1976 UEFA European Under-23 Championship

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The 1976 UEFA European Under-23 Championship, which spanned two years (1974–76) had 23 entrants. Soviet Union U-23 won the competition.

1976 UEFA European Under 23 Championship
Tournament details
Teams23 (from 1 confederation)
Defending champions Hungary U-23
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union U-23 (1st title)
Runners-up Hungary U-23
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played58
Goals scored173 (2.98 per match)
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The 23 national teams were divided into eight groups (seven groups of 3 + one group of 2). The group winners played off against each other on a two-legged home-and-away basis until the winner was decided. There was no finals tournament or 3rd-place playoff.

Qualifying stage

Draw

The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:

Qualifying Group 1 P W D L F A Pts
1  England 4 3 1 0 9 4 7
2  Portugal 4 1 1 2 5 6 3
3  Czechoslovakia 4 0 2 2 3 7 2
  • England 3–1 Czechoslovakia
  • Portugal 2–3 England
  • Portugal 2–0 Czechoslovakia
  • Czechoslovakia 1–1 England
  • Czechoslovakia 1–1 Portugal
  • England 2–0 Portugal

 England qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts
1  Hungary 4 3 1 0 11 2 7
2  Austria 4 1 2 1 6 6 4
3  Luxembourg 4 0 1 3 2 11 1
  • Luxembourg 0–3 Hungary
  • Luxembourg 1–3 Austria
  • Austria 2–2 Hungary
  • Hungary 2–0 Austria
  • Austria 1–1 Luxembourg
  • Hungary 4–0 Luxembourg

 Hungary qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts
1  Yugoslavia 4 2 2 0 7 2 6
2  Sweden 4 2 1 1 6 6 5
3  Norway 4 0 1 3 1 6 1
  • Yugoslavia 2–0 Norway
  • Sweden 1–1 Yugoslavia
  • Norway 0–0 Yugoslavia
  • Norway 0–2 Sweden
  • Sweden 2–1 Norway
  • Yugoslavia 4–1 Sweden

 Yugoslavia qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts
1  Scotland 4 4 0 0 11 2 8
2  Romania 4 1 1 2 8 9 3
3  Denmark 4 0 1 3 4 12 1
  • Romania 6–2 Denmark
  • Denmark 1–1 Romania
  • Romania 1–2 Scotland
  • Denmark 0–1 Scotland
  • Scotland 4–1 Denmark
  • Scotland 4–0 Romania

 Scotland qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 5 P W D L F A Pts
1  Netherlands 4 3 1 0 10 3 7
2  Italy 4 2 1 1 9 6 5
3  Finland 4 0 0 4 2 12 0
  • Netherlands 3–0 Finland
  • Netherlands 3–2 Italy
  • Italy 3–0 Finland
  • Finland 0–3 Netherlands
  • Finland 2–3 Italy
  • Italy 1–1 Netherlands

 Netherlands qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 6 P W D L F A Pts
1  Soviet Union 2 1 0 1 4 2 2
2  Turkey 2 1 0 1 2 4 2
  • Turkey 2–1 Soviet Union
  • Soviet Union 3–0 Turkey

 Soviet Union qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 7 P W D L F A Pts
1  France 4 2 1 1 6 5 5
2  East Germany 4 1 2 1 4 4 4
3  Belgium 4 1 1 2 4 5 3
  • France 1–0 Belgium
  • East Germany 1–1 France
  • Belgium 0–0 East Germany
  • East Germany 1–2 Belgium
  • France 1–2 East Germany
  • Belgium 2–3 France

 France qualify as group winners

Qualifying Group 8 P W D L F A Pts
1  Bulgaria 4 3 0 1 6 3 6
2  Poland 4 2 0 2 7 5 4
3  Greece 4 1 0 3 4 9 2
  • Greece 0–2 Bulgaria
  • Bulgaria 2–1 Greece
  • Poland 2–1 Bulgaria
  • Poland 4–1 Greece
  • Greece 2–1 Poland
  • Bulgaria 1–0 Poland

 Bulgaria qualify as group winners

Knockout stages

Quarter-finals

  • Netherlands 2–0 Scotland
  • Scotland 2–0 Netherlands

2–2:  Netherlands win 4–3 on penalties

  • Hungary 3–0 England
  • England 3–1 Hungary

 Hungary win 4–3 on aggregate

  • France 2–1 Soviet Union
  • Soviet Union 2–1 France

3–3:  Soviet Union win 4–2 on penalties

  • Bulgaria 2–3 Yugoslavia
  • Yugoslavia 2–1 Bulgaria

 Yugoslavia win 5–3 on aggregate

 

Semi-finals

  • Hungary 3–2 Yugoslavia
  • Yugoslavia 1–1 Hungary

 Hungary win 4–3 on aggregate

  • Soviet Union 3–0 Netherlands
  • Netherlands 1–0 Soviet Union

 Soviet Union win 3–1 on aggregate

 

Final

  • Hungary 1–1 Soviet Union
  • Soviet Union 2–1 Hungary

Soviet Union win 3–2 on aggregate

 Soviet Union finish as Champions

See also

  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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