Euro 1980
The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 1980) final tournament was held in Italy. This was the sixth European Football Championship, which is held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. The final tournament took place between June 11 and June 22, 1980.
Contents
Qualification
The following teams participated in the final tournament:
- Belgium
- Czechoslovakia
- England
- Greece
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Spain
- West Germany
Italy automatically qualified for the tournament as hosts
Greece qualified finishing on top of Group 6, ahead of Hungary, Finland and the USSR:
Group matches
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Finland 3 - 0 Greece Finland 2 - 1 Hungary USSR 2 - 0 Greece Hungary 2 - 0 USSR Greece 8 - 1 Finland Greece 4 - 1 Hungary |
Hungary 0 - 0 Greece USSR 2 - 2 Hungary Finland 1 - 1 USSR Greece 1 - 0 USSR Hungary 3 - 1 Finland USSR 2 - 2 Finland |
Overview
This was the first European Championship in which eight teams, rather than four, contested the final tournament. Seven of these countries had to qualify for the final stage. Also for the first time, the hosts, in this case Italy, qualified automatically for the finals. This was the first time in the history of the tournament that all matches were played in one country.
Because of the expanded format, the final tournament went through some changes as well. Two groups of four teams each were created; each team would play all others within their group. The winners of the groups would go straight to the final (there were no semi-finals), while the runners-up disputed the third place match.
The tournament generally failed to draw much enthusiasm from spectators and TV viewers. Attendance was generally poor except for Italy matches. The defensive style of play of many teams led to a succession of dull matches. Hooliganism, already a rising problem in the 1970s, made headlines again at the first-round match between England and Belgium where riot police had to use tear gas, delaying the start of play. The only bright spots were the emergence of a new generation of talented West German stars such as Hans-Peter Briegel, Horst Hrubesch, Hansi Müller and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, and the inspired performance of offensively-minded Belgium (around rising stars such as Jan Ceulemans, Eric Gerets, Jean-Marie Pfaff, and Erwin Vandenbergh) who unexpectedly reached the final, only losing to West Germany (1-2) by a Hrubesch goal two minutes before time.
Venues
- Stadio Olimpico, Rome - Capacity: 86,500
- San Siro, Milan - Capacity: 85,700
- Stadio San Paolo, Naples - Capacity: 72,800
- Stadio Comunale, Turin - Capacity: 50,000
First round
All times local (Central European Time)
Half-time scores are in brackets
Group A
| Czechoslovakia | 0 - 1 (0-0) | West Germany | 17:45 - Stadio Olimpico, Rome Ref: Alberto Michelotti (Italy) Attendance: 11,059 |
| Rummenigge 57' | |||
| Netherlands | 1 - 0 (0-0) | Greece | 20:30 - Stadio San Paolo, Naples Ref: Adolf Prokop (East Germany) Attendance: 14,990 |
| Kist (p) 65' | |||
| West Germany | 3 - 2 (1-0) | Netherlands | 17:45 - Stadio San Paolo, Naples Ref: Robert Wurtz (France) Attendance: 26,546 |
| Allofs 20', 60', 65' | Rep (p) 79' | ||
| van de Kerkhof 85' | |||
| Greece | 1 - 3 (1-2) | Czechoslovakia | 20:30 - Stadio Olimpico, Rome Ref: Patrick Partridge (England) Attendance: 4,726 |
| Anastopoulos 14' | Panenka 6' | ||
| Vízek 26' | |||
| Nehoda 63' | |||
