UEFA Euro 1976

1976 UEFA European Football Championship
Europsko prvenstvo u nogometu 1976. (Croatian) 1976 Европското фудбалско првенство (Macedonian) Европско првенство у фудбалу 1976 (Serbian) Evropsko prvenstvo v nogometu 1976 (Slovene)
UEFA Euro 1976 official logo
Tournament details
Host country	Yugoslavia
Dates	16 June – 20 June
Teams	4
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Runners-up	West Germany
Third place	Netherlands
Fourth place	Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	19 (4.75 per match)
Attendance	106,087 (26,522 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dieter Müller (4 goals)

The 1976 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Yugoslavia. This was the fifth European Football Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. The final tournament took place between 16 and 20 June 1976.

At the time, only four countries could play the final tournament which meant that there were only the semi-finals, the final and the third place match. This was the last tournament to have this format, as the tournament was expanded to include eight teams four years later.

It was the first and only time that all four matches in the final tournament were decided after extra time, either on penalties or by goals scored.

This was also the last tournament in which the hosts had to qualify for the final stage.

Czech player Antonin Panenka gained fame for his delicately chipped penalty that gave his country victory in the tournament's final against holders West Germany.^[1]

Venues

Zagreb Belgrade

Belgrade

Crvena Zvezda Stadium

Capacity: 90,000

Zagreb

Maksimir Stadium

Capacity: 55,000

Qualifying round

1976 UEFA European Football Championship finalists

Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying

The qualifying round was played throughout 1974 and 1975 (group phase) and 1976 (quarter-finals). There were eight qualifying groups of four teams each. The matches were played in a home-and-away basis. Victories were worth two points, draws one point, and defeats no points. Only group winners could qualify for the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals were played in two legs on a home-and-away basis. The winners of the quarter-finals would go through, to the final tournament. This was the first time the Soviet Union did not qualify for the finals tournament.

The following teams participated in the final tournament:

For a list of squads, see UEFA Euro 1976 squads.

Final tournament

All time are CET/UTC+1

Semi-finals			Final

16 June – Zagreb (Maksimir Stadium)
Czechoslovakia (a.e.t.)	3
Netherlands	1

			20 June – Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda Stadium)
			Czechoslovakia (pen.)	2 (5)
			West Germany	2 (3)


			Third place
17 June – Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda Stadium)		19 June – Zagreb (Maksimir Stadium)
Yugoslavia	2	Netherlands (a.e.t.)	3
West Germany (a.e.t.)	4		Yugoslavia	2

Semi-finals

Czechoslovakia v Netherlands

16 June 1976
20:15

Czechoslovakia	3 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands
Ondruš 19' Nehoda 114' Veselý 118'	Report	Ondruš 77' (o.g.)

Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 17,969
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)

Yugoslavia v West Germany

17 June 1976
20:15

Yugoslavia	2 – 4 (a.e.t.)	West Germany
Popivoda 19' Džajić 30'	Report	Flohe 64' D. Müller 82', 115', 119'

Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 50,562
Referee: Alfred Delcourt (Belgium)

Third place play-off

Netherlands v Yugoslavia

19 June 1976
20:15

Netherlands	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Yugoslavia
Geels 27', 107' Van de Kerkhof 39'	Report	Katalinski 43' Džajić 82'

Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 6,766
Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland)

Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 Final

Czechoslovakia v West Germany

20 June 1976
20:15

Czechoslovakia	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	West Germany
Švehlík 8' Dobiaš 25'	Report	D. Müller 28' Hölzenbein 89'
	Penalties
Masný Nehoda Ondruš Jurkemik Panenka	5 – 3	Bonhof Flohe Bongartz Hoeneß

Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 30,790
Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)

Statistics

Fastest goal: 8 minutes – Ján Švehlík (Czechoslovakia vs West Germany)

Top scorers

With four goals, Dieter Müller is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 19 goals were scored by 13 different players in 4 games for an average of 4.75 goals per game. One of the goals is credited as own goal.

4 goals

Dieter Müller

2 goals

1 goal

Own goal

Anton Ondruš

Awards

UEFA Team of the Tournament^[2]

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Ivo Viktor	Ján Pivarník	Rainer Bonhof	Zdeněk Nehoda
	Ruud Krol	Jaroslav Pollák	Dieter Müller
	Anton Ondruš	Antonín Panenka
	Franz Beckenbauer	Dragan Džajić

References

↑ Smallwood, Jimmy (2012-05-12). "BBC Sport - Euro 1976: The year the Welsh Dragon roared again". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
↑ "1976 team of the tournament". Retrieved 2 January 2015.

External links

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EURO 1976 Official History

UEFA Euro 1976

Stages	Semi-finals Third place play-off Final

General information	Qualification Squads Discipline Officials Schedule Statistics

UEFA Euro 1976 finalists

Champions	Czechoslovakia

Runners-up	West Germany

Third place	Netherlands

Fourth place	Yugoslavia

UEFA European Championships

Tournaments	France 1960 Spain 1964 Italy 1968 Belgium 1972 Yugoslavia 1976 Italy 1980 France 1984 West Germany 1988 Sweden 1992 England 1996 Belgium/Netherlands 2000 Portugal 2004 Austria/Switzerland 2008 Poland/Ukraine 2012 France 2016 Pan-European 2020

Qualification	1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Finals	1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Squads	1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Bids	1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Statistics	Team appearances Teams with no appearances Droughts Goalscorers Hat-tricks Own goals Penalty shoot-outs Records Red cards Teams of the Tournament Mascots Video games

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 128489747 GND: 2043413-3

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