This is a list of Association football games played by the Denmark national football team between 1980 and 1989. During the 1980s, the Danish national team played 115 games, winning 56, drawing 22, and losing 37. In these games, they scored 187 goals, while conceding 119 to their opponents. The first game of the 1980s was the May 7, 1980, game against Sweden, the 422nd overall Danish national team game. The last game of the 1980s was the November 15, 1989, game against Romania, the 536th game of the Danish national team.
Key EC – European Championship match ECQ – European Championship Qualifying match F – Friendly match NC - Nordic Football Championship match OGQ - Olympic Games Qualifying match OT - Other tournament(s) WC – World Cup match WCQ – World Cup Qualifying match
Games Note that scores are written Denmark first #DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompDenmark scorers4221980-05-07Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg (A)Sweden1-0NCJens Steffensen4231980-05-21Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Spain2-2FAllan Simonsen, Lars Bastrup4241980-06-04Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Norway3-1NCBenny Nielsen (pen), Frank Arnesen, Preben Elkjær4251980-07-12Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)USSR0-2F4261980-08-27Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (A)Switzerland1-1FLars Bastrup4271980-09-27Stadion Centralni, Ljubljana (A)Yugoslavia1-2WCQFrank Arnesen4281980-10-15Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Greece0-1WCQ4291980-11-01Stadio Olimpico, Rome (A)Italy0-2WCQ4301980-11-19Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Luxembourg4-0WCQFrank Arnesen (2), Preben Elkjær, Allan Simonsen4311981-04-15Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Romania2-1FAllan Simonsen, Lars Bastrup4321981-05-01Stade Municipal, Luxembourg (A)Luxembourg2-1WCQPreben Elkjær, Frank Arnesen4331981-05-14Malmö Stadion, Malmö (A)Sweden2-1NCLars Bastrup, Preben Elkjær4341981-06-03Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Italy3-1WCQPer Røntved, Frank Arnesen, Lars Bastrup4351981-08-12Tammela Stadion, Tampere (A)Finland2-1NCJohn Lauridsen, Henrik Eigenbrod4361981-08-26Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Iceland3-0FAllan Simonsen (2), Lars Lundkvist4371981-09-09Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Yugoslavia1-2WCQPreben Elkjær4381981-09-23Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Norway2-1NCPreben Elkjær, Frank Arnesen (pen)4391981-10-14Harilaou, Salonika (A)Greece3-2WCQSøren Lerby, Frank Arnesen, Preben Elkjær4401982-05-05Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Sweden1-1NCFrank Arnesen4411982-05-19Prater Stadion, Vienna (A)Austria0-1F4421982-05-27Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Belgium1-0FPreben Elkjær4431982-06-15Ullevaal, Oslo (A)Norway1-2NCMichael Laudrup4441982-08-11Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Finland3-2NCLars Bastrup, Søren Lerby, Søren Busk4451982-09-01August 23, Bucharest (A)Romania0-1F4461982-09-22Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)England2-2ECQAllan Hansen, Jesper Olsen4471982-10-27Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Czechoslovakia1-3FMichael Laudrup4481982-11-10Stade Municipal, Luxembourg (A)Luxembourg2-1ECQSøren Lerby, Klaus Berggreen4491983-04-27Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Greece1-0ECQSøren Busk4501983-05-04Aarhus Stadion, Aarhus (H)Norway1-2OGQMorten Donnerup4511983-05-19Aarhus Stadion, Aarhus (H)Norway2-2OGQMichael Manniche, Brian Chrøis4521983-06-01Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Hungary3-1ECQPreben