Euro 1980 qualifying

The qualifying round for the 1980 European Football Championship consisted of 31 teams divided into seven groups; three of five teams and four of four teams. The qualifying round was played at various times between May 1978 and February 1980, with some groups concluding earlier than others.

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 nations 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

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts England 8 7 1 0 22 5 +17 15 Northern Ireland 8 4 1 3 8 14 −6 9 Republic of Ireland 8 2 3 3 9 8 +1 7 Bulgaria 8 2 1 5 6 14 −8 5 Denmark 8 1 2 5 13 17 −4 4

Bulgaria – 3–0 0–3 0–2 1–0 Denmark 2–2 – 3–4 4–0 3–3 England 2–0 1–0 – 4–0 2–0 Northern Ireland 2–0 2–1 1–5 – 1–0 Republic of Ireland 3–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 –

Group 2

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Belgium 8 4 4 0 12 5 +7 12 Austria 8 4 3 1 14 7 +7 11 Portugal 8 4 1 3 10 11 −1 9 Scotland 8 3 1 4 15 13 +2 7 Norway 8 0 1 7 5 20 −15 1

Austria – 0–0 4–0 1–2 3–2 Belgium 1–1 – 1–1 2–0 2–0 Norway 0–2 1–2 – 0–1 0–4 Portugal 1–2 1–1 3–1 – 1–0 Scotland 1–0 1–3 3–2 4–1 –

Group 3

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Spain 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 9 Yugoslavia 6 4 0 2 14 6 +8 8 Romania 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 6 Cyprus 6 0 1 5 2 19 −17 1

Cyprus – 1–1 0–3 1–3 Romania 2–0 – 2–2 3–2 Spain 5–0 1–0 – 0–1 Yugoslavia 5–0 2–1 1–2 –

Group 4

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Netherlands 8 6 1 1 20 6 +14 13 Poland 8 5 2 1 13 4 +9 12 East Germany 8 5 1 2 18 11 +7 11 Switzerland 8 2 0 6 7 18 −11 4 Iceland 8 0 0 8 2 21 −19 0

East Germany – 3–1 2–3 2–1 5–2 Iceland 0–3 – 0–4 0–2 1–2 Netherlands 3–0 3–0 – 1–1 3–0 Poland 1–1 2–0 2–0 – 2–0 Switzerland 0–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 –

Group 5

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Czechoslovakia 6 5 0 1 17 4 +13 10 France 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 9 Sweden 6 1 2 3 9 13 −4 4 Luxembourg 6 0 1 5 2 17 −15 1

Czechoslovakia – 2–0 4–0 4–1 France 2–1 – 3–0 2–2 Luxembourg 0–3 1–3 – 1–1 Sweden 1–3 1–3 3–0 –

Group 6

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Greece 6 3 1 2 13 7 +6 7 Hungary 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 6 Finland 6 2 2 2 10 15 −5 6 Soviet Union 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 5

Finland – 3–0 2–1 1–1 Greece 8–1 – 4–1 1–0 Hungary 3–1 0–0 – 2–0 Soviet Union 2–2 2–0 2–2 –

Group 7

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts West Germany 6 4 2 0 17 1 +16 10 Turkey 6 3 1 2 5 5 0 7 Wales 6 3 0 3 11 8 +3 6 Malta 6 0 1 5 2 21 −19 1

Malta – 1–2 0–2 0–0 Turkey 2–1 – 1–0 0–0 Wales 7–0 1–0 – 0–2 West Germany 8–0 2–0 5–1 –

Qualified nations

Italy England Belgium Spain

Netherlands Czechoslovakia Greece West Germany

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