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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name   = UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying
| dates          = {{nowrap|24 May 1978 – 26 March 1980}}
| num_teams      = 31
| matches        = 108
| goals          = 327
| attendance     =
| top_scorer     = {{fbicon|ENG}} [[Kevin Keegan]] {{nowrap|(7 goals)}}
| prevseason     = [[UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying|1976]]
| nextseason     = [[UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying|1984]]
}}
{{Qualification for championships (UEFA)|expanded=Euro}}
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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stokkermans |first1=Karel |last2=Tabeira |first2=Martín |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/80e.html |title=European Championship 1980 |website=RSSSF.com |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |date=28 March 2007 |access-date=5 March 2018}}</ref>

==Qualified teams==
[[File:UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifiers Map.png|thumb|alt=Euro 1980 qualifiers|{{Legend|#0000FF|Qualified}} {{Legend|#ffcc00|Did not qualify}} {{Legend|#000000|Did not enter}} {{Legend|#c3c3c3|Not a UEFA member}}]]

<onlyinclude>{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! Qualified as
! Qualified on
! data-sort-type="number"|Previous appearances in tournament{{efn-ua|'''Bold''' indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year.}}
|-
| {{fb|ITA}} || {{sort|*|Host}} || {{dts|12 November 1977}} || 1 ('''''[[UEFA Euro 1968|1968]]''''')
|-
| {{fb|GRE}} || [[UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 6|Group 6]] winner || {{dts|31 October 1979}} || 0 (debut)
|-
| {{fb|ENG}} || [[UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 1|Group 1]] winner || {{dts|21 November 1979}} || 1 ([[UEFA Euro 1968|1968]])
|-
| {{fb|NED}} || [[UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 4|Group 4]] winner || {{dts|21 November 1979}} || 1 ([[UEFA Euro 1976|1976]])
|-
| {{fb|TCH}} || [[UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 5|Group 5]] winner || {{dts|24 November 1979}} || 2 ([[1960 European Nations' Cup|1960]], '''[[UEFA Euro 1976|1976]]''')
|-
| {{fb|ESP|1977}} || [[UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 3|Group 3]] winner || {{dts|9 December 1979}} || 1 ('''''[[1964 European Nations' Cup|1964]]''''')
|-
| {{fb|BEL}} || [[UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 2|Group 2]] winner || {{dts|19 December 1979}} || 1 (''[[UEFA Euro 1972|1972]]'')
|-
| {{fb|FRG}} || [[UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 7|Group 7]] winner || {{dts|22 December 1979}} || 2 ('''[[UEFA Euro 1972|1972]]''', [[UEFA Euro 1976|1976]])
|-
|}
{{notelist-ua}}</onlyinclude>

==Summary==
{{legend|#BBF3BB|Group winners qualified directly for [[UEFA Euro 1980]]}}
{{legend||Other teams were eliminated}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:99.96%; font-size:90%;"
|-
! style="width:14.28%" | [[#Group 1|Group 1]]
! style="width:14.28%" | [[#Group 2|Group 2]]
! style="width:14.28%" | [[#Group 3|Group 3]]
! style="width:14.28%" | [[#Group 4|Group 4]]
! style="width:14.28%" | [[#Group 5|Group 5]]
! style="width:14.28%" | [[#Group 6|Group 6]]
! style="width:14.28%" | [[#Group 7|Group 7]]
|- style="background:#BBF3BB"
| {{fb-big|ENG}}
| {{fb-big|BEL}}
| {{fb-big|ESP|1977}}
| {{fb-big|NED}}
| {{fb-big|TCH}}
| {{fb-big|GRE}}
| {{fb-big|FRG}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| {{fb-big|NIR}}<br />{{fb-big|IRL}}<br />{{fb-big|BUL|1971}}<br />{{fb-big|DEN}}
| {{fb-big|AUT}}<br />{{fb-big|POR}}<br />{{fb-big|SCO}}<br />{{fb-big|NOR}}
| {{fb-big|YUG}}<br />{{fb-big|ROU|1965}}<br />{{fb-big|CYP|1960}}
| {{fb-big|POL|1928}}<br />{{fb-big|GDR}}<br />{{fb-big|SUI}}<br />{{fb-big|ISL}}
| {{fb-big|FRA|1974}}<br />{{fb-big|SWE}}<br />{{fb-big|LUX}}
| {{fb-big|HUN}}<br />{{fb-big|FIN}}<br />{{fb-big|URS}}
| {{fb-big|TUR}}<br />{{fb-big|WAL}}<br />{{fb-big|MLT}}
|}

==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:
# Greater number of points in all group matches
# Goal difference in all group matches
# Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
# 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|UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 1}}
{{UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying group tables|Group 1|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

===Group 2===
{{main|UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 2}}
{{UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying group tables|Group 2|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

===Group 3===
{{main|UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 3}}
{{UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying group tables|Group 3|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

===Group 4===
{{main|UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 4}}
{{UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying group tables|Group 4|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

===Group 5===
{{main|UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 5}}
{{UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying group tables|Group 5|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

===Group 6===
{{main|UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 6}}
{{UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying group tables|Group 6|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

===Group 7===
{{main|UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 7}}
{{UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying group tables|Group 7|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

==Goalscorers==
{{#invoke:Goalscorers|main|UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111116162423/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1980/index.html UEFA Euro 1980] at UEFA.com

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