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.

The 21 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

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 2 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

External links

• Results Archive at uefa.com
• RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com