1980 European Football Championship

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The 1980 European Football Championship (Euro 80) 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.

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
• Giuseppe Meazza, Milan - Capacity: 85,700
• Stadio San Paolo, Naples - Capacity: 72,800
• Stadio Comunale, Turin - Capacity: 50,000

Squads

First round

Group A

West Germany

Czechoslovakia

Netherlands

Greece

June 11, 1980

''' 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'

June 14, 1980

''' 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'

June 17, 1980

''' 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

Italy

England

Spain

June 12, 1980

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

June 15, 1980

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'

June 18, 1980

''' 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

Klaus Allofs

Horst Hrubesch

Jan Ceulemans

Fastest goal

Average goals

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