1978 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

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The UEFA U-21 Championship 1978, which spanned two years (1976-78) had 24 entrants. Yugoslavia U-21s won the competition.

The 24 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.

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[edit] Qualifying Stage

Qualifying Group 1 P W D L F A Pts
1 Denmark 4 2 1 1 10 5 5
2 Poland 4 2 0 2 7 10 4
3 Sweden 4 1 1 2 6 8 3
  • Denmark 2-0 Sweden
  • Denmark 6-2 Poland
  • Sweden 2-0 Poland
  • Sweden 2-2 Denmark
  • Poland 1-0 Denmark
  • Poland 4-2 Sweden

Denmark qualify as group winners
Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts
1 Italy 4 3 0 1 13 3 6
2 Portugal 4 3 0 1 7 5 6
3 Luxembourg 4 0 0 4 2 14 0
  • Luxembourg 1-2 Portugal
  • Portugal 1-0 Italy
  • Italy 4-0 Luxembourg
  • Italy 4-1 Portugal
  • Portugal 3-0 Luxembourg
  • Luxembourg 1-5 Italy

Italy qualify as group winners
Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts
1 East Germany 4 3 1 0 13 3 7
2 Turkey 4 1 2 1 5 8 4
3 Austria 4 0 1 3 5 12 1
  • Turkey 1-1 E. Germany
  • Austria 2-2 Turkey
  • Austria 1-6 E. Germany
  • E. Germany 2-1 Austria
  • Turkey 2-1 Austria
  • E. Germany 4-0 Turkey

East Germany qualify as group winners
Qualifying Group 4 P W D L F A Pts
1 Bulgaria 4 3 1 0 5 2 7
2 Belgium 4 1 1 2 3 4 3
3 France 4 0 2 2 4 6 2
  • France 1-1 Belgium
  • France 1-1 Bulgaria
  • Belgium 2-1 France
  • Belgium 0-1 Bulgaria
  • Bulgaria 1-0 Belgium
  • Bulgaria 2-1 France

Bulgaria qualify as group winners
Qualifying Group 5 P W D L F A Pts
1 England 4 4 0 0 17 2 8
2 Norway 4 2 0 2 6 9 4
3 Finland 4 0 0 4 2 14 0
  • Finland 0-1 England
  • Norway 1-2 England
  • England 6-0 Norway
  • England 8-1 Finland
  • Norway 1-2 England
  • England 6-0 Norway

England qualify as group winners
Qualifying Group 6 P W D L F A Pts
1 Czechoslovakia 4 2 1 1 7 2 5
2 Scotland 4 2 1 1 5 4 5
3   Switzerland 4 1 0 3 3 9 2
  • Czechosl. 0-0 Scotland
  • Switzerland 2-0 Scotland
  • Czechosl. 4-0 Switzer.
  • Scotland 3-1 Switzerland
  • Scotland 2-1 Czechosl.
  • Switzer. 0-2 Czechosl.

Czechoslovakia qualify as group winners
Qualifying Group 7 P W D L F A Pts
1 Yugoslavia 4 3 0 1 9 3 6
2 Spain 4 2 0 2 5 8 4
3 Romania 4 1 0 3 5 8 2
  • Yugoslavia 4-1 Spain
  • Spain 3-0 Romania
  • Romania 1-3 Yugoslavia
  • Romania 4-0 Spain
  • Yugoslavia 2-0 Romania
  • Spain 1-0 Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia qualify as group winners
Qualifying Group 8 P W D L F A Pts
1 Hungary 4 2 2 0 9 1 6
2 USSR 4 2 1 1 5 1 5
3 Greece 4 0 1 3 1 13 1
  • Hungary 7-0 Greece
  • Greece 0-2 USSR
  • USSR 0-0 Hungary
  • USSR 3-0 Greece
  • Hungary 1-0 USSR
  • Greece 1-1 Hungary

Hungary qualify as group winners

[edit] Knockout Stages

Quarter Finals

  • England 2-1 Italy
  • Italy 0-0 England

England win 2-1 on aggregate

  • Czechoslo. 2-1 East Germany
  • East Germany 5-2 Czechoslo.

East Germany win 6-5 on aggregate

  • Yugoslavia 0-1 Hungary
  • Hungary 0-2 Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia win 6-5 on aggregate

  • Denmark 4-1 Bulgaria
  • Bulgaria 3-0 Denmark

4-4: Bulgaria win 1:0 on away goals

  

Semi Finals

  • Bulgaria 2-1 East Germany
  • East Germany 3-1 Bulgaria

East Germany win 4-3 on aggregate

  • Yugoslavia 2-1 England
  • England 1-1 Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia win 3-2 on aggregate

  

Final

  • East Germany 0-1 Yugoslavia
  • Yugoslavia 4-4 East Germany

Yugoslavia win 5-4 on aggregate

Yugoslavia finish as Champions

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