1980 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1980 Final Tournament was held in East Germany. It also served as the European qualification for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.

1980 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEast Germany
Dates16 May - 25 May
Teams16
Final positions
Champions England (8th title)
Runners-up Poland
Third place Italy
Fourth place Netherlands

Qualification

Group 1

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 431083+57
 Republic of Ireland 412134–14
 Belgium 401337–41


Republic of Ireland  2–1  Belgium
Belgium  2–3  France
France  2–0  Republic of Ireland
France  2–0  Belgium
Belgium  0–0  Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland  1–1  France

Other groups

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Northern Ireland  2–0  Wales 2–0 0–0
Norway  5–2  Sweden 1–1 4–1
Iceland  1–5  Finland 1–3 0–2
Netherlands  3–3 (6–5p)  Scotland 2–1 1–2
Denmark  1–7  England 1–3 0–4
Luxembourg  2–11  West Germany 1–5 1–6
Portugal  5–0  Malta 3–0 2–0
Spain  5–0   Switzerland 3–0 2–0
Italy  6–2  Austria 5–1 1–1
Poland  6–0  Cyprus 5–0 1–0
Bulgaria  3–2  Czechoslovakia 2–1 1–1
Greece  2–3  Hungary 1–0 1–3
Soviet Union  0–4  Yugoslavia 0–2 0–2
Turkey  0–4  Romania 0–1 0–3

Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 321063+35
 Spain 320142+24
 Norway 302123–12
 Hungary 301226–41


16 May Italy  1–0  Spain
Norway  0–0  Hungary
18 May Spain  2–1  Norway
Italy  4–2  Hungary
20 May Spain  2–0  Hungary
Italy  1–1  Norway

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 321050+55
 East Germany 311121+13
 France 310275+22
 Bulgaria 3102210–82


16 May Bulgaria  1–0  East Germany
Netherlands  2–0  France
18 May Netherlands  3–0  Bulgaria
East Germany  2–0  France
20 May France  7–1  Bulgaria
East Germany  0–0  Netherlands

Group C

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 330072+56
 Romania 320132+14
 West Germany 310286+22
 Finland 3003311–80


16 May Romania  2–1  Finland
Poland  3–2  West Germany
18 May Poland  1–0  Romania
West Germany  6–2  Finland
20 May Romania  1–0  West Germany
Poland  3–0  Finland

Group D

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 321041+35
 Portugal 312032+14
 Yugoslavia 302135–22
 Northern Ireland 301224–21


16 May England  1–0  Northern Ireland
Yugoslavia  1–1  Portugal
18 May Northern Ireland  2–2  Yugoslavia
England  1–1  Portugal
20 May Portugal  1–0  Northern Ireland
England  2–0  Yugoslavia

Semifinals

Poland 2 – 0 Italy
England 1 – 0 Netherlands

Third place match

Italy 3 – 0 Netherlands

Final

England 2 – 1 Poland
Attendance: 8,000
 1980 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 

England
Eighth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The six best performing teams qualified for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship: four semifinalists and the best group runners-up (based on points and goal difference).

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