UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 6

Standings and results for Group 6 of the 1980 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying tournament.

Group 6 consisted of Soviet Union, Hungary, Greece and Finland. This group proved to be one of the toughest as unexpected group winners Greece outran both Finland and Hungary by only one point and Soviet Union, who finished last, by two points.

Final table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 6 3 1 2 13 7 +6 7 Qualify for final tournament — 4–1 8–1 1–0
2  Hungary 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 6 0–0 — 3–1 2–0
3  Finland 6 2 2 2 10 15 −5 6 3–0 2–1 — 1–1
4  Soviet Union 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 5 2–0 2–2 2–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Results
Finland 3–0 Greece
Ismail  35',  82'
Nieminen  80'
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Attendance: 7,740
Referee: Heinz Einbeck (GDR)
Finland 2–1 Hungary
Ismail  30'
Pyykkö  53'		 Tieber  74'
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Attendance: 4,797
Soviet Union 2–0 Greece
Chesnokov  20'
Bezsonov  53'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: John Carpenter (IRL)
Hungary 2–0 Soviet Union
Váradi  26'
Szokolai  60'
Attendance: 32,000
Greece 8–1 Finland
Nikoloudis  15',  25'
Delikaris  23',  47'
Mavros  38',  44',  75' (pen.)
Galakos  81'		 Heiskanen  61'
Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Marcel van Langenhove (BEL)
Greece 4–1 Hungary
Galakos  58',  67'
Ardizoglou  71'
Mavros  89'		 Váradi  90'
Attendance: 13,463
Referee: Nikola Milanov Doudine (BUL)
Hungary 0–0 Greece
Attendance: 23,000
Soviet Union 2–2 Hungary
Chesnokov  23'
Shengelia  75'		 Tatar  33'
Pusztai  63'
Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 75,000
Finland 1–1 Soviet Union
Ismail  55' Khapsalis  28'
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Attendance: 13,119
Referee: Ole Amundsen (DEN)
Greece 1–0 Soviet Union
Nikoloudis  9'
Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 25,537
Hungary 3–1 Finland
Fekete  11',  42'
Tatar  57'		 Toivola  47'
Oláh Gábor Stadium, Debrecen
Attendance: 18,000
Soviet Union 2–2 Finland
Andreyev  50'
Gavrilov  67'		 Haaskivi  76'
Hakala  82'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Aleksandar Nikić (YUG)

Goalscorers

There were 39 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.25 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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