1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1978–80) had 25 entrants. Cyprus and the Netherlands competed in the competition for the first time. 1978 entrants Austria did not enter. Due to 'irregularities', Turkey's first two matches were awarded (3–0) to their opponents. USSR U-21s won the competition.

The 25 national teams were divided into eight groups (seven groups of 3 + one group of 4). The group winners played off against each other on a two-legged home-and-away basis until the winner was decided. There was no finals tournament or 3rd-place playoff.

Qualifying stage

Draw

The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:

• Group 1 did not include Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
• Group 2 did not include Austria
• Group 3 did not include Romania (moved to Group 7)
• Group 4 did not include Switzerland (moved to Group 8) and Iceland
• Group 5 did not include Luxembourg (moved to Group 8)
• Group 6 did not include Hungary (moved to Group 7)
• Group 7 did not include West Germany, Wales and Malta, but included Romania (moved from Group 3) and Hungary (moved from Group 6)
• Group 8 composed of Switzerland (moved from Group 4), Luxembourg (moved from Group 5) and Italy (who did not participate in senior Euro qualification)

Qualifying Group 1 P W D L F A Pts 1 England 4 4 0 0 11 2 8 2 Denmark 4 1 0 3 3 4 2 3 Bulgaria 4 1 0 3 2 10 2

Denmark 1–2 England Denmark 2–0 Bulgaria Bulgaria 1–3 England England 1–0 Denmark Bulgaria 1–0 Denmark England 5–0 Bulgaria

Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts 1 Scotland 5 3 2 0 13 5 8 2 Belgium 6 2 3 1 8 4 7 3 Norway 6 1 3 2 5 12 5 4 Portugal 5 0 2 3 2 7 2

Belgium 4–0 Norway Portugal 0–0 Belgium Scotland 5–1 Norway Portugal 0–3 Scotland Norway 0–0 Portugal Norway 2–2 Scotland   Norway 0–0 Belgium Belgium 2–1 Portugal Portugal 1–2 Norway Belgium 0–1 Scotland Scotland 2–2 Belgium Scotland – Portugal (Not played)

Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts 1 Yugoslavia 4 2 2 0 4 2 6 2 Spain 4 1 2 1 4 2 4 3 Cyprus 4 0 2 2 1 5 2

Spain 0–1 Yugoslavia Cyprus 0–0 Spain Yugoslavia 1–0 Cyprus Yugoslavia 1–1 Spain Cyprus 1–1 Yugoslavia Spain 3–0 Cyprus

Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts 1 East Germany 4 2 2 0 8 3 6 2 Poland 4 2 1 1 7 8 5 3 Netherlands 4 0 1 3 4 8 1

E. Germany 2–0 Nether. Poland 1–1 E. Germany Netherlands 2–3 Poland E. Germany 4–1 Poland Poland 2–1 Netherlands Nether. 1–1 E. Germany

Qualifying Group 5 P W D L F A Pts 1 Czechoslovakia 4 3 0 1 3 1 6 2 France 4 2 1 1 3 2 5 3 Sweden 4 0 1 3 1 4 1

France 2–1 Sweden Sweden 0–1 Czechoslo. Czechoslo. 1–0 France Sweden 0–0 France Czechoslo. 1–0 Sweden France 1–0 Czechoslo.

Qualifying Group 6 P W D L F A Pts 1 Soviet Union 4 3 1 0 8 2 7 2 Greece 4 2 0 2 5 6 4 3 Finland 4 0 1 3 2 7 1

Finland 0–1 Greece Greece 0–3 USSR Greece 3–1 Finland Finland 0–2 USSR USSR 2–1 Greece USSR 1–1 Finland

Qualifying Group 7 P W D L F A Pts 1 Hungary 4 3 0 1 9 4 6 2 Romania 4 2 0 2 7 3 4 3 Turkey 4 1 0 3 2 11 0

Turkey 2–3* Hungary Hungary 1–0 Romania Romania 2–1* Turkey Turkey 2–0 Romania Hungary 5–0 Turkey Romania 4–0 Hungary (* Both matches awarded 3–0 against Turkey)

Qualifying Group 8 P W D L F A Pts 1 Italy 4 3 1 0 5 0 7 2 Switzerland 4 2 1 1 8 2 5 3 Luxembourg 4 0 0 4 1 12 0

Luxem. 0–3 Switzerland Switzerland 0–0 Italy Switzerland 5–1 Luxem. Italy 1–0 Switzerland Luxembourg 0–3 Italy Italy 1–0 Luxembourg

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Previous appearances in tournament1
England	Group 1 winner	1 (1978)
Scotland	Group 2 winner	0 (Debut)
Yugoslavia	Group 3 winner	1 (1978)
East Germany	Group 4 winner	1 (1978)
Czechoslovakia	Group 5 winner	1 (1978)
Soviet Union	Group 6 winner	0 (Debut)
Hungary	Group 7 winner	1 (1978)
Italy	Group 8 winner	1 (1978)

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year

Squads

See 1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads

External links

• Results Archive at uefa.com
• RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com