1972 UEFA European Under-23 Championship

The 1972 UEFA European Under-23 Championship, which spanned two years (1970–72) had 22 entrants. Czechoslovakia U-23s won the competition.

The 22 national teams were divided into eight groups. 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

Group 1

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Czechoslovakia	4	2	2	0	8	4	6
2	Romania	4	2	1	1	5	3	5
3	Finland	4	0	1	3	4	10	1

Finland 1-1 Czechoslovakia Finland 0-1 Romania Romania 1-1 Czechoslovakia	Czechoslovakia 5-2 Finland Romania 3-1 Finland Czechoslovakia 1-0 Romania
Czechoslovakia qualify as group winners

Group 2

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Bulgaria	6	4	1	1	9	3	9
2	Hungary	6	3	1	2	9	3	7
3	Norway	6	1	3	2	6	13	5
4	France	6	0	3	3	5	10	3

Norway 1-0 Hungary France 0-0 Norway Bulgaria 5-0 Norway France 1-1 Hungary Bulgaria 1-0 Hungary Norway 1-1 Bulgaria	Norway 4-4 France Hungary 2-0 Bulgaria Hungary 3-0 France Hungary 3-0 Norway Bulgaria 1-0 France France 0-1 Bulgaria
Bulgaria qualify as group winners

Group 3

Qualifying Group 3		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Greece	2	2	0	0	3	0	4
2	Switzerland	2	0	0	2	0	3	0

Greece 1-0 Switzerland	Switzerland 0-2 Greece
Greece qualify as group winners

Group 4

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Soviet Union	2	1	1	0	3	2	3
2	Spain	2	0	1	1	2	3	1

Spain 1-2 Soviet Union	Soviet Union 1-1 Spain
Soviet Union qualify as group winners

Group 5

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Denmark	2	1	1	0	3	2	3
2	Portugal	2	0	1	1	2	3	1

Portugal 1-1 Denmark	Denmark 2-1 Portugal
Denmark qualify as group winners

Group 6

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Sweden	4	3	0	1	8	2	6
2	Italy	4	2	0	2	6	7	4
3	Austria	4	1	0	3	3	8	2

Italy 3-1 Austria Sweden 2-0 Austria Italy 1-0 Sweden	Austria 0-2 Sweden Sweden 4-1 Italy Austria 2-1 Italy
Sweden qualify as group winners

Group 7

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Netherlands	4	2	1	1	9	7	5
2	Yugoslavia	4	2	1	1	7	7	5
3	East Germany	4	1	0	3	5	7	2

Netherlands 5-2 Yugoslavia East Germany 3-1 Netherlands Yugoslavia 1-1 Netherlands	East Germany 0-1 Yugoslavia Netherlands 2-1 East Germany Yugoslavia 3-1 East Germany
Netherlands qualify as group winners

Group 8

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	West Germany	6	5	1	0	11	1	11
2	Poland	6	2	3	1	7	4	7
3	Albania	6	0	3	3	2	7	3
4	Turkey	6	0	3	3	0	8	3

Albania 1-1 Poland Turkey 0-2 West Germany Turkey 0-0 Albania Albania 0-2 West Germany West Germany 3-0 Turkey Poland 2-1 Albania	West Germany 2-0 Albania Turkey 0-0 Poland Poland 1-1 West Germany Albania 0-0 Turkey West Germany 1-0 Poland Poland 3-0 Turkey
West Germany qualify as group winners

Knockout Stages

Quarter Finals Bulgaria 2-2 Netherlands Netherlands 0-0 Bulgaria Bulgaria 2-0 Netherlands 2-2:  Bulgaria win playoff match Denmark 2-0 Greece Greece 5-0 Denmark  Greece win 5-2 on aggregate Soviet Union 3-1 West Germany West Germany 0-0 Soviet Union  Soviet Union win 3-1 on aggregate Sweden 1-0 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 3-1 Sweden  Czechoslovakia win 3-2 on aggregate

Semi Finals Czechoslovakia 2-0 Greece Greece 2-1 Czechoslovakia  Czechoslovakia win 3-2 on aggregate Soviet Union 4-0 Bulgaria Bulgaria 3-3 Soviet Union  Soviet Union win 7-3 on aggregate

Final Soviet Union 2-2 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 3-1 Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia win 5-3 on aggregate  Czechoslovakia finish as Champions

See also

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship

External links

• RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com