Back Campionat d'Europa de Futbol sub-21 de la UEFA 1980 Catalan Mistrovství Evropy ve fotbale hráčů do 21 let 1980 Czech U-21-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 1980 German Championnat d'Europe de football espoirs 1980 French 1980-as U21-es labdarúgó-Európa-bajnokság Hungarian Campionato europeo di calcio Under-21 1980 Italian Europees kampioenschap voetbal onder 21 - 1980 Dutch Mistrzostwa Europy U-21 w Piłce Nożnej 1980 Polish Чемпионат Европы по футболу среди молодёжных команд 1980 Russian U21-Europamästerskapet i fotboll 1980 Swedish
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 February – 21 May |
| Teams | 25 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  East Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 67 |
| Goals scored | 154 (2.3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ramaz Shengelia (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Anatoliy Demyanenko[1] |
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.
- ^ "1980: Anatoliy Demyanenko". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 1980. Retrieved 29 June 2015.