1980 Little League World Series

1980 Little League World Series
Dates	August 26–August 30
Teams participating	8
Champion	Longkuang Little League Hualien, Taiwan
Runner-up	Belmont Heights Little League Tampa, Florida

The 1980 Little League World Series took place between August 26 and August 30 in 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	Hualian, Taiwan Far East Region Longkuong Little League
Kirkland, Washington West Region National Little League	Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles Latin America Region Pabao Little League

Championship Bracket

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

Position Bracket

	Games A & B				Game D
	August 26
	Curaçao	7
	Rhode Island	0
					August 28
					Curaçao	1
					Iowa	2
					Game C
	August 27			August 28
	Iowa	8		Rhode Island	6
	Spain	1			Spain	0

1980 Little League World Series Champions
Longkuang Little League Hualian, Taiwan

Notable players

• Gary Sheffield (Tampa, Florida) – MLBoutfielder and third baseman from 1988 to 2009
• Derek Bell (Tampa, Florida) – MLB outfielder from 1991 to 2001

External links

• 1980 Little League World Series at the Wayback Machine (archived October 21, 2017)
• Line scores for the 1980 LLWS at the Wayback Machine (archived August 26, 2017)