1976 UEFA European Football Championship

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1976 UEFA European Championship - Yugoslavia, (today Croatia and Serbia)
Euro 76
Official Logo
Teams 4  (from 32 entrants)
Host(s) Yugoslavia, (today Croatia and Serbia)
Champions Czechoslovakia (1 title(s))
Matches played   4
Goals scored 19  (4.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) 4 - Flag of Germany Dieter Müller

The 1976 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 76) final tournament was held in Yugoslavia. This was the fifth 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 was expanded to include eight teams four years later.

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

Contents

[edit] Venues

[edit] Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1976 UEFA European Football Championship squads.

[edit] 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.

The following teams participated in the final tournament:

For details concerning the qualifying phase see, 1976 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying.

[edit] Final tournament

  Semi finals Finals
             
16 June – Zagreb (Maksimir Stadium)
  Netherlands 1 (1)  
  Czechoslovakia (aet) 1 (3)  
 
20 June – Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda Stadium)
      Czechoslovakia (pen) 2 (5)
    West Germany 2 (3)
 
 
Third place
17 June - Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda Stadium) 19 June - Zagreb (Maksimir Stadium)
  Yugoslavia 2 (2)   Netherlands  2 (3)
  West Germany (aet) 2 (4)     Yugoslavia  2 (2)


[edit] Semi-finals

June 16, 1976
20:15
Czechoslovakia 3–1 (AET) Netherlands Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
Ondruš 19'
Nehoda 114'
Vesely 118'
(Report) Ondruš 77' (o.g)

June 17, 1976
20:15
Yugoslavia 2–4 (AET) West Germany Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade
Referee: Alfred Delcourt (Belgium)
Popivoda 19'
Džajić 30'
(Report) Flohe 64'
Müller 82', 115', 119'

[edit] Third place play-off

June 19, 1976
20:15
Netherlands 3–2 (AET) Yugoslavia Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Swiss)
Geels 27', 107'
Van De Kerkhof 39'
(Report) Katalinski 43'
Džajić 82'

[edit] Final

June 20, 1976
20:15
Czechoslovakia 2–2 (AET)
(5–3 PSO)
West Germany Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade
Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)
Svehlik 8'
Dobias 25'
(Report) Müller 28'
Hölzenbein 89'
    Penalties  
Panenka: scored
Jurkemik : scored
Ondruš: scored
Nehoda: scored
Masny: scored
5–3 Bongartz: scored
Flohe: scored
Bonhof: scored
Hoeness: crossbar
 
Euro 1976 Champions
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
First title

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Top scorers

4 Goals

2 Goals

[edit] Fastest goal

8 Minutes: Jan Svehlik (Czechoslovakia vs West Germany)

[edit] Average goals

4.25 Per Game

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