Standings and results for Group 4 of the UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying tournament.

Group 4 consisted of Netherlands, Poland, East Germany, Switzerland, and Iceland. Group winners were Netherlands, who outran Poland by a single point.

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Netherlands Poland East Germany Switzerland Iceland
1  Netherlands 8 6 1 1 20 6 +14 13 Qualify for final tournament 1–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Poland 8 5 2 1 13 4 +9 12 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0
3  East Germany 8 5 1 2 18 11 +7 11 2–3 2–1 5–2 3–1
4   Switzerland 8 2 0 6 7 18 −11 4 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–0
5  Iceland 8 0 0 8 2 21 −19 0 0–4 0–2 0–3 1–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Results

Iceland 0–2 Poland
Kusto 24'
Lato 85'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 6,594
Referee: Thomas Perry (NIR)

Netherlands 3–0 Iceland
Krol 31'
Brandts 53'
Rensenbrink 63' (pen.)
De Goffert, Nijmegen
Attendance: 13,113
Referee: Anders Mattsson (FIN)

East Germany 3–1 Iceland
Peter 6'
Riediger 29'
Hoffmann 72'
Pétursson 14' (pen.)
Kurt-Wabbel-Stadion, Halle
Attendance: 9,084
Referee: Thomas Henry Charles Reynolds (WAL)

Switzerland 1–3 Netherlands
Tanner 32' Wildschut 19'
Brandts 67'
Geels 90'
Wankdorfstadion, Bern
Attendance: 20,732
Referee: César Correia Diaz da Luz (POR)

Netherlands 3–0 East Germany
Kische 18' (og.)
Geels 72' (pen.), 88'
Poland 2–0  Switzerland
Boniek 39'
Ogaza 56'
Olimpijski, Wrocław
Attendance: 27,576
Referee: Franz Wöhrer (AUT)

Netherlands 3–0  Switzerland
Kist 55'
Metgod 84'
Peters 89'
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 21,674
Referee: John Hunting (ENG)

East Germany 2–1 Poland
Streich 59'
Lindemann 63'
Boniek 9'
Zentralstadion, Leipzig
Attendance: 45,254[2]
Referee: Eldar Azimzade (URS)

Poland 2–0 Netherlands
Boniek 19'
Mazur 64' (pen.)
Silesian Stadium, Chorzów
Attendance: 71,298[3]
Referee: Robert Wurtz (FRA)

Switzerland 0–2 East Germany
Lindemann 45'
Streich 90'

Switzerland 2–0 Iceland
Herbert Hermann 27'
Zappa 53'
Wankdorfstadion, Bern
Attendance: 20,234
Referee: Albert Victor (LUX)

Iceland 1–2  Switzerland
Guðlaugsson 49' Ponte 59'
Heinz Hermann 61'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 10,469
Referee: Edward A. Farrell (IRL)

Iceland 0–4 Netherlands
Metgod 48'
W. van de Kerkhof 71'
Nanninga 73', 87'

Iceland 0–3 East Germany
Weber 66' (pen.), 73'
Streich 80'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 9,162
Referee: Svein Inge Thime (NOR)
Switzerland 0–2 Poland
Terlecki 34', 63'
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
Attendance: 22,363
Referee: Otto Anderco (ROU)

Poland 1–1 East Germany
Wieczorek 77' Häfner 62'

Poland 2–0 Iceland
Ogaza 55', 74' (pen.)
Stadion Miejski, Kraków
Attendance: 13,352
Referee: Henning Lund-Sørensen (DEN)

East Germany 5–2  Switzerland
Weber 1'
Hoffmann 11', 75', 80'
Schnuphase 26'
Barberis 19'
Pfister 72'

Netherlands 1–1 Poland
Stevens 65' Rudy 4'
Olympisch, Amsterdam
Attendance: 45,049[6]
Referee: Paolo Casarin (ITA)

East Germany 2–3 Netherlands
Schnuphase 17'
Streich 33' (pen.)
Thijssen 45'
Kist 50'
W. van de Kerkhof 67'

Goalscorers

There were 60 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. ^ "Netherlands v East Germany, 15 November 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. ^ "East Germany v Poland, 18 April 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Poland v Netherlands, 2 May 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Iceland v Netherlands, 5 September 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Poland v East Germany, 26 September 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Netherlands v Poland, 17 October 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. ^ "East Germany v Netherlands, 21 November 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 21 November 2020.