UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 4

Standings and results for Group 4 of the 1980 UEFA European Football Championship 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

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Netherlands 8 6 1 1 20 6 +14 13  Poland 8 5 2 1 13 4 +9 12  East Germany 8 5 1 2 18 11 +7 11   Switzerland 8 2 0 6 7 18 −11 4  Iceland 8 0 0 8 2 21 −19 0

East Germany  – 3–1 2–3 2–1 5–2 Iceland  0–3 – 0–4 0–2 1–2 Netherlands  3–0 3–0 – 1–1 3–0 Poland  1–1 2–0 2–0 – 2–0 Switzerland   0–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 –

Results

Iceland  v  Poland

6 September 1978

Iceland	0 – 2	Poland
		Kusto  24' Lato  85'

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík Attendance: 6,594 Referee: Thomas Perry (NIR)

Netherlands  v  Iceland

20 September 1978

Netherlands	3 – 0	Iceland
Krol  31' Brandts  53' Rensenbrink  63' (pen.)

De Goffert, Nijmegen Attendance: 13,113 Referee: Anders Mattsson (FIN)

East Germany  v  Iceland

4 October 1978

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   v  Netherlands

11 October 1978

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  v  East Germany

15 November 1978

Netherlands	3 – 0	East Germany
Kische  18' (og.) Geels  72' (pen.),  88'

Feyenoord Stadion, Rotterdam Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Ulf Eriksson (SWE)

Poland  v   Switzerland

15 November 1978

Poland	2 – 0	Switzerland
Boniek  39' Ogaza  56'

Olimpijski, Wrocław Attendance: 27,576 Referee: Franz Wöhrer (AUT)

Netherlands  v   Switzerland

28 March 1979

Netherlands	3 – 0	Switzerland
Kist  55' Metgod  84' Peters  89'

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 21,674 Referee: John Hunting (ENG)

East Germany  v  Poland

18 April 1979

East Germany	2 – 1	Poland
Streich  59' Lindemann  63'		Boniek  9'

Zentralstadion, Leipzig Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Eldar Azim-Zade (URS)

Poland  v  Netherlands

2 May 1979

Poland	2 – 0	Netherlands
Boniek  19' Mazur  64' (pen.)

Silesian Stadium, Chorzów Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Robert Wurtz (FRA)

Switzerland   v  East Germany

5 May 1979

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

Espenmoos Stadium, St. Gallen Attendance: 7,486 Referee: Augusto Lamo Castillo (ESP)

Switzerland   v  Iceland

22 May 1979

Switzerland	2 – 0	Iceland
Herbert Hermann  27' Zappa  53'

Wankdorfstadion, Bern Attendance: 20,234 Referee: Albert Victor (LUX)

Iceland  v   Switzerland

9 June 1979

Iceland	1 – 2	Switzerland
Guðlaugsson  49'		Ponte  59' Heinz Hermann  61'

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík Attendance: 10,469 Referee: Edward A. Farrell (IRL)

Iceland  v  Netherlands

5 September 1979

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

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Clive Thomas (WAL)

Iceland  v  East Germany

12 September 1979

Iceland	0 – 3	East Germany
		Weber  66' (pen.),  73' Streich  80'

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík Attendance: 9,162 Referee: Svein Inge Thime (NOR)

Switzerland   v  Poland

12 September 1979

Switzerland	0 – 2	Poland
		Terlecki  34',  63'

Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne Attendance: 22,363 Referee: Otto Anderco (ROU)

Poland  v  East Germany

26 September 1979

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

Silesian Stadium, Chorzów Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Patrick Partridge (ENG)

Poland  v  Iceland

10 October 1979

Poland	2 – 0	Iceland
Ogaza  55',  74' (pen.)

Stadion Miejski, Kraków Attendance: 13,352 Referee: Henning Lund-Sørensen (DEN)

East Germany  v   Switzerland

13 October 1979

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

Stadion der Weltjugend, East Berlin Attendance: 32,406 Referee: Robert Wurtz (FRA)

Netherlands  v  Poland

17 October 1979

Netherlands	1 – 1	Poland
Stevens  65'		Rudy  4'

Olympisch, Amsterdam Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Paolo Casarin (ITA)

East Germany  v  Netherlands

21 November 1979

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

Zentralstadion, Leipzig Attendance: 92,000 Referee: António da Silva Garrido (POR)

Top goalscorer

• Joachim Streich and Martin Hoffmann (GDR) - 4 goals

References

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