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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

4 October 1978

Yugoslavia	1–2	Spain
Halilhodžić 44'		Juanito 20' Santillana 32'

Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb

Attendance: 41,539

Referee: Linemayr ( AUT)

25 October 1978

Romania	3–2	Yugoslavia
Sameş 62', 68' Iordănescu 75' ( pen.)		Petrović 22' ( pen.) Desnica 90'

Ghencea Stadium, Bucharest

Attendance: 24,090

Referee: Lattanzi ( ITA)

15 November 1978

Spain	1–0	Romania
Asensi 9'

Estadio Mestalla, Valencia

Attendance: 37,019^[1]

Referee: Keizer ( NED)

13 December 1978

Spain	5–0	Cyprus
Asensi 9' del Bosque 10' Santillana 52', 77' Rubén Cano 65'

Estadio El Helmántico, Salamanca

Attendance: 14,974^[2]

Referee: Bonett ( MLT)

1 April 1979

Cyprus	0–3	Yugoslavia
		Vujović 40', 79' Šurjak 82' ( pen.)

Makario Stadium, Nicosia

Attendance: 3,378

Referee: Padar ( HUN)

4 April 1979

Romania	2–2	Spain
Georgescu 57' ( pen.), 65'		Dani 59', 70'

Ion Oblemenco Stadium, Craiova

Attendance: 34,506^[3]

Referee: van Langenhove ( BEL)

13 May 1979

Cyprus	1–1	Romania
Kaiafas 31'		Augustin 30'

Tsirion Stadium, Limassol

Attendance: 6,488^[4]

Referee: Parmakov ( BUL)

10 October 1979

Spain	0–1	Yugoslavia
		Šurjak 5'

Estadio Mestalla, Valencia

Attendance: 28,078

Referee: McGinlay ( SCO)

31 October 1979

Yugoslavia	2–1	Romania
Vujović 48' Slišković 50'		Răducanu 79'

Gradski stadion, Kosovska Mitrovica

Attendance: 24,397

Referee: Redelfs ( FRG)

14 November 1979

Yugoslavia	5–0	Cyprus
Kranjčar 32', 50' Vujović 60' Petrović 75' Savić 87'

Gradski stadion, Novi Sad

Attendance: 14,134

Referee: Zhezhov ( BUL)

18 November 1979

Romania	2–0	Cyprus
Mulţescu 40' Răducanu 75'

Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest

Attendance: 3,000^[5]

Referee: Krchnák ( CZE)

9 December 1979

Cyprus	1–3	Spain
Vrahimis 69'		Villar 5' Santillana 41' Saura 89'

Tsirion Stadium, Limassol

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.

^ "Spain v Romania, 15 November 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
^ "Spain v Cyprus, 13 December 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
^ "Romania v Spain, 4 April 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
^ "Cyprus v Romania, 13 May 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
^ "Romania v Cyprus, 18 November 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
^ "Cyprus v Spain, 9 December 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

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[2] "Spain v Cyprus, 13 December 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

[3] "Romania v Spain, 4 April 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

[4] "Cyprus v Romania, 13 May 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

[5] "Romania v Cyprus, 18 November 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

[6] "Cyprus v Spain, 9 December 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

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