The 1972 UEFA European Under-23 Championship, which spanned two years (1970–72) had 23 entrants. Czechoslovakia U-23s won the competition.[citation needed]
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Teams | 23 (from 1 confederation) |
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Champions | Czechoslovakia (1st title) |
Runners-up | Soviet Union |
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Matches played | 63 |
Goals scored | 162 (2.57 per match) |
The 23 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.[citation needed]
The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:
P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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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 |
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Czechoslovakia qualify as group winners |
P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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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 |
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Bulgaria qualify as group winners |
Qualifying Group 3 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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1 | Greece | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
2 | Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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Greece qualify as group winners |
P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
2 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Soviet Union qualify as group winners |
Spain | 1–2 | Soviet Union |
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Soviet Union | 1–1 | Spain |
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P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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1 | Denmark | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
2 | Portugal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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Denmark qualify as group winners |
P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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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 |
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Sweden qualify as group winners |
P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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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 |
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Netherlands qualify as group winners |
P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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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 |
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West Germany qualify as group winners |
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Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 2 (2) | ||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 2 (0) | ||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Greece | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Denmark | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Greece | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
West Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Soviet Union | 3–1 | Germany |
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Germany | 0–0 | Soviet Union |
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Soviet Union | 4–0 | Bulgaria |
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Bulgaria | 3–3 | Soviet Union |
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Soviet Union | 2–2 | Czechoslovakia |
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Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | Soviet Union |
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