| Netherlands | 1 - 1 (0-1) | Czechoslovakia | 17:45 - Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Ref: Hilmi Ok (Turkey) Attendance: 11,889 |
| Kist 59' | Nehoda 16' | ||
| Greece | 0 - 0 (0-0) | West Germany | 20:30 - Stadio Comunale, Turin Ref: Brian McGinlay (Scotland) Attendance: 13,901 |
Group B
| Belgium | 1 - 1 (1-1) | England | 17:45 - Stadio Comunale, Turin Ref: Heinz Aldinger (West Germany) Attendance: 15,186 |
| Ceulemans 29' | Wilkins 26' | ||
| Spain | 0 - 0 (0-0) | Italy | 20:30 - Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Ref: Karoly Palotai (Hungary) Attendance: 46,816 |
| Belgium | 2 - 1 (1-1) | Spain | 17:45 - Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Ref: Charles Corver (Netherlands) Attendance: 11,430 |
| Gerets 17' | Quini 36' | ||
| Cools 65' | |||
| England | 0 - 1 (0-0) | Italy | 20:30 - Stadio Comunale, Turin Ref: Nicolae Rainea (Romania) Attendance: 59,646 |
| Tardelli 79' | |||
| Spain | 1 - 2 (0-1) | England | 17:45 - Stadio San Paolo, Naples Ref: Erich Linemayr (Austria) Attendance: 14,440 |
| Dani (p) 48' | Brooking 19' | ||
| Woodcock 61' | |||
| Italy | 0 - 0 (0-0) | Belgium | 20:30 - Stadio Olimpico, Rome Ref: António José Garrido (Portugal) Attendance: 42,318 |
Third place match
| Italy | 1 - 1 (0-0) | Czechoslovakia | 20:30 - Stadio San Paolo, Naples Ref: Erich Linemayr (Austria) Attendance: 24,652 | |
| Graziani 73' | Jurkemik 54' | |||
| NOTE: No extra time was played. | ||||
| Penalty shootout | ||||
| Italy | 8 - 9 | Czechoslovakia | ||
| Causio: goal | 1-1 | Masný: goal | ||
| Altobelli: goal | 2-2 | Nehoda: goal | ||
| Baresi: goal | 3-3 | Ondruš: goal | ||
| Cabrini: goal | 4-4 | Jurkemik: goal | ||
| Benetti: goal | 5-5 | Panenka: goal | ||
| Graziani: goal | 6-6 | Gögh: goal | ||
| Scirea: goal | 7-7 | Gajdůšek: goal | ||
| Tardelli: goal | 8-8 | Kozák: goal | ||
| Collovati: Netolicka saved | 8-9 | Barmoš: goal | ||
Final
| West Germany | 2 - 1 (1-0) | Belgium | 20:30 - Stadio Olimpico, Rome Ref: Nicolae Rainea (Romania) Attendance: 47,864 |
| Hrubesch 10', 88' | Vandereycken (p) 75' |
| Euro 1980 Champions: West Germany Second title |
Statistics
Goal scorers
3 Goals
- Klaus Allofs
2 Goals
- Horst Hrubesch
- Zdenek Nehoda
- Kees Kist
1 Goal
- Jan Ceulemans
- Julien Cools
- Eric Gerets
- René Vandereycken
- Ladislav Jurkemik
- Antonín Panenka
- Ladislav Vízek
- Trevor Brooking
- Ray Wilkins
- Tony Woodcock
- Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
- Nikos Anastopoulos
- Francesco Graziani
- Marco Tardelli
- Johnny Rep
- Willy van de Kerkhof
- Daniel Bazán Dani
- Enrique Castro Quini
Fastest goal
6 Minutes : Antonin Panenka (Czechoslovakia vs Greece)
Average goals
1.93 Per Game
The Greek Squad
- Head coach: Alketas Panagoulias
- 1 Vasilis Konstantinou (Panathinaikos)
- 2 Yiannis Kyrastas (Olympiakos)
- 3 Kostas Iosifidis (PAOK)
- 4 Anthimos Kapsis (Panathinaikos)
- 5 Giorgos Foiros (Aris)
- 6 Spiros Livathinos (Panathinaikos)
- 7 Christos Terzanidis (Panathinaikos)
- 8 Takis Nikoloudis (Olympiakos)
- 9 Christos Ardizoglou (AEK)
- 10 Maik Galakos (Olympiakos)
- 11 Yiannis Damanakis (PAOK)
- 12 Yiannis Gounaris (PAOK)
- 13 Charalambos Xanthopoulos (Iraklis)
- 14 Giorgos Koudas (PAOK)
- 15 Thomas Mavros (AEK)
- 16 Dinos Kouis (Aris)
- 17 Petros Ravoussis (AEK)
- 18 Pantelis Nikolaou (AEK)
- 19 Giorgos Kostikos (PAOK)
- 20 Nikos Anastopoulos (Panionios)
- 21 Lefteris Poupakis (OFI Crete)
- 22 Stelios Papafloratos (Aris)
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