- Qualifying Stage Draw
- Knockout Stages
- See also
- External links
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 DrawThe 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: - Group 1 did not include Cyprus
- Group 2 did not include Wales
- Group 3 did not include Northern Ireland
- Group 4 did not include Spain
- Group 5 did not include Poland (moved to Group 8)
- Group 6 did not include Republic of Ireland and Switzerland
- Group 7 did not include Iceland
- Group 8 did not include West Germany and Malta, but included Poland (moved from Group 5)
| Qualifying Group 1 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 | {{fbu|21|ENG}} | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | | 2 | 21|POR}} | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | | 3 | 21|TCH}} | 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
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{{fbu|21|ENG}} qualify as group winners |
| Qualifying Group 2 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 | {{fbu|21|HUN}} | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | | 2 | 21|AUT}} | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | 3 | 21|LUX}} | 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
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{{fbu|21|HUN}} qualify as group winners |
| Qualifying Group 3 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 | {{fbu|21|YUG}} | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | | 2 | 21|SWE}} | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | 3 | 21|NOR}} | 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
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{{fbu|21|YUG}} qualify as group winners |
| Qualifying Group 4 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 | {{fbu|21|SCO}} | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 8 | | 2 | 21|ROU|1965}} | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | | 3 | 21|DEN}} | 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
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{{fbu|21|SCO}} qualify as group winners |
| Qualifying Group 5 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 | {{fbu|21|NED}} | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | | 2 | 21|ITA}} | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | | 3 | 21|FIN}} | 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
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{{fbu|21|NED}} qualify as group winners |
| Qualifying Group 6 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 | {{fbu|21|URS}} | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 21|TUR}} | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| {{fbu|21|URS}} qualify as group winners |
| Qualifying Group 7 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 | {{fbu|21|FRA}} | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | | 2 | 21|GDR}} | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 3 | 21|BEL}} | 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
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{{fbu|21|FRA}} qualify as group winners |
| Qualifying Group 8 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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| 1 | {{fbu|21|BUL|1971}} | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | 2 | 21|POL}} | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | | 3 | 21|GRE}} | 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
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{{fbu|21|BUL|1971}} qualify as group winners |
Knockout Stages Quarter Finals- Netherlands 2-0 Scotland
- Scotland 2-0 Netherlands
2-2: {{fbu|21|NED}} win 4-3 on penalties- Hungary 3-0 England
- England 3-1 Hungary
{{fbu|21|HUN}} win 4-3 on aggregate- France 2-1 Soviet Union
- Soviet Union 2-1 France
3-3: {{fbu|21|URS}} win 4-2 on penalties- Bulgaria 2-3 Yugoslavia
- Yugoslavia 2-1 Bulgaria
{{fbu|21|YUG}} win 5-3 on aggregate | | Semi Finals- Hungary 3-2 Yugoslavia
- Yugoslavia 1-1 Hungary
{{fbu|21|HUN}} win 4-3 on aggregate- Soviet Union 3-0 Netherlands
- Netherlands 1-0 Soviet Union
{{fbu|21|URS}} win 3-1 on aggregate | | Final- Hungary 1-1 Soviet Union
- Soviet Union 2-1 Hungary
Soviet Union win 3-2 on aggregate{{fbu|21|URS}} finish as Champions |
See also - UEFA European Under-21 Championship
External links - [https://web.archive.org/web/20100124001929/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/history/index.html Results Archive] at uefa.com
- RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com
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