UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 4

Standings and results for Group 4 of the UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying tournament.

Group 4 consisted of Netherlands, Poland, East Germany, Switzerland, and Iceland. Group winners were Netherlands, who outran Poland by a single point.

Final table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Netherlands Poland East Germany Switzerland Iceland
1  Netherlands 8 6 1 1 20 6 +14 13 Qualify for final tournament — 1–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Poland 8 5 2 1 13 4 +9 12 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 2–0
3  East Germany 8 5 1 2 18 11 +7 11 2–3 2–1 — 5–2 3–1
4   Switzerland 8 2 0 6 7 18 −11 4 1–3 0–2 0–2 — 2–0
5  Iceland 8 0 0 8 2 21 −19 0 0–4 0–2 0–3 1–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Results

Iceland 0–2 Poland
Kusto 24'
Lato 85'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 6,594
Referee: Thomas Perry (NIR)
Netherlands 3–0 Iceland
Krol 31'
Brandts 53'
Rensenbrink 63' (pen.)
Attendance: 13,113
Referee: Anders Mattsson (FIN)
East Germany 3–1 Iceland
Peter 6'
Riediger 29'
Hoffmann 72'		 Pétursson 14' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,084
Referee: Thomas Henry Charles Reynolds (WAL)
Switzerland 1–3 Netherlands
Tanner 32' Wildschut 19'
Brandts 67'
Geels 90'
Attendance: 20,732
Referee: César Correia Diaz da Luz (POR)
Netherlands 3–0 East Germany
Kische 18' (og.)
Geels 72' (pen.), 88'
Attendance: 33,972[1]
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (SWE)
Poland 2–0  Switzerland
Boniek 39'
Ogaza 56'
Olimpijski, Wrocław
Attendance: 27,576
Netherlands 3–0  Switzerland
Kist 55'
Metgod 84'
Peters 89'
Attendance: 21,674
Referee: John Hunting (ENG)
East Germany 2–1 Poland
Streich 59'
Lindemann 63'		 Boniek 9'
Zentralstadion, Leipzig
Attendance: 45,254[2]
Poland 2–0 Netherlands
Boniek 19'
Mazur 64' (pen.)
Attendance: 71,298[3]
Referee: Robert Wurtz (FRA)
Switzerland 2–0 Iceland
Herbert Hermann 27'
Zappa 53'
Attendance: 20,234
Referee: Albert Victor (LUX)
Iceland 1–2  Switzerland
Guðlaugsson 49' Ponte 59'
Heinz Hermann 61'
Attendance: 10,469
Referee: Edward A. Farrell (IRL)
Iceland 0–4 Netherlands
Metgod 48'
W. van de Kerkhof 71'
Nanninga 73', 87'
Attendance: 10,375[4]
Referee: Clive Thomas (WAL)
Iceland 0–3 East Germany
Weber 66' (pen.), 73'
Streich 80'
Attendance: 9,162
Referee: Svein Inge Thime (NOR)
Switzerland 0–2 Poland
Terlecki 34', 63'
Attendance: 22,363
Referee: Otto Anderco (ROU)
Poland 1–1 East Germany
Wieczorek 77' Häfner 62'
Poland 2–0 Iceland
Ogaza 55', 74' (pen.)
Attendance: 13,352
East Germany 5–2  Switzerland
Weber 1'
Hoffmann 11', 75', 80'
Schnuphase 26'		 Barberis 19'
Pfister 72'
Attendance: 32,406
Referee: Robert Wurtz (FRA)
Netherlands 1–1 Poland
Stevens 65' Rudy 4'
Olympisch, Amsterdam
Attendance: 45,049[6]
East Germany 2–3 Netherlands
Schnuphase 17'
Streich 33' (pen.)		 Thijssen 45'
Kist 50'
W. van de Kerkhof 67'
Zentralstadion, Leipzig
Attendance: 89,297[7]
Referee: António da Silva Garrido (POR)

Goalscorers

There were 60 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  • Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.
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