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Jeux sans frontières season 16

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Jeux sans frontières
Season 16
No. of teams8 countries
WinnerPortugal Vilamoura
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Rhuddlan
Head referees
No. of episodes9
Release
Original release21 May (1980-05-21) –
10 September 1980 (1980-09-10)
Season chronology
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The 16th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1980. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, West Germany, and Yugoslavia participated in the competition coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The different heats were hosted by each of the participant broadcasters in locations in their countries such as Antibes (France), Vilamoura (Portugal), Portorož (Yugoslavia), Fribourg (Switzerland), Martina Franca (Italy), Arundel (United Kingdom), Diest (Belgium), and Coburg (West Germany). The grand final was held in Namur (Belgium). The head international referee in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi [it].[1][2]

The season was won by the team from Vilamoura, Portugal, being the runner-up the team from Rhuddlan, United Kingdom.[3]

Participants

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Country Broadcaster Code Colour
 Belgium RTBF / BRT B Yellow
 France Antenne 2 F Green
 Italy RAI I Blue
 Portugal RTP P Orange
  Switzerland SRG SSR TSI CH White and red
 United Kingdom BBC GB Red
 West Germany ARD D Light blue
 Yugoslavia JRT YU White and blue

Heats

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Heat 1

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Heat 1 was hosted by Antenne 2 on 21 May 1980 in Antibes, France.

Place Country Town Points
1 CH Bülach 51
2 D Bellheim 50
3 F Antibes 44
4 GB Rushcliffe 41
5 I Virgilio 38
6 B Waremme 29
7 P Póvoa de Varzim 22
8 YU Titov Veles 19

Heat 2

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Heat 2 was hosted by RTP on 27 May 1980 in Vilamoura, Portugal.

Place Country Town Points
1 D Todtnau 44
2 GB Rhuddlan 40
2 P Vilamoura 40
4 I Teramo 38
5 CH Cernier 33
5 YU Kikinda 33
7 B Marche-en-Famenne 32
8 F Perigueux 31

Heat 3

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Heat 3 was hosted by TV Ljubljana on behalf of JRT on 10 June 1980 in Portorož, Yugoslavia.

Place Country Town Points
1 YU Portorož 46
2 F Châteauroux 41
3 GB Kettering 39
3 B De Haan-Wenduine 39
5 CH Agno 37
6 D Bad Wurzach 32
7 P Coimbra 29
8 I Anagni 25

Heat 4

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Heat 4 was hosted by SRG SSR TSI on 25 June 1980 in Fribourg, Switzerland.

Place Country Town Points
1 B Charleroi 43
2 I Grado 41
3 CH Fribourg 40
4 GB Coleraine 33
5 D Groß-Zimmern 32
6 YU Varaždin 31
7 F Troyes 31
8 P Lousã 26

Heat 5

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Heat 5 was hosted by RAI on 9 July 1980 in Martina Franca, Italy

Place Country Town Points
1 B Merksem 54
2 I Martina Franca 44
3 YU Budva 41
4 CH Lodrino 32
5 D Willingen 31
5 F Rumilly 31
7 GB Bridlington 30
7 P Santarém 20

Heat 6

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Heat 6 was hosted by the BBC on 23 July 1980 in Arundel, United Kingdom.

Place Country Town Points
1 CH Meiringen-Hasliberg 55
2 F Aurignac 44
3 D Groß-Umstadt 39
4 I Monreale 38
5 GB Arundel 37
6 B Saint-Ghislain 34
7 P Machico 27
7 YU Tuzla 27

Heat 7

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Heat 7 was hosted by BRT on 27 August 1980 in Diest, Belgium.

Place Country Town Points
1 CH Airolo 53
2 D Baunatal 45
3 YU Kraljevo 44
4 B Diest 41
5 GB Bracknell 36
6 F Coutances 34
7 I Cortona 29
7 P Figueira da Foz 22

Heat 8

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Heat 8 was hosted by ARD on 3 September 1980 in Coburg, Germany.

Place Country Town Points
1 F Annecy 48
2 D Coburg 42
3 YU Pristina 41
4 GB Gateshead 39
5 B Sint-Genesius-Rode 32
6 P Angra do Heroísmo 31
7 I Orvieto 30
7 CH Braunwald 30

Qualifiers

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The teams with the most points from each country advanced to the grand final:

Country Town Place won Points won
CH Meiringen-Hasliberg 1 55
B Merksem 1 54
F Annecy 1 48
YU Portorož 1 46
D Todtnau 1 44
I Martina Franca 2 44
GB Rhuddlan 2 40
P Vilamoura 2 40

Final

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The final was hosted by RTBF on 10 September 1980 in Namur, Belgium.

Place Country Town Points
1 P Vilamoura 44
2 GB Rhuddlan 41
3 B Merksem 39
4 D Todtnau 37
5 F Annecy 36
6 CH Meiringen-Hasliberg 34
7 YU Portorož 32
8 I Martina Franca 29

References

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  1. ^ "Jeux sans frontières 1980". jsfnetfrance.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Jeux sans frontières 1980". jsfnetgb.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. ^ Pillirone, Nicolo. "Series Edizione 1980". giochisenzafrontiere.net (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2024.