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 |
Romania EC Qualifiers 1980
| Date | Stadium | Home | Away | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 3 |
25/10/1978 | Romania |
3 2 |
Yugoslavia |
W |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 3 |
15/11/1978 | Spain |
1 0 |
Romania |
L |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 3 |
04/04/1979 | Romania |
2 2 |
Spain |
D |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 3 |
13/05/1979 | Cyprus |
1 1 |
Romania |
D |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 3 |
31/10/1979 | Yugoslavia |
2 1 |
Romania |
L |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 3 |
18/11/1979 | Romania |
2 0 |
Cyprus |
W |
Romania WC Qualifiers 1980
| Date | Stadium | Home | Away | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 4 |
24/09/1980 | Norway |
1 1 |
Romania |
D |
|||
| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 4 |
15/10/1980 | Romania |
2 1 |
England |
W |
