UEFA Euro 1980

The UEFA Euro 1980 was the 6th UEFA European Football Championship tournament. Its formal name was the 1980 UEFA European Football Championship. It was held from 11 June to 22 June. All the European football teams could compete. The defending champion was Czechoslovakia. The tournament was hosted in Italy. 8 teams qualified for the final group stage. The winner of the tournament was Germany after defeating Belgium.[1]

UEFA Euro 1980
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates11 June – 22 June
Teams8
Venue(s)4 (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 scorer(s) Klaus Allofs (3 goals)

Results

Key to colours in group tables
Team advanced to the final.
Team advanced to the third place match.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
West Germany 321042+25
Czechoslovakia 311143+13
Netherlands 31114403
Greece 301214–31

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Belgium 321032+14
Italy 312010+14
England 31113303
Spain 301224–21

Third place game

Czechoslovakia 1 – 1 Italy
Jurkemik  54' Report Graziani  73'
Penalties
Masný
Nehoda
Ondruš
Jurkemik
Panenka
Gögh
Gajdůšek
Kozák
Barmoš
9 – 8 Causio
Altobelli
Baresi
Cabrini
Benetti
Graziani
Scirea
Tardelli
Collovati
Attendance: 24,652
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

Final

Belgium 1 – 2 West Germany
Vandereycken  75' (pen.) Report Hrubesch  10', 88'
Attendance: 47,864


 UEFA Euro 1980 Winners 

West Germany
2nd title

Statistics

3 goals
2 goals

References

  1. uefa.com. "UEFA EURO 1980 - History". UEFA.com.
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