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1980 Little League World Series
Children's baseball tournament
Children's baseball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| dates | August 26–August 30 |
| num_teams | 8 |
| champion_other | TWN Longkuang Little League |
| Hualien, Taiwan | |
| second_other | USAFlorida Belmont Heights Little League |
| Tampa, Florida | |
| prevseason | |
| nextseason |
Hualien, Taiwan Tampa, Florida 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 |
|---|---|
| Iowa Des Moines, Iowa | |
| Central Region | |
| Grandview National Little League | British Columbia Trail, British Columbia |
| CAN Canada Region | |
| Trail Little League | |
| Rhode Island Pawtucket, Rhode Island | |
| East Region | |
| Darlington American Little League | ESP Madrid, Spain |
| Europe Region | |
| Torrejon Air Base Little League | |
| Florida Tampa, Florida | |
| South Region | |
| Belmont Heights Little League | TWN Hualien, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) |
| Far East Region | |
| Longkuong Little League | |
| Washington Kirkland, Washington | |
| West Region | |
| Kirkland National Little League | ANT 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
|August 26|ANT Curaçao|0|TWN Taiwan|6 |August 27|CAN Canada|9|ESP Spain|2 |August 26|Florida Florida |20|Rhode Island Rhode Island|3 |August 27|Washington Washington |5|Iowa Iowa|0 |August 28|TWN Taiwan|23|CAN Canada|0 |August 28|Florida Florida|16|Washington Washington|0 |August 30|TWN Taiwan|4|Florida Florida|3 |August 29|CAN Canada|1|Washington Washington|2
Position Bracket
|August 26|ANT Curaçao|7|Rhode Island Rhode Island|0 |August 27|Iowa Iowa|8|ESP Spain|1 |August 28|ANT Curaçao|1|Iowa Iowa|2 |August 28|Rhode Island Rhode Island|6|ESP Spain|0
| 1980 Little League World Series Champions | |
|---|---|
| [[Image:Flag of the Republic of China.svg | 100px]] |
| **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)
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