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1980 UEFA European Under 18 Championship

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Host country
  
East Germany

Teams
  
16

Runners-up
  
Poland

Dates
  
16 May - 25 May

Champions
  
England (8th title)

Third place
  
Italy

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.

Contents

Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

  •  Bulgaria
  •  East Germany (host)
  •  England
  •  Finland
  •  France
  •  West Germany
  •  Hungary
  •  Italy
  •  Netherlands
  •  Northern Ireland
  •  Norway
  •  Poland
  •  Portugal
  •  Romania
  •  Spain
  •  Yugoslavia

    • 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).

  •  England
  •  West Germany (replaced  Netherlands, declining participation)
  •  Italy
  •  Poland
  •  Romania (won draw against  Portugal)
  •  Spain

    • References

    1980 UEFA European Under-18 Championship Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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