

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:

  1. Greater number of points in all group matches
  2. Goal difference in all group matches
  3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  4. Drawing of lots

Groups

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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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 —
Source: UEFA

Group 2
Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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 —
Source: UEFA

Group 3
Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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 —
Source: UEFA

Group 4
Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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 —
Source: UEFA

Group 5
Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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 —
Source: UEFA

Group 6
Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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 —
Source: UEFA

Group 7
Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 7
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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 —
Source: UEFA

Goalscorers

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

1 goal

1 own goal

References
  1. Stokkermans, Karel; Tabeira, Martín (28 March 2007). "European Championship 1980". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
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