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1980 Under-21 EURO: Soviet success worth the wait
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1980 Under-21 EURO: Soviet success worth the wait

The Soviet Union fell in qualifying for the first Under-21 EURO two years earlier but recovered to triumph in 1980.

Road to the final

Final

2nd leg

21 May

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1st leg

07 May

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Semi-finals

2nd leg

30 Apr

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23 Apr

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1st leg

26 Apr

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16 Apr

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Group stage standings

Group 1: ENG-DEN-BUL Live now

P Pts
England
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4 8
Bulgaria
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4 2
Denmark
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4 2

Group 2: SCO-BEL-NOR-POR Live now

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Scotland
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5 8
Belgium
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6 7
Norway
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6 5
Portugal
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5 2

Group 3: RSM-ESP-CYP Live now

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Serbia
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4 6
Spain
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4 4
Cyprus
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4 2

Group 4: GDR-POL-HOL Live now

P Pts
German Democratic Republi
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4 6
Poland
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4 5
Netherlands
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4 1

Group 5: CZE-FRA-SWE Live now

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Czechia
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4 6
France
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4 5
Sweden
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4 1

Group 6: URS-GRE-FIN Live now

P Pts
USSR
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4 7
Greece
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4 4
Finland
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4 1

Group 7: HUN-ROM-TUR Live now

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Hungary
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4 6
Romania
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4 4
Türkiye
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4 2

Group 8: ITA-SUI-LUX Live now

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Italy
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4 7
Switzerland
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4 5
Luxembourg
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4 0

The competition in numbers

Key stats
Goals
26
Matches played
14
Top scorers
Shengelia
3
Susloparov
2
Strässer
2
Most appearances
Kaplun
6
Susloparov
6
Ullrich
6