1976 European Football Championship

The 1976 European Football Championship (Euro 76) final tournament was held in Yugoslavia. This was the 5th edition of the European Football Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. The final tournament took place between June 16 and June 20, 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 edition to have this format, as the tournament got expanded four years later.

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

Table of contents

1 Venues 2 Qualifying Round 2.1 Group Phase 2.2 Quarter-finals 3 Final Tournament 3.3 Semi-finals 3.4 Third Place Match 3.5 Final 4 Top Scorers

Venues

• Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb - Capacity: 45,000
• Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade - Capacity: 53,000

Qualifying Round

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 2 points, draws 1 point, and defeats 0 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.

Group Phase

Group 1								Group 2
Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Czechoslovakia	9	6	4	1	1	15	5	Wales	10	6	5	0	1	14	4
England	8	6	3	2	1	11	3	Hungary	7	6	3	1	2	15	8
Portugal	7	6	2	3	1	5	7	Austria	7	6	3	1	2	11	7
Cyprus	0	6	0	0	6	0	16	Luxembourg	0	6	0	0	6	7	28
Group 3								Group 4
Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Yugoslavia	10	6	5	0	1	12	4	Spain	9	6	3	3	0	10	6
Northern Ireland	6	6	3	0	3	8	5	Romania	'\7'	6	1	5	0	11	6
Sweden	6	6	3	0	3	8	9	Scotland	7	6	2	3	1	8	6
Norway	2	6	1	0	5	5	15	Denmark	1	6	0	1	5	3	14
Group 5								Group 6
Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Netherlands	8	6	4	0	2	14	8	Soviet Union	8	6	4	0	2	10	6
Poland	8	6	3	2	1	3	3	Republic of Ireland	7	6	3	1	2	11	5
Italy	7	6	2	3	1	3	3	Turkey	6	6	2	2	2	5	10
Finland	1	6	0	1	5	3	13	Switzerland	3	6	1	1	4	5	10
Group 7								Group 8
Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Belgium	8	6	3	2	1	6	3	West Germany	9	6	3	3	0	14	4
East Germany	7	6	2	3	1	8	7	Greece	7	6	2	3	1	12	9
France	5	6	1	3	2	7	6	Bulgaria	6	6	2	2	2	12	7
Iceland	4	6	1	2	3	3	8	Malta	2	6	1	0	5	2	20

Quarter-finals

1st Leg - Saturday April 24, 1976 18:00 CET Tehelne Pole, Bratislava
Referee: Hilmi Ok (TUR)

Czechoslovakia	2 - 0	(1-0)	Soviet Union
Moder 35'
Panenka 48'

2nd Leg - Saturday May 22, 1976 19:00 EET Olimpiyskiy, Kiev
Referee: Alastair Mackenzie (SCO)

Soviet Union	3 - 2	(0-1)	Czechoslovakia
Burjak 53'			Moder 44'
Blokhin 88'			Moder 82'

Czechoslovakia won 4-2 on aggregate.

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1st Leg - Sunday April 25, 1976 14:30 CET De Kuip, Rotterdam
Referee: Jan Dubach (SWI)

Netherlands	5 - 0	(2-0)	Belgium
Rijsbergen 17'
Resenbrink 28'
Resenbrink 58'
Neeskens 80' pen
Resenbrink 86'

2nd Leg - Saturday May 22, 1976 20:00 CET King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Referee: Alberto Michelotti (ITA)

Belgium	1 - 2	(1-0)	Netherlands
Van Gool 28'			Rep 64'
			Cruyff 79'

The Netherlands won 7-1 on aggregate.

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1st Leg - Saturday April 24, 1976 17:30 CET Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Referee: Paul Schiller (AUT)

Yugoslavia	2 - 0	(1-0)	Wales
Vukotic 1'
Popivoda 58'

2nd Leg - Saturday May 22, 1976 15:00 GMT Ninian Park, Cardiff
Referee: Rudi Glöckner (West Germany)

Wales	1 - 1	(1-1)	Yugoslavia
Evans 38'			Katalinski 18' pen

Yugoslavia won 3-1 on aggregate.

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1st Leg - Saturday April 24, 1976 21:00 CET Vicente Calderón, Madrid
Referee: John Keith Taylor (ENG)

Spain	1 - 1	(1-0)	West Germany
Santillana 21'			Beer 60'

2nd Leg - Saturday May 22, 1976 16:00 CET Olympiastadion, Munich
Referee: Robert Wurtz (FRA)

West Germany	2 - 0	(2-0)	Spain
Hoeness 17'
Toppmöller 43'

West Germany won 3-1 on aggregate.

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Final Tournament

Semi-finals

Wednesday June 16, 1976 20:15 CET Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Referee: Clive Thomas (WAL)

Czechoslovakia	3 - 1 AET	(1-1, 1-0)	Netherlands
Ondrus 20'			Ondrus 77' own goal
Nehoda 114'
Vesely 119'

Thursday June 17, 1976 20:15 CET Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade
Referee: Alfred Delcourt (BEL)

West Germany	4 - 2 AET	(2-2, 0-2)	Yugoslavia
Flohe 65'			Popivoda 19'
D. Müller 82'			Dzajic 32'
D. Müller 115'
D. Müller 119'

Third Place Match

Saturday June 19, 1976 20:15 CET Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (SUI)

Netherlands	3 - 2 AET	(2-2, 2-1)	Yugoslavia
Geels 27'			Katalinski 43'
van de Kerkhof 39'			Dzajic 82'
Geels 107'

Final

Sunday June 20, 1976 20:15 CET Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade
Referee: Sergio Gonella (ITA)

Czechoslovakia	2 - 2 AET	(2-2, 2-1)	West Germany
Svehlik 8'			D. Müller 28'
Dobias 25'			Hölzenbein 89'

Penalty shootout:

Czechoslovakia	5 - 3	West Germany
Masny		Bonhof
Nehoda		Flohe
Ondrus		Bongarts
Jurkemik		Hoeness: over the crossbar
Panenka

Top Scorers

4 Goals

• Dieter MÜLLER

2 Goals

• Dragan DZAJIC (YUG)
• Ruud GEELS

European Football Championship

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

International Football

FIFA (International) : FIFA World Cup (Women's) : FIFA World Rankings : FIFA World Player of the Year AFC (Asia) : Asian Cup | CAF (Africa) : African Nations Cup CONMEBOL (South America) : Copa América | CONCACAF (North America) - Gold Cup OFC (Oceania) : Oceania Cup | UEFA (Europe) : European Championships

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