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 +67
 Hungary 6 2 2 2 9 9 06
 Finland 6 2 2 2 10 15 56
 Soviet Union 6 1 3 2 7 8 15
  Finland Greece Hungary Soviet Union
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

May 24, 1978
Finland  3 0  Greece
Ismail  35',  82'
Nieminen  80'
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Attendance: 7,740
Referee: Heinz Einbeck (GDR)

September 20, 1978
Finland  2 1  Hungary
Ismail  30'
Pyykkö  53'
Tieber  74'
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Attendance: 4,797
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (SWE)

September 20, 1978
Soviet Union  2 0  Greece
Chesnokov  20'
Bezsonov  53'
Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: John Carpenter (IRL)

October 11, 1978
Hungary  2 0  Soviet Union
Váradi  26'
Szokolai  60'
Budapest
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Walter Eschweiler (FRG)

October 11, 1978
Greece  8 1  Finland
Nikoloudis  15',  25'
Delikaris  23',  47'
Mavros  38',  44',  75' (pen.)
Galakos  81'
Heiskanen  61'

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)

May 2, 1979
Hungary  0 0  Greece
Budapest
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Bartley John Homewood (ENG)

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)

July 4, 1979
Finland  1 1  Soviet Union
Ismail  55' Khapsalis  28'
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Attendance: 13,119
Referee: Ole Amundsen (DEN)

September 12, 1979
Greece  1 0  Soviet Union
Nikoloudis  9'

October 17, 1979
Hungary  3 1  Finland
Fekete  11',  42'
Tatar  57'
Toivola  47'

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

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