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1976 UEFA European Under-23 Championship
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1976 UEFA European Under-23 Championship

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

Key Information

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

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Draw

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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

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Quarter-finals

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

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