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.

UEFA Euro 1980

Tournament details
Host country	Italy
Dates	11 June – 22 June
Teams	8
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 played	14
Goals scored	27 (1.93 per match)
Attendance	345,463 (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	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	5
Czechoslovakia	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	3
Netherlands	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	3
Greece	3	0	1	2	1	4	–3	1

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belgium	3	2	1	0	3	2	+1	4
Italy	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1	4
England	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	3
Spain	3	0	1	2	2	4	–2	1

Third place game

21 June 1980 20:30	Czechoslovakia	1 – 1	Italy	Stadio San Paolo, Naples Attendance: 24,652 Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)
	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

Final

22 June 1980 20:30	Belgium	1 – 2	West Germany	Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 47,864 Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)
	Vandereycken  75' (pen.)	Report	Hrubesch  10', 88'

UEFA Euro 1980 Winners
West Germany 2nd title

Statistics

3 goals

• Klaus Allofs

2 goals

• Horst Hrubesch
• Zdenek Nehoda
• Kees Kist