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

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Greece 6 3 1 2 13 7 +6 7  Hungary 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 6  Finland 6 2 2 2 10 15 −5 6  Soviet Union 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 5

Finland  – 3–0 2–1 1–1 Greece  8–1 – 4–1 1–0 Hungary  3–1 0–0 – 2–0 Soviet Union  2–2 2–0 2–2 –

Results

Finland  v  Greece

May 24, 1978

Finland	3 – 0	Greece
Ismail  35',  82' Nieminen  80'

Olympiastadion, Helsinki Attendance: 7,740 Referee: Heinz Einbeck (GDR)

Finland  v  Hungary

September 20, 1978

Finland	2 – 1	Hungary
Ismail  30' Pyykkö  53'		Tieber  74'

Olympiastadion, Helsinki Attendance: 4,797 Referee: Erik Fredriksson (SWE)

Soviet Union  v  Greece

September 20, 1978

Soviet Union	2 – 0	Greece
Chesnokov  20' Bezsonov  53'

Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan Attendance: 40,000 Referee: John Carpenter (IRL)

Hungary  v  Soviet Union

October 11, 1978

Hungary	2 – 0	Soviet Union
Váradi  26' Szokolai  60'

Budapest Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Walter Eschweiler (FRG)

Greece  v  Finland

October 11, 1978

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  v  Hungary

October 29, 1978

Greece	4 – 1	Hungary
Galakos  58',  67' Ardizoglou  71' Mavros  89'		Váradi  90'

Toumba Stadium Salonika Attendance: 13,463 Referee: Nikola Milanov Doudine (BUL)

Hungary  v  Greece

May 2, 1979

Hungary	0 – 0	Greece

Budapest Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Bartley John Homewood (ENG)

Soviet Union  v  Hungary

May 19, 1979

Soviet Union	2 – 2	Hungary
Chesnokov  23' Shengelia  75'		Tatar  33' Pusztai  63'

Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Brian R. McGinlay (SCO)

Finland  v  Soviet Union

July 4, 1979

Finland	1 – 1	Soviet Union
Ismail  55'		Khapsalis  28'

Olympiastadion, Helsinki Attendance: 13,119 Referee: Ole Amundsen (DEN)

Greece  v  Soviet Union

September 12, 1979

Greece	1 – 0	Soviet Union
Nikoloudis  9'

Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens Attendance: 25,537 Referee: António José da Silva Garrido (POR)

Hungary  v  Finland

October 17, 1979

Hungary	3 – 1	Finland
Fekete  11',  42' Tatar  57'		Toivola  47'

Oláh Gábor Stadium, Debrecen Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Charles G.R. Corver (NED)

Soviet Union  v  Finland

October 31, 1979

Soviet Union	2 – 2	Finland
Andreyev  50' Gavrilov  67'		Haaskivi  76' Hakala  82'

Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Aleksandar Nikić (YUG)

References

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