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 |
Hungary EC Qualifiers 1980
| Date | Stadium | Home | Away | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 6 |
20/09/1978 | Finland |
2 1 |
Hungary |
L |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 6 |
11/10/1978 | Hungary |
2 0 |
USSR |
W |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 6 |
29/10/1978 | Greece |
4 1 |
Hungary |
L |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 6 |
02/05/1979 | Hungary |
0 0 |
Greece |
D |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 6 |
19/05/1979 | USSR |
2 2 |
Hungary |
D |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 6 |
17/10/1979 | Hungary |
3 1 |
Finland |
W |
