FIFA World Cup qualification 1980/81

Final table 62 clubs

Computed from the match rows below, three points for a win. Ask the API for it as it stood on any date of the season and you get the table as it actually was that morning, not this one filtered.

#ClubPWDLGDPts

1 ITAItaly 4 4 0 0 +8 12

2 ROIRep. Of Ireland 5 3 1 1 +6 10

3 CDCongo DR 4 3 1 0 +5 10

4 NKNorth Korea 4 3 1 0 +5 10

5 WALWales 3 3 0 0 +9 9

6 AUSAustria 3 3 0 0 +8 9

7 CHIChina 3 3 0 0 +5 9

8 ALGAlgeria 4 2 2 0 +4 8

9 GUIGuinea 4 2 2 0 +3 8

10 CAMCameroon 4 2 1 1 +4 7

11 PORPortugal 3 2 1 0 +4 7

12 BELBelgium 3 2 1 0 +3 7

13 MORMorocco 3 2 1 0 +3 7

14 FRAFrance 2 2 0 0 +9 6

15 RUSRussia 2 2 0 0 +6 6

16 ENGEngland 3 2 0 1 +4 6

17 YUGYugoslavia 3 2 0 1 +4 6

18 JAPJapan 4 2 0 2 +2 6

19 BULBulgaria 3 2 0 1 +1 6

20 NIGNiger 4 1 2 1 0 5

21 ZAMZambia 3 1 1 1 +2 4

22 NINorthern Ireland 3 1 1 1 +2 4

23 TANTanzania 4 1 1 2 +1 4

24 ROMRomania 2 1 1 0 +1 4

25 LIBLibya 2 1 1 0 +1 4

26 SCOScotland 2 1 1 0 +1 4

27 NIGNigeria 3 1 1 1 0 4

28 NORNorway 3 1 1 1 -3 4

29 GERGermany 1 1 0 0 +2 3

30 POLPoland 1 1 0 0 +2 3

31 TUNTunisia 1 1 0 0 +2 3

32 CZECzechoslovakia 2 1 0 1 +1 3

33 DENDenmark 4 1 0 3 0 3

34 TOGTogo 2 1 0 1 0 3

35 GREGreece 2 1 0 1 -1 3

36 ZIMZimbabwe 2 1 0 1 -1 3

37 KENKenya 2 1 0 1 -3 3

38 ISRIsrael 4 0 3 1 -3 3

39 ALBAlbania 4 1 0 3 -5 3

40 ICEIceland 4 1 0 3 -8 3

41 SOMSomalia 2 0 2 0 0 2

42 HKHong Kong 3 0 2 1 -1 2

43 SWESweden 4 0 2 2 -4 2

44 MADMadagascar 2 0 1 1 -1 1

45 GAMGambia 2 0 1 1 -1 1

46 LIBLiberia 2 0 1 1 -1 1

47 SENSenegal 2 0 1 1 -1 1

48 SLSierra Leone 2 0 1 1 -2 1

49 LESLesotho 2 0 1 1 -2 1

50 SINSingapore 3 0 1 2 -2 1

51 SUDSudan 2 0 1 1 -2 1

52 MALMalawi 2 0 1 1 -3 1

53 ETHEthiopia 2 0 1 1 -4 1

54 SWISwitzerland 2 0 0 2 -2 0

55 NETNetherlands 2 0 0 2 -2 0

56 MALMalta 1 0 0 1 -2 0

57 MOZMozambique 2 0 0 2 -4 0

58 FINFinland 3 0 0 3 -6 0

59 TRKTürkiye 3 0 0 3 -8 0

60 MACMacau 3 0 0 3 -9 0

61 LUXLuxembourg 3 0 0 3 -11 0

62 CYPCyprus 4 0 0 4 -16 0

How the season went

Every figure counted from the matches, not typed in.

Goals per game

2.48

213 goals. 43% of matches went over 2.5.

Home advantage

47.7%

Draws 23.3%, away wins 29.1%.

Half-time lead held

88.9%

From 54 matches where someone led at the break.

2–0 11 · 12.8%

1–1 10 · 11.6%

0–0 9 · 10.5%

0–1 8 · 9.3%

1–0 7 · 8.1%

0–2 7 · 8.1%

Results 89

The three prices are what the market showed at kickoff. The shortest is highlighted, so you can see at a glance where the market was wrong.

