Qualifying Round Group 1
| 1 | England |
| 2 | Northern Ireland |
| 3 | EIRE |
| 4 | Bulgaria |
| 5 | Denmark |
Qualifying Round Group 3
| 1 | Spain |
| 2 | Yugoslavia |
| 3 | Romania |
| 4 | Cyprus |
Qualifying Round Group 4
| 1 | Netherlands |
| 2 | Poland |
| 3 | DDR |
| 4 | Suisse |
| 5 | Iceland |
Qualifying Round Group 5
| 1 | Czechoslovakia |
| 2 | France |
| 3 | Sweden |
| 4 | Luxembourg |
EIRE EC Qualifiers 1980
| Date | Stadium | Home | Away | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 1 |
24/05/1978 | 28,900 | Denmark |
3 3 |
EIRE |
D |
||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 1 |
20/09/1978 | 37,681 | EIRE |
0 0 |
Northern Ireland |
D |
||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 1 |
25/10/1978 | 48,613 | EIRE |
1 1 |
England |
D |
||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 1 |
02/05/1979 | 37,260 | EIRE |
2 0 |
Denmark |
W |
||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 1 |
19/05/1979 | 10,896 | Bulgaria |
1 0 |
EIRE |
L |
||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 1 |
17/10/1979 | 18,909 | EIRE |
3 0 |
Bulgaria |
W |
||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 1 |
21/11/1979 | 13,215 | Northern Ireland |
1 0 |
EIRE |
L |
||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 1 |
06/02/1980 | 91,043 | England |
2 0 |
EIRE |
L |
EIRE WC Qualifiers 1980
| Date | Stadium | Home | Away | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 2 |
26/03/1980 | Cyprus |
2 3 |
EIRE |
W |
|||
| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 2 |
10/09/1980 | EIRE |
2 1 |
Netherlands |
W |
|||
| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 2 |
15/10/1980 | EIRE |
1 1 |
Belgique |
D |
|||
| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 2 |
28/10/1980 | France |
2 0 |
EIRE |
L |
|||
| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 2 |
19/11/1980 | EIRE |
6 0 |
Cyprus |
W |
