1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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The 1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was a continental football tournament organized by UEFA for national teams composed of players under 21, serving as an early showcase for emerging European talent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7943932 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Context triple: [1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, successor, 1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship]
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A.
1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
The 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the inaugural edition of UEFA's continental tournament for national teams composed of players under 21 years of age.
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B.
1984 UEFA European Championship
The 1984 UEFA European Championship was the seventh edition of Europe's premier national team football tournament, held in France and won by the host nation.
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C.
UEFA Euro 1980
UEFA Euro 1980 was the sixth edition of the UEFA European Championship, a major international football tournament for European national teams held in Italy.
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D.
UEFA Euro 1976
UEFA Euro 1976 was the fifth edition of the UEFA European Championship, a major international football tournament held in Yugoslavia and famously decided by a penalty shoot-out in the final.
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E.
UEFA Euro 1988
UEFA Euro 1988 was the eighth edition of the UEFA European Championship, a major international football tournament held in West Germany and won by the Netherlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Target entity description: The 1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was a continental football tournament organized by UEFA for national teams composed of players under 21, serving as an early showcase for emerging European talent.
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A.
1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
The 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the inaugural edition of UEFA's continental tournament for national teams composed of players under 21 years of age.
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B.
1984 UEFA European Championship
The 1984 UEFA European Championship was the seventh edition of Europe's premier national team football tournament, held in France and won by the host nation.
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C.
UEFA Euro 1980
UEFA Euro 1980 was the sixth edition of the UEFA European Championship, a major international football tournament for European national teams held in Italy.
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D.
UEFA Euro 1976
UEFA Euro 1976 was the fifth edition of the UEFA European Championship, a major international football tournament held in Yugoslavia and famously decided by a penalty shoot-out in the final.
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E.
UEFA Euro 1988
UEFA Euro 1988 was the eighth edition of the UEFA European Championship, a major international football tournament held in West Germany and won by the Netherlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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international under-21 football competition ⓘ |
| ageLimit | 21 ⓘ |
| category |
1980 in European football
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UEFA competitions for national under-21 teams ⓘ |
| confederation | UEFA ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| eligibility | players born on or after a specified cutoff date ensuring under-21 status ⓘ |
| endYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| finalContestedBy |
East Germany under-21 national football team
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Union under-21 national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalFormat | two-legged final ⓘ |
| finalStageFormat | two-legged knockout ties ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Union of European Football Associations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| level | under-21 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsInQualifying | 25 ⓘ |
| organizer | UEFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| qualificationFormat | group stage ⓘ |
| region | UEFA member associations ⓘ |
| runnerUp | East Germany under-21 national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpCountry | East Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | national teams ⓘ |
| servesAs | showcase for emerging European football talent ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| startYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| teamType | men's under-21 national teams ⓘ |
| titleWinner | Soviet Union under-21 national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleWinnerCountry | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentFormat | home-and-away legs ⓘ |
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Subject: 1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Description of subject: The 1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was a continental football tournament organized by UEFA for national teams composed of players under 21, serving as an early showcase for emerging European talent.
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