Wednesday 31 December 1980

Hong Kong 0 – 0 China — — —

Tuesday 30 December 1980

North Korea 1 – 0 Japan — — —

Sunday 28 December 1980

Togo 1 – 2 Niger — — —

Sudan 1 – 1 Algeria — — —

Japan 3 – 0 Macau — — —

Hong Kong 2 – 2 North Korea — — —

Friday 26 December 1980

Singapore 0 – 1 North Korea — — —

China 1 – 0 Japan — — —

Wednesday 24 December 1980

Hong Kong 1 – 1 Singapore — — —

China 3 – 0 Macau — — —

Monday 22 December 1980

Singapore 0 – 1 Japan — — —

North Korea 3 – 0 Macau — — —

Sunday 21 December 1980

Hong Kong 0 – 1 China — — —

Guinea 1 – 0 Liberia — — —

Cyprus 0 – 2 Belgium — — —

Congo DR 3 – 2 Madagascar — — —

Saturday 20 December 1980

Tanzania 0 – 2 Nigeria — — —

Wednesday 17 December 1980

Portugal 3 – 0 Israel — — —

Sunday 14 December 1980

Niger 0 – 1 Togo — — —

Friday 12 December 1980

Algeria 2 – 0 Sudan — — —

Sunday 7 December 1980

Malta 0 – 2 Poland — — —

Liberia 0 – 0 Guinea — — —

Saturday 6 December 1980

Nigeria 1 – 1 Tanzania — — —

Greece 0 – 2 Italy — — —

Albania 0 – 1 Austria — — —

Wednesday 3 December 1980

Czechoslovakia 2 – 0 Türkiye — — —

Bulgaria 1 – 3 Germany — — —

Sunday 30 November 1980

Zambia 2 – 0 Morocco — — —

Wednesday 19 November 1980

Wales 1 – 0 Czechoslovakia — — —

Portugal 1 – 0 Northern Ireland — — —

Rep. Of Ireland 6 – 0 Cyprus — — —

England 2 – 1 Switzerland — — —

Denmark 4 – 0 Luxembourg — — —

Belgium 1 – 0 Netherlands — — —

Sunday 16 November 1980

Zimbabwe 1 – 0 Cameroon — — —

Morocco 2 – 0 Zambia — — —

Madagascar 1 – 1 Congo DR — — —

Saturday 15 November 1980

Italy 2 – 0 Yugoslavia — — —

Austria 5 – 0 Albania — — —

Wednesday 12 November 1980

Israel 0 – 0 Sweden — — —

Saturday 1 November 1980

Italy 2 – 0 Denmark — — —

Wednesday 29 October 1980

Switzerland 1 – 2 Norway — — —

Tuesday 28 October 1980

France 2 – 0 Rep. Of Ireland — — —

Sunday 19 October 1980

Bulgaria 2 – 1 Albania — — —

Wednesday 15 October 1980

Wales 4 – 0 Türkiye — — —

Scotland 0 – 0 Portugal — — —

Russia 5 – 0 Iceland — — —

Romania 2 – 1 England — — —

Northern Ireland 3 – 0 Sweden — — —

Rep. Of Ireland 1 – 1 Belgium — — —

Denmark 0 – 1 Greece — — —

Sunday 12 October 1980

Cameroon 2 – 0 Zimbabwe — — —

Saturday 11 October 1980

Luxembourg 0 – 2 Italy — — —

Cyprus 0 – 7 France — — —

Saturday 27 September 1980

Yugoslavia 2 – 1 Denmark — — —

Wednesday 24 September 1980

Türkiye 1 – 3 Iceland — — —

Norway 1 – 1 Romania — — —

Finland 0 – 2 Austria — — —

Wednesday 10 September 1980

Sweden 0 – 1 Scotland — — —

Luxembourg 0 – 5 Yugoslavia — — —

Rep. Of Ireland 2 – 1 Netherlands — — —

England 4 – 0 Norway — — —

Wednesday 3 September 1980

Iceland 1 – 2 Russia — — —

Albania 2 – 0 Finland — — —

Sunday 27 July 1980

Somalia 1 – 1 Niger — — —

Mozambique 1 – 2 Congo DR — — —

Sunday 20 July 1980

Malawi 1 – 1 Cameroon — — —

Saturday 19 July 1980

Tanzania 5 – 0 Kenya — — —

Wednesday 16 July 1980

Niger 0 – 0 Somalia — — —

Sunday 13 July 1980

Congo DR 5 – 2 Mozambique — — —

Saturday 12 July 1980

Nigeria 2 – 0 Tunisia — — —

Sunday 6 July 1980

Morocco 0 – 0 Senegal — — —

Lesotho 1 – 1 Guinea — — —

Gambia 0 – 0 Libya — — —

Saturday 5 July 1980

Kenya 3 – 1 Tanzania — — —

Sunday 29 June 1980

Tunisia 2 – 0 Nigeria — — —

Cameroon 3 – 0 Malawi — — —

Sunday 22 June 1980

Senegal 0 – 1 Morocco — — —

Guinea 3 – 1 Lesotho — — —

Wednesday 18 June 1980

Sweden 1 – 1 Israel — — —

Friday 13 June 1980

Algeria 3 – 1 Sierra Leone — — —

Wednesday 4 June 1980

Finland 0 – 2 Bulgaria — — —

Monday 2 June 1980

Iceland 0 – 4 Wales — — —

Sunday 1 June 1980

Zambia 4 – 0 Ethiopia — — —

Saturday 31 May 1980

Sierra Leone 2 – 2 Algeria — — —

Sunday 18 May 1980

Ethiopia 0 – 0 Zambia — — —

Thursday 8 May 1980

Libya 2 – 1 Gambia — — —

Wednesday 26 March 1980

Israel 0 – 0 Northern Ireland — — —

Cyprus 2 – 3 Rep. Of Ireland — — —

Final table 62 clubs

How the season went

Results 89

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