UEFA 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 (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.

Qualified nations

  Qualified

  Did not qualify

  Did not enter

  Not a UEFA member

Country	Method of qualification	Finals appearance	Date qualification was secured	Previous appearances in tournament^1 ^2
Italy	Host	2nd	12 November 1977	1 (1968)
Greece	Group 6 winner	1st	31 October 1979	0 (debut)
England	Group 1 winner	2nd	21 November 1979	1 (1968)
Netherlands	Group 4 winner	2nd	21 November 1979	1 (1976)
Czechoslovakia	Group 5 winner	3rd	24 November 1979	2 (1960, 1976)
Spain	Group 3 winner	2nd	9 December 1979	1 (1964)
Belgium	Group 2 winner	2nd	19 December 1979	1 (1972)
West Germany	Group 7 winner	3rd	22 December 1979	2 (1972, 1976)

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year

² Italics indicate host for that year

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

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  1–1 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 –

External links

• Euro 80 Qualifying matches at thefa.com
• tables and results at RSSSF.com
• Euro 80 Qualifying results and tables at thefa.com