Group 1 of UEFA Euro 1980 began on 11 June 1980, and ended on 17 June 1980. The pool was made up of holders Czechoslovakia, West Germany, Netherlands, and Greece. [1]
| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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 Czechoslovakia | Group 5 winner | 24 November 1979 | 3rd | 1976 | Winners (1976) |
 Greece | Group 6 winner | 31 October 1979 | 1st | — | Debut |
 Netherlands | Group 4 winner | 21 November 1979 | 2nd | 1976 | Third place (1976) |
 West Germany | Group 7 winner | 22 December 1979 | 3rd | 1976 | Winners (1972) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | West Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Advance to third place play-off |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
In the knockout stage,
| Czechoslovakia | 0–1 | West Germany |
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| Netherlands | 1–0 | Greece |
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| West Germany | 3–2 | Netherlands |
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| Greece | 1–3 | Czechoslovakia |
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| Netherlands | 1–1 | Czechoslovakia |
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| Greece | 0–0 | West Germany |
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