# 1980 Little League World Series

The 1980 Little League World Series took place between August 26 and August 30 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Longkuang Little League of Hualien, Taiwan, defeated the Belmont Heights Little League of Tampa, Florida, in the championship game of the 34th Little League World Series.

## Teams

| United States | International |
| Des Moines, Iowa Central Region Grandview National Little League | Trail, British Columbia Canada Region Trail Little League |
| Pawtucket, Rhode Island East Region Darlington American Little League | Madrid, Spain Europe Region Torrejon Air Base Little League |
| Tampa, Florida South Region Belmont Heights Little League | Hualien, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) Far East Region Longkuong Little League |
| Kirkland, Washington West Region National Little League | Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles Latin America Region Pabao Little League |
* Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball (LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.

## Championship Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| August 26 | August 26 | | | |
| Curaçao | 0 | | | |
| Curaçao | 0 | August 28 | August 28 | | |
| Taiwan | 6 | August 28 | August 28 | |
| Taiwan | 6 | Taiwan | 23 | |
| August 27 | August 27 | | Taiwan | 23 | |
| August 27 | August 27 | Canada | 0 | |
| Canada | 9 | Canada | 0 | |
| Canada | 9 | | | | August 30 | August 30 |
| Spain | 2 | | | | August 30 | August 30 |
| Spain | 2 | | | | Taiwan | 4 |
| August 26 | August 26 | | | | | Taiwan | 4 |
| August 26 | August 26 | | | | Florida | 3 |
| Florida | 20 | | | | Florida | 3 |
| Florida | 20 | August 28 | August 28 | | | |
| Rhode Island | 3 | August 28 | August 28 | | | |
| Rhode Island | 3 | Florida | 16 | | | |
| August 27 | August 27 | | Florida | 16 | | | |
| August 27 | August 27 | Washington | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Washington | 5 | Washington | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Washington | 5 | | | | August 29 | August 29 |
| Iowa | 0 | | | | August 29 | August 29 |
| Iowa | 0 | | | | Canada | 1 |
| | | | | | Washington | 2 |

## Position Bracket

| Games A & B | Games A & B | Game D | Game D |
| August 26 | August 26 |
| Curaçao | 7 |
| Curaçao | 7 | August 28 | August 28 |
| Rhode Island | 0 | August 28 | August 28 |
| Rhode Island | 0 | Curaçao | 1 |
| August 27 | August 27 | | Curaçao | 1 |
| August 27 | August 27 | Iowa | 2 |
| Iowa | 8 | Iowa | 2 |
| Spain | 1 | | |
| Spain | 1 | Game C | Game C |
| | | August 28 | August 28 |
| | | Rhode Island | 6 |
| | | Spain | 0 |
* 1980 Little League World Series Champions
* Longkuang Little League Hualien, Taiwan

## Notable players

* Gary Sheffield (Tampa, Florida) – MLB outfielder and third baseman from 1988 to 2009
* Derek Bell (Tampa, Florida) – MLB outfielder from 1991 to 2001
* Ty Griffin (Tampa, Florida) - 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist (Team USA - Baseball)
* Maurice Crum Sr. (Tampa, Florida) - 2 Time NCAA Football Champion (Miami Hurricanes)