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.
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:
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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 1980 UEFA European Under 21 ChampionshipTournament detailsDates12 February 21 MayTeams25 from 1 confederation Final positionsChampions Soviet Union 1st title Runners up East GermanyTournament statisticsMatches played67Goals scored154 2 3 per match Top scorer s Ramaz Shengelia 3 goals Best player s Anatoliy Demyanenko 1 19781982 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 Contents 1 Qualifying stage 1 1 Draw 1 2 Qualified teams 2 Squads 3 Knockout stages 4 References 5 External linksQualifying stage EditDraw Edit 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 Pts1 nbsp England 4 4 0 0 11 2 82 nbsp Denmark 4 1 0 3 3 4 23 nbsp 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 BulgariaQualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts1 nbsp Scotland 5 3 2 0 13 5 82 nbsp Belgium 6 2 3 1 8 4 73 nbsp Norway 6 1 3 2 5 12 54 nbsp 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 Pts1 nbsp Yugoslavia 4 2 2 0 4 2 62 nbsp Spain 4 1 2 1 4 2 43 nbsp 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 CyprusQualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts1 nbsp East Germany 4 2 2 0 8 3 62 nbsp Poland 4 2 1 1 7 8 53 nbsp 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 GermanyQualifying Group 5 P W D L F A Pts1 nbsp Czechoslovakia 4 3 0 1 3 1 62 nbsp France 4 2 1 1 3 2 53 nbsp 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 Pts1 nbsp Soviet Union 4 3 1 0 8 2 72 nbsp Greece 4 2 0 2 5 6 43 nbsp 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 FinlandQualifying Group 7 P W D L F A Pts1 nbsp Hungary 4 3 0 1 9 4 62 nbsp Romania 4 2 0 2 7 3 43 nbsp 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 Pts1 nbsp Italy 4 3 1 0 5 0 72 nbsp Switzerland 4 2 1 1 8 2 53 nbsp 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 LuxembourgQualified teams Edit Country Qualified as Previous appearances in tournament1 nbsp England Group 1 winner 1 1978 nbsp Scotland Group 2 winner 0 Debut nbsp Yugoslavia Group 3 winner 1 1978 nbsp East Germany Group 4 winner 1 1978 nbsp Czechoslovakia Group 5 winner 1 1978 nbsp Soviet Union Group 6 winner 0 Debut nbsp Hungary Group 7 winner 1 1978 nbsp Italy Group 8 winner 1 1978 1 Bold indicates champion for that yearSquads EditSee 1980 UEFA European Under 21 Championship squadsKnockout stages EditQuarter finalsSemi finalsFinals nbsp Soviet Union303 nbsp Italy101 nbsp Soviet Union314 nbsp Yugoslavia000 nbsp Czechoslovakia112 nbsp Yugoslavia123 nbsp Soviet Union011 nbsp East Germany000 nbsp Hungary202 nbsp East Germany033 nbsp East Germany213 nbsp England101 nbsp England202 nbsp Scotland101References Edit 1980 Anatoliy Demyanenko UEFA com Union of European Football Associations 1 June 1980 Retrieved 29 June 2015 External links EditResults Archive at uefa com RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1980 UEFA European 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