1980 Amateur World Series

The 1980 Amateur World Series was the 26th Amateur World Series (AWS), an international men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (which titled it the Baseball World Cup as of the 1988 tournament). The tournament took place in Japan, the first time outside the Americas or Europe, from August 22 to September 5, and was won by Cuba – its 16th AWS victory.

1980 Amateur World Series
Tournament details
CountryJapan
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Cuba (15th title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place Japan
Fourth place United States

There were 12 participating countries.

Standings

PosTeamPWL
1  Cuba11110
2  South Korea1192
3  Japan1192
4  United States1183
5  Canada1165
6  Italy1156
7  Venezuela1147
8  Puerto Rico1147
9  Colombia1147
10  Australia1147
11  Mexico11110
12  Netherlands11110

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