UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying

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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) Flag of England.svg Kevin Keegan (7 goals)
← 1976
1984 →

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]

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Qualified teams

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  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Did not enter
  Not a UEFA member
TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament [A]
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Host12 November 19771 ( 1968 )
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Group 6 winner31 October 19790 (debut)
Flag of England.svg  England Group 1 winner21 November 19791 (1968)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Group 4 winner21 November 19791 (1976)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Group 5 winner24 November 19792 (1960, 1976 )
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Group 3 winner9 December 19791 ( 1964 )
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Group 2 winner19 December 19791 ( 1972 )
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Group 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
Flag of England.svg
England 		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium 		Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg
Spain 		Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czechoslovakia 		Flag of Greece.svg
Greece 		Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Ulster Banner.svg
Northern Ireland
Flag of Ireland.svg
Republic of Ireland
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg
Bulgaria
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark 		Flag of Austria.svg
Austria
Flag of Portugal (official).svg
Portugal
Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway 		Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg
Romania
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg
Cyprus 		Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg
Poland
Flag of East Germany.svg
East Germany
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland 		Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
France
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Luxembourg 		Flag of Hungary.svg
Hungary
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union 		Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
Wales
Flag of Malta.svg
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

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of England.svg Ulster Banner.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Flag of Denmark.svg
1Flag of England.svg  England 8710225+1715Qualify for final tournament — 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–0
2Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 8413814−69 1–5 — 1–0 2–0 2–1
3Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 823398+17 1–1 0–0 — 3–0 2–0
4Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 8215614−85 0–3 0–2 1–0 — 3–0
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 81251317−44 3–4 4–0 3–3 2–2 —
Source: UEFA

Group 2

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Portugal (official).svg Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Norway.svg
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 8440125+712Qualify for final tournament — 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1
2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 8431147+711 0–0 — 1–2 3–2 4–0
3Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 84131011−19 1–1 1–2 — 1–0 3–1
4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 83141513+27 1–3 1–1 4–1 — 3–2
5Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 8017520−151 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–4 —
Source: UEFA

Group 3

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg
1Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 6411135+89Qualify for final tournament — 0–1 1–0 5–0
2Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 6402146+88 1–2 — 2–1 5–0
3Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 622298+16 2–2 3–2 — 2–0
4Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 6015219−171 1–3 0–3 1–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group 4

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Flag of East Germany.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of Iceland.svg
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 8611206+1413Qualify for final tournament — 1–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
2Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 8521134+912 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 2–0
3Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 85121811+711 2–3 2–1 — 5–2 3–1
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 8206718−114 1–3 0–2 0–2 — 2–0
5Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 8008221−190 0–4 0–2 0–3 1–2 —
Source: UEFA

Group 5

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 6501174+1310Qualify for final tournament — 2–0 4–1 4–0
2Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 6411137+69 2–1 — 2–2 3–0
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6123913−44 1–3 1–3 — 3–0
4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 6015217−151 0–3 1–3 1–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group 6

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Greece.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Finland.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 6312137+67Qualify for final tournament — 4–1 8–1 1–0
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 62229906 0–0 — 3–1 2–0
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 62221015−56 3–0 2–1 — 1–1
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 613278−15 2–0 2–2 2–2 —
Source: UEFA

Group 7

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of Malta.svg
1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 6420171+1610Qualify for final tournament — 2–0 5–1 8–0
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 63125507 0–0 — 1–0 2–1
3Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 6303118+36 0–2 1–0 — 7–0
4Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 6015221−191 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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