The 1976 UEFA European Under-23 Championship, which spanned two years (1974–76) had 23 entrants. Soviet Union U-23 won the competition.
Tournament details | |
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Teams | 23 (from 1 confederation) |
Defending champions | Hungary U23's |
Final positions | |
Champions | Soviet Union U23's (1st title) |
Runner-up | Hungary U23's |
Semifinalists | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 58 |
Goals scored | 173 (2.98 per match) |
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 qualify as group winners |
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Hungary qualify as group winners |
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Yugoslavia qualify as group winners |
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Scotland qualify as group winners |
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Netherlands qualify as group winners |
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Soviet Union qualify as group winners |
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France qualify as group winners |
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Bulgaria qualify as group winners |
Quarter-finals
2-2: Netherlands win 4-3 on penalties
Hungary win 4-3 on aggregate
3-3: Soviet Union win 4-2 on penalties
Yugoslavia win 5-3 on aggregate |
Semi-finals
Hungary win 4-3 on aggregate
Soviet Union win 3-1 on aggregate |
Final
Soviet Union win 3-2 on aggregate Soviet Union finish as Champions |