The 1976 UEFA European Under-23 Championship, which spanned two years (1974–76) had 23 entrants. Soviet Union U-23 won the competition.
1976 UEFA European Under 23 Championship|
Teams | 23 (from 1 confederation) |
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Defending champions | Hungary U23's |
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Champions | Soviet Union U23's (1st title) |
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Runner-up | Hungary U23's |
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Semifinalists | |
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Matches played | 58 |
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Goals scored | 173 (2.98 per match) |
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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.
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:
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- England 3-1 Czechoslovakia
- Portugal 2-3 England
- Portugal 2-0 Czechoslovakia
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- Czechoslovakia 1-1 England
- Czechoslovakia 1-1 Portugal
- England 2-0 Portugal
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England qualify as group winners
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- Luxembourg 0-3 Hungary
- Luxembourg 1-3 Austria
- Austria 2-2 Hungary
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- Hungary 2-0 Austria
- Austria 1-1 Luxembourg
- Hungary 4-0 Luxembourg
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Hungary qualify as group winners
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- Yugoslavia 2-0 Norway
- Sweden 1-1 Yugoslavia
- Norway 0-0 Yugoslavia
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- Norway 0-2 Sweden
- Sweden 2-1 Norway
- Yugoslavia 4-1 Sweden
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Yugoslavia qualify as group winners
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- Romania 6-2 Denmark
- Denmark 1-1 Romania
- Romania 1-2 Scotland
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- Denmark 0-1 Scotland
- Scotland 4-1 Denmark
- Scotland 4-0 Romania
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Scotland qualify as group winners
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- Netherlands 3-0 Finland
- Netherlands 3-2 Italy
- Italy 3-0 Finland
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- Finland 0-3 Netherlands
- Finland 2-3 Italy
- Italy 1-1 Netherlands
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Netherlands qualify as group winners
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- France 1-0 Belgium
- East Germany 1-1 France
- Belgium 0-0 East Germany
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- East Germany 1-2 Belgium
- France 1-2 East Germany
- Belgium 2-3 France
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France qualify as group winners
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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
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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
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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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