Jeux sans frontières season 16

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Jeux sans frontières
Season 16
No. of teams8 countries
Winner Flag of Portugal (official).svg Vilamoura
Runner-up Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rhuddlan
Head referees
No. of episodes9
Release
Original release21 May (1980-05-21) –
10 September 1980 (1980-09-10)
Season chronology
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The 16th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1980. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, West Germany, and Yugoslavia participated in the competition coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The different heats were hosted by each of the participant broadcasters in locations in their countries such as Antibes (France), Vilamoura (Portugal), Portorož (Yugoslavia), Fribourg (Switzerland), Martina Franca (Italy), Arundel (United Kingdom), Diest (Belgium), and Coburg (West Germany). The grand final was held in Namur (Belgium). The head international referees in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi  [ it ]. [1] [2]

The season was won by the team from Vilamoura, Portugal, the runner-up being the team from Rhuddlan, United Kingdom. [3]

Participants

CountryBroadcasterCodeColour
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium RTBF / BRT BYellow
Flag of France.svg  France Antenne 2 FGreen
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy RAI IBlue
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal RTP POrange
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland SRG SSR TSI CHWhite and red
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BBC GBRed
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany ARD DLight blue
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia JRT YUWhite and blue

Heats

Heat 1

Heat 1 was hosted by Antenne 2 on 21 May 1980 in Antibes, France, presented by Guy Lux and Simone Garnier  [ fr ].

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1CH Bülach 51
2D Bellheim 50
3F Antibes 44
4GB Rushcliffe 41
5I Virgilio 38
6B Waremme 29
7P Póvoa de Varzim 22
8YU Titov Veles 19

Heat 2

Heat 2 was hosted by RTP on 27 May 1980 in Vilamoura, Portugal, presented by Eládio Clímaco and Fialho Gouveia.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1D Todtnau 44
2GB Rhuddlan 40
2P Vilamoura 40
4I Teramo 38
5CH Cernier 33
5YU Kikinda 33
7B Marche-en-Famenne 32
8F Perigueux 31

Heat 3

Heat 3 was hosted by TV Belgrade on behalf of JRT on 10 June 1980 in Portorož, Yugoslavia, hosted by Dunja Lango  [ sr ], Mito Trefalt  [ sl ] and Bruna Alessio.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1YU Portorož 46
2F Châteauroux 41
3GB Kettering 39
3B De Haan-Wenduine 39
5CH Agno 37
6D Bad Wurzach 32
7P Coimbra 29
8I Anagni 25

Heat 4

Heat 4 was hosted by TSR on behalf of SRG SSR TSI on 25 June 1980 in Fribourg, Switzerland, presented by Georges Kleinmann  [ fr ].

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1B Charleroi 43
2I Grado 41
3CH Fribourg 40
4GB Coleraine 33
5D Groß-Zimmern 32
6YU Varaždin 31
7F Troyes 31
8P Lousã 26

Heat 5

Heat 5 was hosted by RAI on 9 July 1980 in Martina Franca, Italy, presented by Michele Gammino and Milly Carlucci.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1B Merksem 54
2I Martina Franca 44
3YU Budva 41
4CH Lodrino 32
5D Willingen 31
5FRumilly31
7GB Bridlington 30
7P Santarém 20

Heat 6

Heat 6 was hosted by the BBC on 23 July 1980 in Arundel, United Kingdom, presented by Stuart Hall and Eddie Waring.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1CH Meiringen-Hasliberg 55
2F Aurignac 44
3D Groß-Umstadt 39
4I Monreale 38
5GB Arundel 37
6B Saint-Ghislain 34
7P Machico 27
7YU Tuzla 27

Heat 7

Heat 7 was hosted by BRT on 27 August 1980 in Diest, Belgium, presented by Mike Verdrengh  [ nl ] and Linda Lepomme.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1CH Airolo 53
2D Baunatal 45
3YU Kraljevo 44
4B Diest 41
5GB Bracknell 36
6F Coutances 34
7I Cortona 29
7P Figueira da Foz 22

Heat 8

Heat 8 was hosted by ARD on 3 September 1980 in Coburg, Germany, presented by Manfred Erdenberger  [ de ].

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1F Annecy 48
2D Coburg 42
3YU Pristina 41
4GB Gateshead 39
5B Sint-Genesius-Rode 32
6P Angra do Heroísmo 31
7I Orvieto 30
7CH Braunwald 30

Qualifiers

The teams with the most points from each country advanced to the grand final:

CountryTownPlace wonPoints won
CH Meiringen-Hasliberg 155
B Merksem 154
F Annecy 148
YU Portorož 146
D Todtnau 144
I Martina Franca 244
GB Rhuddlan 240
P Vilamoura 240

Final

The final was hosted by RTBF on 10 September 1980 in Namur, Belgium.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1P Vilamoura 44
2GB Rhuddlan 41
3B Merksem 39
4D Todtnau 37
5F Annecy 36
6CH Meiringen-Hasliberg 34
7YU Portorož 32
8I Martina Franca 29

References

  1. ↑ "Jeux sans frontières 1980". jsfnetfrance.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Jeux sans frontières 1980". jsfnetgb.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. ↑ Pillirone, Nicolo. "Series Edizione 1980". giochisenzafrontiere.net (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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