Elkjær, Jesper Olsen, Allan Simonsen (pen)4531983-06-22Aarhus Stadion, Aarhus (H)Finland3-0OGQMichael Spangsborg, Michael Laudrup (2)4541983-08-17Ullevaal, Oslo (A)Norway1-1OGQMichael Manniche4551983-08-24Keskuskenttä, Rovaniemi (A)Finland0-0OGQ4561983-09-07Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)France3-1FMichael Laudrup(2), Kenneth Brylle4571983-09-21Wembley Stadium, London (A)England1-0ECQAllan Simonsen (pen)4581983-10-05Aarhus Stadion, Aarhus (H)Poland0-1OGQ4591983-10-12Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Luxembourg6-0ECQMichael Laudrup (3), Preben Elkjær (2), Allan Simonsen4601983-10-26Népstadion, Budapest (A)Hungary0-1ECQ4611983-11-16Spiros Louis, Athens (A)Greece2-0ECQPreben Elkjær, Allan Simonsen4621984-03-14Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam (A)Netherlands0-6F4631984-04-11Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia (A)Spain1-2FJohn Eriksen4641984-04-18Ernst-Grube-Stadion, Magdeburg (A)East Germany0-4OGQ4651984-04-22Motor Stadium, Lublin (A)Poland0-0OGQ4661984-05-16Strahov, Prague (A)Czechoslovakia0-1F4671984-06-06Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg (A)Sweden1-0FPreben Elkjær4681984-06-08Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Bulgaria1-1FMichael Laudrup4691984-06-12Parc des Princes, Paris (A)France0-1EC4701984-06-16Stade Gerland, Lyon (N)Yugoslavia5-0ECFrank Arnesen (2), Klaus Berggreen, Preben Elkjær, John Lauridsen4711984-06-19Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg (N)Belgium3-2ECFrank Arnesen, Kenneth Brylle, Preben Elkjær4721984-06-24Stade Gerland, Lyon (N)Spain1-1ECSøren Lerby4731984-09-12Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Austria3-1FMichael Laudrup, Flemming Christensen, Henrik Eigenbrod4741984-09-26Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Norway1-0WCQPreben Elkjær4751984-10-17Wankdorf Stadion, Bern (A)Switzerland0-1WCQ4761984-11-14Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Republic of Ireland3-0WCQPreben Elkjær (2), Søren Lerby4771985-01-27Norte e Sur, Tegucigalpa (A)Honduras0-1F4781985-05-08Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)East Germany4-1FMichael Laudrup (2), John Lauridsen, Klaus Berggreen4791985-06-05Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)USSR4-2WCQPreben Elkjær (2), Michael Laudrup (2)4801985-09-11Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Sweden0-3F4811985-09-25Lenin Stadium, Moscow (A)USSR0-1WCQ4821985-10-09Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Switzerland0-0WCQ4831985-10-16Ullevaal, Oslo (A)Norway5-1WCQMichael Laudrup, Søren Lerby (pen), Preben Elkjær, Klaus Berggreen (2)4841985-11-13Lansdowne Road, Dublin (A)Republic of Ireland4-1WCQPreben Elkjær (2), Michael Laudrup, John Sivebæk4851986-03-26Windsor Park, Belfast (A)Northern Ireland1-1FFlemming Christensen4861986-04-09Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia (A)Bulgaria0-3F4871986-05-13Ullevaal, Oslo (A)Norway0-1F4881986-05-16Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Poland1-0FPreben Elkjær4891986-06-04Neza 86, Nezahualcoyotl (N)Scotland1-0WCPreben Elkjær4901986-06-08Neza 86, Nezahualcoyotl (N)Uruguay6-1WCPreben Elkjær (3), Søren Lerby, Michael Laudrup, Jesper Olsen4911986-06-13Corregidora, Querétaro (N)West Germany2-0WCJesper Olsen, John Eriksen4921986-06-18Corregidora, Querétaro (N)Spain1-5WCJesper Olsen4931986-09-10Zentralstadion, Leipzig (A)East Germany1-0FJohn Eriksen4941986-09-24Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Germany0-2F4951986-10-29Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Finland1-0ECQJens Jørn Bertelsen4961986-11-12Tehelné Park, Bratislava (A)Czechoslovakia0-0ECQ4971987-04-29Olympiastadion, Helsinki (A)Finland1-0ECQJan Mølby4981987-05-20Levadias, Levadia (A)Greece5-0OGQFlemming Povlsen, Claus Nielsen (2), Ulrik Moseby, Kim Vilfort4991987-06-03Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Czechoslovakia1-1ECQJan Mølby5001987-06-10Aalborg Stadion, Aalborg (H)Romania8-0OGQClaus Nielsen (3), Ulrik Moseby, Bjørn Kristensen, Lars Olsen, Flemming Povlsen, John Jensen5011987-08-26Råsunda, Stockholm (A)Sweden0-1F5021987-09-03Stadionul Dumitru Sechelariu, Bacău (A)Romania2-1OGQKent Nielsen, Lars Olsen5031987-09-09Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)Wales0-1ECQ5041987-09-23Volksparkstadion, Hamburg (A)West Germany0-1FPreben Elkjær5051987-10-14Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Wales1-0ECQPreben Elkjær5061987-10-28Stadion Florian Kryger, Szczecin (A)Poland2-0OGQKim Vilfort (2)5071987-11-18Aarhus Stadion, Aarhus (H)West Germany0-1OGQ5081988-03-30Stadion an der Bremer Brücke, Osnabrück (A)West Germany1-1OGQClaus Nielsen5091988-04-20Aalborg Stadion, Aalborg (H)Greece4-0OGQFlemming Povlsen (2), Brian Laudrup, Claus Nielsen5101988-04-27Prater Stadion, Vienna (A)Austria0-1F5111988-05-10Népstadion, Budapest (A)Hungary2-2FPer Frimann, John Eriksen5121988-05-18Aarhus Stadion, Aarhus (H)Poland3-0OGQBjørn Kristensen, Flemming Povlsen, Kim Vilfort5131988-06-01Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Czechoslovakia0-1F5141988-06-05Odense Stadion, Odense (H)Belgium3-1FMorten Olsen, John Eriksen (2)5151988-06-11Niedersachsen Stadion, Hannover (N)Spain2-3ECMichael Laudrup, Flemming Povlsen5161988-06-14Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen (A)West Germany0-2EC5171988-06-17Müngersdorfer Stadion, Köln (N)Italy0-2EC5181988-08-31Råsunda, Stockholm (A)Sweden2-1FLars Elstrup (2)5191988-09-14Wembley Stadium, London (A)England0-1F5201988-09-28Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Iceland1-0FJan Bartram5211988-10-19Spiros Louis, Athens (A)Greece1-1WCQFlemming Povlsen5221988-11-02Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Bulgaria1-1WCQLars Elstrup5231989-02-08Ta'Qali Stadium, Valletta (A)Malta2-0OTLars Elstrup, Henrik Larsen5241989-02-10Ta'Qali Stadium, Valletta (N)Finland0-0OT5251989-02-12Ta'Qali Stadium, Valletta (N)Algeria0-0OT5261989-02-22Arena Garibaldi, Pisa (A)Italy0-1F5271989-04-12Aalborg Stadion, Aalborg (H)Canada2-0FLars Elstrup, own goal (Ian Bridge)5281989-04-26Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia (A)Bulgaria2-0WCQFlemming Povlsen, Brian Laudrup5291989-05-17Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Greece7-1WCQBrian Laudrup, Jan Bartram, Kent Nielsen, Flemming Povlsen, Kim Vilfort, Henrik Andersen, Michael Laudrup5301989-06-07Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)England1-1FLars Elstrup5311989-06-14Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Sweden6-0OTFlemming Povlsen, Lars Elstrup (2), Henrik Andersen, Jan Bartram, Michael Laudrup5321989-06-18Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Brazil4-0OTMorten Olsen, Michael Laudrup (2), Lars Olsen5331989-08-23Olympisch Stadion, Bruges (A)Belgium0-3F5341989-09-06Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam (A)Netherlands2-2FJan Bartram, Jan Heintze5351989-10-11Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (H)Romania3-0WCQKent Nielsen, Brian Laudrup, Flemming Povlsen5361989-11-15August 23, Bucharest (A)Romania1-3WCQFlemming Povlsen
See also List of Denmark national football team results Denmark national football team statistics
Sources Landsholdsdatabasen at Danish Football Association A-LANDSKAMPE - 1980 - 1989 at Haslund.info