1980 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEast Germany
Dates16–25 May
Teams16
Final positions
Champions England (8th title)
Runners-up Poland
Third place Italy
Fourth place Netherlands
← 1979
1981 →

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.

Qualification

Group 1

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 7
 Republic of Ireland 4 1 2 1 3 4 –1 4
 Belgium 4 0 1 3 3 7 –4 1


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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

Main article: 1980 UEFA European Under-18 Championship squads

Group stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 5
 Spain 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4
 Norway 3 0 2 1 2 3 –1 2
 Hungary 3 0 1 2 2 6 –4 1


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 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 5
 East Germany 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 3
 France 3 1 0 2 7 5 +2 2
 Bulgaria 3 1 0 2 2 10 –8 2


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 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 6
 Romania 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 4
 West Germany 3 1 0 2 8 6 +2 2
 Finland 3 0 0 3 3 11 –8 0


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 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5
 Portugal 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
 Yugoslavia 3 0 2 1 3 5 –2 2
 Northern Ireland 3 0 1 2 2 4 –2 1


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
Gera
England 1 – 0 Netherlands
Halle

Third place match

Italy 3 – 0 Netherlands
Leipzig

Final

England 2 – 1 Poland
Leipzig
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).

External links

UEFA European U-18 and U-19 Championship
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