UEFA Euro 1980

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The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship finals tournament was held in Italy. This was the sixth UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and endorsed by UEFA.[1] It was the first European Championship to feature eight teams in the finals, which took place between 11 and 22 June 1980. West Germany won the final 2–1 against Belgium for their second title. This was the last European Championship with a third place play-off.

Host countryItaly
Dates11–22 June 1980
Teams8
Venue4 (in 4 host cities)
Quick facts Italia 1980 Campionato Europeo di Calcio 1980 (in Italian), Tournament details ...
1980 UEFA European Football Championship
Italia 1980
Campionato Europeo di Calcio 1980 (in Italian)
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates11–22 June 1980
Teams8
Venue4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions West Germany (2nd title)
Runners-up Belgium
Third place Czechoslovakia
Fourth place Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored27 (1.93 per match)
Attendance345,463 (24,676 per match)
Top scorerWest Germany Klaus Allofs (3 goals)
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1984 →
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Bid process

This was the first European Championship in which eight teams, rather than four, contested the finals tournament.[2][3] On 17 October 1977 UEFA announced that England, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany had expressed interest in hosting this event.[4] On 19 October UEFA's Organising Committee decided to assign the hosting to England or Italy (expressing its favour to the latter, the former having already hosted the FIFA World Cup just 14 years earlier), and on 12 November the Organising Committee and the Executive Committee announced that Italy had been chosen unanimously. Seven countries had to qualify for the finals, and the draw for the qualifying round took place in Rome on 30 November 1977. Also for the first time, the hosts, in this case Italy, qualified automatically for the finals.

Overview

Because of the expanded format, the finals tournament went through some changes as well. Two groups of four teams each were created; each team would play all others within their group. The winners of the groups would qualify directly for the final (there were no semi-finals), while the runners-up contested the third place play-off.

The tournament failed to draw much enthusiasm from spectators and TV viewers. Attendance was generally poor except for matches involving the Italian team. The tournament format, which required a team to win their group in order to progress to the final, led to a succession of dull, defensive matches. Hooliganism, already a rising problem in the 1970s, made headlines again at the first-round match between England and Belgium where riot police had to use tear gas, causing the match to be held up for five minutes in the first half.[5][6] The only bright spots were the emergence of a new generation of talented German stars such as Bernd Schuster, Hans-Peter Briegel, Horst Hrubesch, Hansi Müller and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, and the inspirational performance of Belgium (around rising stars such as Jan Ceulemans, Eric Gerets, Jean-Marie Pfaff, and Erwin Vandenbergh) who reached the final, only losing to West Germany (2–1) by a Hrubesch goal two minutes before time.[7]

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Qualification

Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying

Greece made their major tournament debut. Spain and Italy made their first appearances since their wins in 1964 and 1968, respectively. England also qualified for the first time since 1968. Belgium qualified after missing the 1976 tournament. Yugoslavia did not qualify after hosting the previous tournament. Other notable absentees were the USSR, France, and Hungary. This was the last time until 2008 that Denmark failed to qualify.

Qualified teams

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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 scorerEngland Kevin Keegan (7 goals)
← 1976
1984 →
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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.[8]

Qualified teams

Euro 1980 qualifiers
  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Did not enter
  Not a UEFA member
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Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[A]
 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)
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  1. [A]
    Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

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Summary

  Group winners qualified directly for UEFA Euro 1980
  Other teams were eliminated
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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
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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
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Bulgaria Denmark
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 —
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Source: UEFA

Group 2

Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 2
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Belgium Austria Portugal Scotland Norway
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 —
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Source: UEFA

Group 3

Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 3
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Spain Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Romania Cyprus
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 —
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Source: UEFA

Group 4

Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 4
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Netherlands Poland East Germany Switzerland Iceland
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 —
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Group 5

Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 5
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Czechoslovakia France Sweden Luxembourg
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 —
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Source: UEFA

Group 6

Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 6
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Greece Hungary Finland Soviet Union
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 —
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Source: UEFA

Group 7

Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 7
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification West Germany Turkey Wales Malta
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 —
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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

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    "Italy 1980". BBC Sport. 17 May 2004. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
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    "1980 at a glance". UEFA. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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    Barreca, Vincenzo (December 1999). "La storia degli Europei - 1980 Germania Ovest" [The history of Euro Cup - 1980]. Calcio 2000 (in Italian). Action Group S.r.l. pp. 50–57.
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    Dietrich Schulze-Marmeling: Die Geschichte der Fußball-Europameisterschaft, Verlag Die Werkstatt,ISBN 978-3-89533-553-2
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    Daniel Ruiz (14 June 2016). "Squad rotation, tear gas and a bucketload of medals: How England flopped at Euro 80". FourFourTwo.com. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
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    Pye, Steven (9 October 2020). "When England fans ruined their match against Belgium 40 years ago". The Guardian.
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Group 1
 West Germany
 Netherlands
 Czechoslovakia
 Greece
Group 2
 Italy
 England
 Spain
 Belgium

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