UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 3

Standings and results for Group 3 of the UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying tournament.

Group 3 consisted of Cyprus, Romania, Spain and Yugoslavia. Group winners were Spain, who pipped Yugoslavia by a single point.

Final table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Spain Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Romania Cyprus
1  Spain 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 9 Qualify for final tournament — 0–1 1–0 5–0
2  Yugoslavia 6 4 0 2 14 6 +8 8 1–2 — 2–1 5–0
3  Romania 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 6 2–2 3–2 — 2–0
4  Cyprus 6 0 1 5 2 19 −17 1 1–3 0–3 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Results

Yugoslavia 1–2 Spain
Halilhodžić 44' Juanito 20'
Santillana 32'
Attendance: 41,539
Referee: Linemayr (AUT)
Romania 3–2 Yugoslavia
Sameş 62', 68'
Iordănescu 75' (pen.)		 Petrović 22' (pen.)
Desnica 90'
Attendance: 24,090
Referee: Lattanzi (ITA)
Spain 1–0 Romania
Asensi 9'
Attendance: 37,019[1]
Referee: Keizer (NED)
Spain 5–0 Cyprus
Asensi 9'
del Bosque 10'
Santillana 52', 77'
Rubén Cano 65'
Attendance: 14,974[2]
Referee: Bonett (MLT)
Cyprus 0–3 Yugoslavia
Vujović 40', 79'
Šurjak 82' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,378
Referee: Padar (HUN)
Romania 2–2 Spain
Georgescu 57' (pen.), 65' Dani 59', 70'
Attendance: 34,506[3]
Referee: van Langenhove (BEL)
Cyprus 1–1 Romania
Kaiafas 31' Augustin 30'
Attendance: 6,488[4]
Referee: Parmakov (BUL)
Spain 0–1 Yugoslavia
Šurjak 5'
Attendance: 28,078
Referee: McGinlay (SCO)
Yugoslavia 2–1 Romania
Vujović 48'
Slišković 50'		 Răducanu 79'
Attendance: 24,397
Referee: Redelfs (FRG)
Yugoslavia 5–0 Cyprus
Kranjčar 32', 50'
Vujović 60'
Petrović 75'
Savić 87'
Attendance: 14,134
Referee: Zhezhov (BUL)
Romania 2–0 Cyprus
Mulţescu 40'
Răducanu 75'
Attendance: 3,000[5]
Referee: Krchnák (CZE)
Cyprus 1–3 Spain
Vrahimis 69' Villar 5'
Santillana 41'
Saura 89'
Attendance: 9,128[6]
Referee: Bucek (AUT)

Goalscorers

There were 38 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.17 goals per match.

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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