1980 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
International football competition
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The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1980 Final Tournament was held in East Germany. It also served as the European qualification for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Qualification
Group 1
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 |
 Republic of Ireland |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 4 |
 Belgium |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 1 |
| Republic of Ireland |
2–1 | Belgium | |
| Belgium |
2–3 | France | |
| France |
2–0 | Republic of Ireland | |
| France |
2–0 | Belgium | |
| Belgium |
0–0 | Republic of Ireland | |
| Republic of Ireland |
1–1 | France |
Other groups
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Northern Ireland  |
2–0 |  Wales |
2–0 | 0–0 |
Norway  |
5–2 |  Sweden |
1–1 | 4–1 |
Iceland  |
1–5 |  Finland |
1–3 | 0–2 |
Netherlands  |
3–3 (6–5p) |  Scotland |
2–1 | 1–2 |
Denmark  |
1–7 |  England |
1–3 | 0–4 |
Luxembourg  |
2–11 |  West Germany |
1–5 | 1–6 |
Portugal  |
5–0 |  Malta |
3–0 | 2–0 |
Spain  |
5–0 |  Switzerland |
3–0 | 2–0 |
Italy  |
6–2 |  Austria |
5–1 | 1–1 |
Poland  |
6–0 |  Cyprus |
5–0 | 1–0 |
Bulgaria  |
3–2 |  Czechoslovakia |
2–1 | 1–1 |
Greece  |
2–3 |  Hungary |
1–0 | 1–3 |
Soviet Union  |
0–4 |  Yugoslavia |
0–2 | 0–2 |
Turkey  |
0–4 |  Romania |
0–1 | 0–3 |
Teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
Bulgaria
East Germany (host)
England
Finland
France
West Germany
Hungary
Italy
Netherlands
Northern Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Spain
Yugoslavia
Squads
Group stage
Group A
| 16 May | Italy |
1–0 | Spain |
| Norway |
0–0 | Hungary | |
| 18 May | Spain |
2–1 | Norway |
| Italy |
4–2 | Hungary | |
| 20 May | Spain |
2–0 | Hungary |
| Italy |
1–1 | Norway |
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 5 |
 East Germany |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 2 |
| Bulgaria |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | –8 | 2 |
| 16 May | Bulgaria |
1–0 | East Germany |
| Netherlands |
2–0 | France | |
| 18 May | Netherlands |
3–0 | Bulgaria |
| East Germany |
2–0 | France | |
| 20 May | France |
7–1 | Bulgaria |
| East Germany |
0–0 | Netherlands |
Group C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| Romania |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| West Germany |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 2 |
| Finland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | –8 | 0 |
| 16 May | Romania |
2–1 | Finland |
| Poland |
3–2 | West Germany | |
| 18 May | Poland |
1–0 | Romania |
| West Germany |
6–2 | Finland | |
| 20 May | Romania |
1–0 | West Germany |
| Poland |
3–0 | Finland |
Group D
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
| Portugal |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Yugoslavia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 |
| Northern Ireland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 |
| 16 May | England |
1–0 | Northern Ireland |
| Yugoslavia |
1–1 | Portugal | |
| 18 May | Northern Ireland |
2–2 | Yugoslavia |
| England |
1–1 | Portugal | |
| 20 May | Portugal |
1–0 | Northern Ireland |
| England |
2–0 | Yugoslavia |
Semifinals
Third place match
| Italy | 3 – 0 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
Final
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The six best performing teams qualified for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship: four semifinalists and the best group runners-up (based on points and goal difference).
- England
- West Germany (replaced Netherlands, declining participation)
- Italy
- Poland
- Romania (won draw against Portugal)
- Spain